Texas Quilt Museum

My red dragonfly quilt, Libellula Saturata, Flame Skimmer, is on display at the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas.

 

I still haven't had the chance to go, but a friend sent me these photos.

It looks like a great space.

 

 

 Judy Kriehn's Firewheels.

 Barbara Oliver Hartman's Reclamation: Retro above.

 

 Carol Morrissey's Iguana.

This exhibit will be on display through Feb. 12, 2012.

I hope I get the chance to visit too.

Meet The Artist Night

This Sunday evening, November 20 from 5-7 pm, Café Du Luxe in Denton will host it's "Meet-The-Artist" night. Twenty-three of my quilts are on display during the month of November. I hope you can join us.

 

Café Du Luxe is a lovely coffee and wine café in the Unicorn Lake area of Denton. They serve coffee, wine and a menu featuring breakfast pastries; sandwiches; salads; soups; evening appetizers and decadent desserts. Music, local art and a contemporary atmosphere make Café Du Luxe the perfect alternative to those "on every street corner" cafes.

VAST Calendar Exhibit

"Norman" and his art friends will be hanging around The Chestnut Tree garden tea room for a while.

 All twelve of the original art pieces from the 2012 Vast Calendar are on display including my 12 x12" thread-painted portrait of my neighbor's dog Norman.

 





The 2012 Desk Calendars are now available at the tea room and
other fine stores in Denton for only $10.

Fun at Quilt Festival

I'm back from the International Quilt Festival in Houston tired yet inspired. 

 

I'm so honored to have two of my quilt in the new book, Lone Stars III: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1986 to 2011. Some of the quilts in the book were in an exhibit during the show.  

Others were on display at the new Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas 

that opens November 13. My red dragonfly quilt, "Libellula Saturata: Flame Skimmer" is in gallery II if you get a chance to visit the museum.

There was a reception on Friday night for guests and quilters who were featured in the book.

 

On Saturday I had a wonderful time wandering through the halls of vendors and quilts, visiting with friends, and absorbing the excitment.

 Deborah Boschert and I both managed to get into the Make It University Sketchbook Workshop.

There are so many quilts from all over the world in the exhibit areas. 

One of my favorite special exhibits was the Twelve By Twelve International Art Quilt Challenge. I've been watching Deborah do her 12x12 challenge for several years. It was so cool to see them all in one place.

 

My "Wine and Dine the Mind" was in the juried show.

On Sunday I participated in the Save Our Stories project. The Alliance for American Quilts is recording interviews with quilters for future generations. 

It was such a joy to spend time with friends – those who have moved away and those who I "know" from their blogs. I look forward to doing it all again next year.

Show at Café Du Luxe

Twenty-three of my quilts are on display at Café Du Luxe in Denton for the month of November.

 

Café Du Luxe is a lovely coffee and wine café in the Unicorn Lake area of Denton. They serve coffee, wine and a menu featuring breakfast pastries; sandwiches; salads; soups; evening appetizers and decadent desserts. Music, local art and a contemporary atmosphere make Café Du Luxe the perfect alternative to those "on every street corner" cafes.

I hope you'll make time to visit in November. Let me know when, and I'll meet you!

Early Birds Mug

How exciting! 

I won one of Jane Sassaman's new Early Birds Mugs in her blog giveaway!

Thank you Jane!

Here's a link to her new Early Birds line.

Retreating with friends

I spent my birthday with friends at the lovely Create-away Cottage in Collinsville.

It's a lovely facility north of Denton.

I quilted this little pine cone I painted surrounded by dupioni silk. 

I'm thread painting a small portrait of Pat and Lloyd.

and started thread painting a portrait of Rusty.

It was a wonderful weekend.

Ride to Arkansas

A couple of weeks ago, we rode up to Winslow, Arkansas for a few days of riding.

We found these nice cabins online.

They are on the west edge of the Ozark National Forest.

The sunrise each morning was beautiful.

We found this darling little cafe in Johnson county.

Just down the road was this rope bridge.

 

 

We had lunch in Jasper one day. It's a nice town with a great cafe, antique and art shops. I really enjoyed the beautiful curvy roads near the Boxley Valley and on the Pig Trail. The weather was perfect except for a couple hours of rain on the first day. 

Arkansas is one of my favorite places to ride.

Two-Color Quilt Exhibit

The Denton Quilt Guild is exhibiting two-color quilts made by it's members at the Center for the Visual Arts in Denton.

My quilt, "Attack of the Ragweed" is in the show.

The Center for the Visual Arts

Meadows Gallery

400 East Hickory 

September 11 - October 30, 2011

Gallery Hours: 1-5 p.m.   

Tuesday - Sunday

Free and open to the public

Black Tangled Tennies

My son asked me to make a black version of the white Zentangled shoes I made last month. 

This time I used a silver sharpie. 

I had to draw bigger designs because the point is bigger.

I don't know how they will wear but I like the look.

The Next Chapter

This was my first pictorial quilt. I made it in 1999 from a photo of my son when he was three-years-old. He moved away to college last weekend. I'm still adjusting. He called me to help with a problem two days ago and I haven't heard from him since. He's either lost his phone or he's ignoring me. A friend advised that "no news is good news." I'm trying to accept that advice and be patient.

"Arabesque"

I have coffee with friends three days a week. I like to have some handwork with me during these hour-long visits. Sometimes it's the only sewing I have time for during the week. I decided to add some embroidery stitches to this piece of cotton printed with a deconstructed silk screen. (See photos from dye retreat.)

"Arabesque" 16x22"

I added sequins, beads, and silk borders and quilted it with rayon thread.

Tangled Tennies

I took a Zentangle class from Susan Thillen earlier this month. 

I thought I would try some of the things I learned on a pair of white canvas slip-ons for my son.

I used Sharpie Fine Point and Ultra Fine Point pens.

I tested spray fixative and ScotchGuard on a piece of canvas with some Sharpie drawings. The fixative faded the black and the ScotchGuard made it bleed.

I decided to leave them as is and let them age at will.

Accepted!

My "Wine and Dine the Mind" quilt will be at International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall. 

Wine and Dine the Mind

Two old favorites will also be in the 

"Texas Quilts Today: Selections from the Book Lone Stars III" special exhibit.

 Jon's Big Adventure

Libellua Saturata