SHARP Sneak Peak, Petal Pixels

Here's a sneak peak at what I have finished already!

Pull Your Palette

I am working on finishing yet another Petal Pixel quilt for Creative SHARP..a literacy program using art to promote better reading skills in challenges grade schoolers....Our theme this year was "Wisconsin" so my friend, Ellie, and I picked the state flower of WI: the wood violet. I pulled a palette of color from the photo and we have set to make another quilt. We are only borders and quilting away from another great quilt..stay tuned!

Tom's quilt

This is a tradition in my family..each of my nieces and nephews gets a quilt for their first birthday. My youngest nephew Tom received his quilt this past August when he visited for Naunny and Grampa's 50th wedding anniversary!

It is a "stack and Whack" variation using one fabric, layered in 6 identical repeats, then cut into triangles to be pieced into hexagons. The hexagons were sorted by color and pattern then sewn back together into the top.

The quilt measures approximately 54 x 68 and very nice size to carry him through the first decade!

I finished off the quilt with a pillow case to match using the original fabric that was sliced and diced..primary colored frogs on an active leaf background!

New work

Here are two of the projects that have kept me in the studio this summer. Both are part of a set of three quilts destined for the First Stage Children's Theater in Milwaukee. The theater is putting on the production of a Quiltmaker's Gift. Our Guild was asked to produce three quilts for them..two large twins and one king (to be shown later). The first is a friendship star "I Spy" quilt in blues and brights. It has a overall swirl pattern. The second is a flying geese in batiks. There are fern feathers in the geese portions of the quilt with a free hand feather in the border.

Thanks to all guild members who helped out on the tops!

If you are interested in purchasing raffles tickets for these two quilts, please contact me. They will be raffled off during our Quilt Show next May in Milwaukee!

What have I been up to?

Back again to let you know I am still holed up in the basement studio! I have two new quilts done and heading out the door this week. I finished the quilting on two First Stage quilts for the upcoming production "The Quiltmaker's Gift" These quilts were pieced by members of my day guild, North Shore Quilters Guild. I will post pictures soon. I have one more King quilt to do for the production..should have that on the frame by next week.

I worked the Morning Glory Art Fair this past weekend. Was so nice to have so many people stop in the gallery to say hello and wish me well on the beaded brooches. Was also wonderful being surrounded by so many fine art and craft people. There were 135 booths with everything under the sun as far as fine arts and crafts. My favorite booth was the copper plated art..I purchased a copper plated tree frog slide for my collection. They plated everything including an extra large hosta leaf..what a coffee table piece! Second favorite was the branch of large acorns..truly amazing work.

Off to the basement again to finish bindings. Will post pictures real soon!

Updating..it has been a while!

This has been a hectic summer for family events and keeping up with projects! The kids are involved in sports with my husband as the coach..many nights and weekends are spent on folding chairs at the ballpark. My parents just celebrated their 50th wedding Anniversary in style...a large party for friends and family including my 4 siblings, their spouses and children (16)...Lots of party planning, cleaning and catching up on everyone this past weekend.

Though I have not posted, does not mean I haven't been busy. I am finishing up two of the three quilts for the First Stage production of the Quiltmaker's Gift this Fall. First Stage is a very talented Children's Theater Production here in Milwaukee.

I finished Tom's (my nephew) first birthday quilt. I will post pix soon. I made a One Block Wonder Kaleidoscope quilt for him using frog fabric..turned out wonderfully!

I am in the finishing touches of the Creative SHARP quilt for their auction in October. Friends are coming this week to finish the piecing. I created one of my pixel quilts using the state flower of WI as a model (wood violet) stay tuned for those pix, too.

I am working on the quilting designs for the WI Quilt Museum Quilt. It is a true beauty of a quilt top at this point. A huge Mariner's Compass with lots of room for donor names on the back. I will begin quilting that at the end of August. It is to be hung at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this Fall.

My beaded brooches are now on sale at the Morning Glory Gallery. The Annual Art Fair on the Marcus Center grounds is this weekend..stop into the Gallery on Saturday Aug 11 from 10 -2..I will be behind the display cases working the gallery!

Lastly, I conitinue to work part time as an Audiologist, teach four to five nights at month at Fabric Fusion and will be traveling with BBD Creations in September to Jacksonville and then on to Houston in October. I am trying to get the next few patterns and samples done for them.

As you can see when it gets busy here, it gets really busy. This Fall promises to slow down a bit! Keep posted for new pix and details!