I take a lot of sunset and sunrise photos from my hilltop house. The sunset in the art quilt Sunset 84 is unique because I watched it while driving west on a local road one evening. It was so mesmerizing with the dark blue grays and peach/pinks peppered with pale blues peaking out that I
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Custom Triptych of Red Poppies
I am accepting very few custom orders these days, mostly because I have committed significant volunteer time to a local library. I have a soft spot for some designs though so when a couple asked for a large quilt for over the headboard of their bed, I said yes. However instead of making one large
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Colorful Mosaic Art Quilts are Incredible!
A few of my art quilts are both adorning my walls and for sale. This Mosaic quilt is one of those. A few months ago I moved the Art Quilt Colorful Mosaic 16 to my newly painted bathroom, hanging it on the long wall by my tub and shower. I am a big advocate of
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How Do You PLAN an abstract art Quilt?
Last fall I had the privilege of speaking with a local quilt guild about my contemporary, often abstract art quilts. It was a typical Trunk Show but I spent some time talking about HOW I plan and construct my art quilts, all the while using traditional piecing methods. For quilters who make quilts from blocks
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Grasses and machine thread sketching
I continue to be surprised how some quilts sell and others don’t. Truth be told, I’m often happy if they don’t sell right away because I can enjoy them in my home for awhile. This quilt became a favorite as soon as it was finished. It isn’t flashy or colorful but it is a bit
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Geometric orange yellow star art quilt
Those of you who follow my blog know I don’t use patterns. I’m also terrible about making notes as I create a design. Often when I want to create a similar design from the past, I must make the photo as big as possible on my laptop and then study it, trying to remember my
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A Special Sunset Art Quilt
I take a lot of photos of sunsets and sunrises because I like creating art quilts from these photos. I also take screen shots of outstanding sunsets from Facebook friends and save them from Pinterest. Sunset 80 was from a friend’s photo taken in Alaska. I was enchanted by the peaches and darker pinks/maroons of
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Ocean Colors create Soothing Art Quilt
If you have been following me you know I have some themes in design. This year I made another Ocean colors wall quilt. This is an abstract, curved piecing of the varied colors of the ocean. It is a chance to play with blues for a day or two!! There is almost no way to
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A Sunny Art Quilt for the Gray Days of Early Winter
Winter definitely arrived this past week in central PA with temps dipping into the low 20’s with howling winds. I used the word “blusterly” with my grand daughter the other day as no other word did justice to all the cold blowing going on. This kind of weather leads me to warmer colors for art
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