Valentine Mini

This is the fourth year that I've made a Valentine mini for my sweetie.

9.75 x 11.75"

 I used the webicon.me website to create the image and printed it on fabric with my inkjet printer. The red background is a repurposed silk skirt.

I gave Rusty a new Teddy Bear that has already lost it's head.

Snow Day 4

We got about four inches of snow on top of ice on Monday.

Now it's snowing again.

It's our fourth day below freezing so nothing has melted.

Rusty doesn't seem to mind the cold much.

He still wants me the throw the ball. I just have to make sure he sees where it lands.

There are quite a few buried tennis balls at the moment.

I started and finished a newsletter this week. 

How nice to be able to send the files to the printer digitally.

I've cooked and baked and spent some time sewing.

Wine and Dine the Mind

For several years, the Denton Poets' Assembly and VAST (the Visual Arts Society of Texas) have produced a joint show during poetry month, April. Artists and poets pair to create art inspired by poems or poems inspired by art.

This quilt was inspired by the poem, 

"After Reading Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" 

written by Beth Honeycutt about our book club.

"Wine and Dine the Mind"    25.75 x 29.5"

The image is inspired by a photo I took at our book club meeting.

 The wine glass, plate and fork, shot glass and Aquavit are inkjet prints on fabric.

The dragon is organza.

This quilt and lots more art and poems will be on display at all three Denton Public Libraries in April.

Feeling Pet-ty

I was happy to discover that the quilt I submitted for the 2012 Quilting Arts Calendar challenge, "Feeling Pet-ty" is a finalist. There are 21 artists on the list. The 13 winners will be announced on Pokey's blog on February 11.

Here's a sneak peak of my quilt. 

I'm honored to be a finalist. What a nice surprise.

First snow

Snow in Texas is pretty rare.

Maybe one or two events a year.

This squirrel continues to taunt Rusty.

A good time to work on my quilts.

Last night I gave Rusty a new teddy bear.

He had a really good time with it today. Sigh...

Murphy

My friend asked me to make a quilt of her cat Murphy.

 I printed the photo on fabric with inkjet, cut him out and fused him to hand-dyed silk. I thread-painted the fur with rayon thread. The background is quilted with cotton.

"Murphy" 10x18"

progress

I had fun making these wool and felt ornaments for my arty friends this year.

This cat entry for the "Quilting Arts" calendar is ready.

 

My Rusty 12x12" is in progress...

as is this commission of Murphy.

Rusty has been busy watching squirrels.