Something About Nothing

FYI: In an attempt to catch up the blog with the last year AND stay up to date, I'll be attempting two short posts a week. One that will show what I am currently working on, and one that will be back dated. Hope it doesn't confuse anyone too much (myself included!) I'm currently working on this 18" square, improv pieced art quilt. I'm thinking about entering it in to the Springville Quilt Show this summer. We'll see. I have an idea for a larger piece too, so if I'm lucky, I will have two new pieces to enter. If not then I will enter one of the pieces I created for my Art Cloth Mastery Show (more on that in another post). This piece is created with hand dyed fabrics. I was experimenting with gradations of color by adding neutral gray or black to blue. I really love the dark grays I made with these combinations. You can see the progression of the piece from the top left, down to the bottom right. This is the current state of affairs. I will start quilting the...

I started this piece in January, during a class with Leslie Jenison at Craft Napa. I added more and more to it. But I just wasn't liking it. . . so I ripped it apart. Did you realize your sewing machine foot can make an excellent third hand when you are ripping apart fabrics? Especially when using Havel's Seam Ripper. Sorry this is a bit dark.  Soon it was all just pieces.  And I ended up with a few bits and pieces on me. He thinks he's helping!   These two always seem to be in mix.  I really like the houses which I accidentally made and decided to make lot's more.  And then the houses needed some trees. The progression of one of my trees.  And it's coming along!

*I am attempting to catch up on my blog this month by posting everyday.  I will be back dating the posts, but they will be done at least once a day through the month of December.  Sherri Lynn Wood came to the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild to sign her book ,  and tell us all about Improv quilting.  I took an Improv Curves class from Sherri Lynn at Craft Napa ,  and heard her lecture at Quilter's Take Manhattan .   Listening to her teach never gets old.  If you have an opportunity to take a class from her or listen to her lecture, take it!

Earamichia Brown , Sandra Johnson, Judy Tucker, Frances Holladay, Michelle Benton, me and Libby Williamson There are few things better than being with good people. Good people combined with creativity is even better. This is one of the main reasons I like attending Craft Napa. Pokey Bolton and I Deborah Massie Boschert and Johanna Felberbaum Melly Testa and I with our drawings on the Graffiti Wall Our Cheryl Sleboda shot. Jamie Fingal and I relaxing My goofy roommates, Michelle Tade Banton and Libby Williamson  (minus Frances Holladay who hadn't arrived yet) During the check in on opening night there were pieces of art were for sale to benefit the Friends for Life Animal Rescue . So many beautiful pieces!  I purchased this wonderful piece made by Judy Coates Perez . I took an Improve Wedge Curve class from Sherri Lynn Wood . Unfortunately I felt sick through out the class and didn't get as much done as I would ha...