I’m not a big Facebook fan but I do check in with a few old friends who live far away. About a month ago, a chlldhood friend posted an incredible photo of a sunset in Virginia. I commented on her post….”I see an art quilt!” This past week I finished Sunset 55, inspired by
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Three New Landscape Quilts
I have been away from my studio for over 2 weeks and couldn’t wait to get back to sewing! I’m having a nice problem in that quilts are selling well and I’m having trouble keeping my inventory up on my Etsy selling site (www.etsy.com/shop/ArtQuiltsbySharon). As I look to the next 6 weeks before a family
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New Landscape designs
The custom part of my art quilt business has been exceptionally busy, leaving little time for creative art quilts exploring new designs. In January, between customs, I took advantage of a free week to create two new designs. First, I created a new version of “Birch Trees by the Lake”, 23″H x 28″W. You’ve heard
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Custom Art Quilts and how I approach them
I create about a dozen custom quilts each year and almost all are a change in size of an existing quilt design. I have received positive responses to these custom art quilts but it is often a challenge to take a design and colors in a smaller quilt and make it larger. I have learned
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Quilt Arts Show at Landis Gallery in Newport, PA
“In Stitches” Exhibition begins February 2 through May 5 2018 at Landis House, 67 N. Fourth St., in Newport, PA. This exhibit will feature quilted wall hangings and other quilted items in both traditional and art quilt style. Landis House is an historic house owned by the Perry County Council of the Arts where special exhibits
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Very small art quilts
2018 has arrived and in my Pennsylvania studio I am staying warm in spite of extreme cold outside. It is a good time to quilt….but then, isn’t it ALWAYS a good time to quilt!? I am making a change to my blog postings….moving to a committed blog post in the first week of each month
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Playing around with silly art quilts
I am a PINTERST addict! There, I said it. I have no interest in any recovery efforts to wean myself from this addiction. I love the ideas, the art, the ability to so easily experience so many new and different art forms. My PINTEREST boards are way too full which means I surely must resort
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Small ART QUILTS make great gifts
Purchasing an ART QUILT as a gift is similar to buying a print, photograph, or painting. We are often reluctant to do this due to personal taste in art. I would like to suggest that purchasing small works of art for friends and family may be the most fun gift of all. Everyone has a
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Last Art Show in 2017
On Saturday December 2nd I will have my last art show of 2017. The show will be at THE CELLARS in Brookpark Farms, a small complex of shops, homes and offices just west of Lewisburg PA north of Rt 45. The event is managed by Ards Market. About 30 invited and juried artists will be
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