Roadie

Roadie, 12 x 15"

This is a thread-painted photo of my dog's best friend, Roadie. He lives in the yard behind us. We have a gate between the yards so the dogs can visit. I played with the colors of the photo in PhotoShop and printed him with my inkjet printer on Printed Treasures fabric. The background is hand-dyed sateen.

He's such a happy dog!

VAST National Show

 The Doubler, 24 x 33”

My quilt, The Doubler, has been juried into the 44th Annual VAST National Exhibition. I hope you'll join us Thursday, April 26 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Center for Visual Arts in Denton for the Opening Reception and Awards Presentation.

The exhibit will be on display in the Meadows Gallery from 1-5 p.m. Tuesday - Sunday until June 1, 2012.

Merging Visions 2012

Practice Flights – 33 x 22”

Practice Flights – detail

The Visual Arts Society of Texas (VAST), the Denton Poets’ Assembly and the Denton Public Libraries have collaborated to create an exhibit of paired original art work and poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month. The exhibit opened April 1 at the Denton Public Libraries and is accessible to the public free of charge during regular library hours.

There will be a reception on Saturday, April 7 from 3-5 p.m. at the North Branch Library.

My quilt, Practice Flights is on display in the North Branch Library.

The Doubler

 "The Doubler" 24 x 33"

My quilt called "The Doubler" has been juried into the VAST 44th Annual National Visual Arts Exhibition. The show will be on display at the Center for Visual Arts in Denton from April 26 - June 1.

The opening reception will be from 6:30 - 8:30 on April 26.

"The Doubler" detail.

Ready for Dallas Quilt Celebration 2012

I just finished my wall quilt of Rusty for the quilt show in Dallas this weekend.

 

"Rusty's New Teddy Bear" 16 x 23"

 

"Rusty's New Teddy Bear" detail

I asked Rusty to pose with it but he's a little camera shy this morning.

Our chickens are getting bigger but not old enough to lay eggs yet.

I'm looking forward to a fun and inspiring weekend at Dallas Quilt Celebration 2012.

 March 9-11, 2012

Dallas Market Hall

2200 N. Stemmons Freeway

(I-35 at Market Center Blvd)

Friday    10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday    10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday    12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

www.quiltersguildofdallas.org

Valentine's Day

I've made a mini quilt for my sweety for the last six years. 

I gave Rusty a pink elephant this morning. 

He ripped it apart immediately.
All that's left is a leg.  :)

I hope you had some chocolate today.

Boro Scarf

In December Melanie Testa began her Rockstar Boro. She explains it here. Originally a boro was a repaired and stitched Japanese indigo garment. Melanie is using this method to decorate her red velvet jacket.

Deborah joined the boro stitching party with an old t-shirt she is turning into a scarf. See her last post here.

I have a collection of green felted wool and cashmere sweaters. I bought a pair of green silk pants from a thrift shop and used the silk fabric as a base to stitch pieces of wool for a scarf.

I placed the softer cashmere at the neck.

The swirl on the left is the felted cuff from one sweater and the flowers are made from the hem tape from the silk pants.