There are some designs and motifs that lend themselves to quilting quite easily. Making sun art quilts is one of those designs. I have made quilts with dark colors for the sun and the colors lightening as they radiate from the sun. I’ve made them with light yellows for the sun and a lighter to
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Beach art quilts create a mood
So many people at one time or another go to the beach. Many of us day dream about what it would be like to live at the beach, look out our windows to see the endless ocean and the big sky, and listen to the waves. Beach designs and motifs give us a sense of
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The Art of RIPPING and REDOING with art quilts
I often have people ask, “how do you come up with your designs and colors?” Well, often the final result of a design and the combinations of colors is the result of several “do overs”, otherwise known a ripping and retrying. This is especially true for abstract quilts for which I have a general
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Hanging multiple quilts together
I like to make a variety of sizes of quilts as I know people have both small and large wall spaces for quilts. Sometimes I make small quilts as a way to try out a new design…sort of see if it is going to work! Other times small quilts are just the right size for
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A quilters dilemma…overcome by fabric!!
Anyone who quilts knows you NEVER have too much fabric!! I might have 700-800 different fabrics on my stash shelves (organized by color) but it is rare that I make even one quilt without thinking I better look for a specific color or design. It truly is an addiction but a harmless one! But the
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Sunset Photo becomes Sunset Art Quilt
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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