Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Words

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I make a lot of quilts using words, but for meaning more than as artistic elements. This quilt is the opposite. There is no meaning, but I h...
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Monday, October 27, 2014

Supercalifragislisticexpialidocious

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Supercalifragislisticexpialidocious , was a favorite childhood song from Mary Poppins.   At the website, http://www.tagxedo.com/   typ...
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Thursday, October 23, 2014

Challenge 98: Word Play

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Challenge Hostess: Tobi Hoffman      Title: Word Play Theme: Alphabet Soup, letters as artistic elements Technique: Any Due date: N...
Monday, October 06, 2014

Z Barcode

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12¾" x 16" 11/24 -- I updated this a bit by adding black and white beads around the inner edge of the border to emphasize the ba...
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Friday, October 03, 2014

Count your Smiles!

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Designed this quilt using a free bar code generator, Make the Cut software and Photoshop Elements Filters. The top block actually ...
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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Challenge #97: Barcode Art

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Fast Friday Fabric Challenge 97, September 26, 2014 Challenge Hostess: Meena Schaldenbrand Title: Barcode Inspiration Theme:  Use of ...
Wednesday, September 10, 2014

National Honey Month

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This is not done yet, as you may be able to tell..lol I have no less than THREE other pieces started for the challenge but kept changing m...
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Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Suicide Prevention Week

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12/30/14  I decided to get this piece truly finished before the end of the year.  I strengthened the text, and put the quote on a sepa...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2014

The Optimist

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Positive Thinking Day  is Sept 13.  The Optimist is about improving life with a positive attitude. Materials:   Light bulb...
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Monday, September 01, 2014

Ole'

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When I saw the list of possibilities for this challenge, it motivated me to start and finish a quilt I had been planning for a long tim...
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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Challenge #96: September Holidays

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Fast Friday Fabric Challenge 96, August 22, 2014 Challenge Hostess: Catherine Lewis Title:  September Holidays Theme:  Celebrate a Ho...
Friday, August 15, 2014

Challenge template

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Fast Friday Fabric Challenge #, release date Challenge Hostess: Title: Theme: Technique: Due date: [challenge description] ...
Thursday, August 07, 2014

Ominous Strangers

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  I machine-basted three pieces of fabric together and tried Matisse’s improvisational style of cutting, but having shapes in mind b...
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Sunday, August 03, 2014

Window with Flowers

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Aug. 19, 2014  I've done a bit of enhancement to Window with Flowers : beads and a bit of foil in the flowers, and some fabric paint to ...
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Friday, August 01, 2014

The Shell Game

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The quilt is a result of three different challenges and will definitely become larger. The paper dolls represent the illegals at ou...
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My Orange Hat

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Well, I started this yesterday, and it's layered but not quilted. I use these challenges as a way to try new techniques, and in this...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Challenge #95: Running with Scissors

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Challenge Hostess :  Lisa White Reber Title:  Running with Scissors Theme:  A quilt inspired by paper cutouts, like those by Matisse ...
Thursday, June 26, 2014

Fast Friday Fabric Challenge #94: The Call for Entry

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An early start this week – enjoy! Fast Friday Fabric Challenge #94: June 27, 2014 Challenge Hostess:   Karen Markley Title:        ...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

Purple Sunset

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18" x 21" While late, this was a fast project nonetheless, started Wednesday June 11th, finished Wednesday June 18th. I had ...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

French Lilacs

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8.5" x 10" Cotton, seed beads, twine and fusible I am currently at loose ends with my studio in storage so I needed...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Matisse's Rex Begonia

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I was fortunate to see a lot of the cut-out works of Matisse in Washington DC with my Mom in about 1977. They had been on my mind again, so...
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

The Colour Purple

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I had an entirely different idea when I sat down with this last Sunday, but that went south really fast, so Monday morning I started...
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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Challenge 93: The Colour Purple

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Host: Pat Findlay Title: The Colour Purple Theme: Exploring colour theory Technique: Use of the Colour Wheel Due date: May 31, 2014...
Sunday, May 11, 2014

Acceptance

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I missed the part about 3 colors, but this is my entry...I hope it fits this month's theme. Acceptance A bit of back story here....
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Wednesday, May 07, 2014

A Nurturing Grandmother

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A Nurturing Grandmother As I await the birth of my first grandchild any day now, I aspire to be as nurturing as my own grandmother...
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Saturday, May 03, 2014

ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

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Even though I may aspire to be many things as an artist, the one thing that seems to overshadow everything is my desire for order in my li...
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Friday, April 25, 2014

Challenge 92: Aspiration

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Challenge Host: Tobi Hoffman Title:  Aspiration Theme: Illustrate your goals Technique: Limited palette Due date: May 3, 2014 A...