Dare to Dance

It's here!  Got my copy of Dare to Dance a couple of weeks ago!  Here are my pages in  the book.  There are 58 more wonderful quilts included in all.  I'm on p. 90-93.

The book is available from the publisher, Schiffer Books or Amazon.com.

Better photos here: Portrait of Greco   Phoebis Agarithe

What's everyone up to? Look here:

Sky in Tactile Architecture 2013

More information on my piece in the Tactile Architecture exhibit can be found here.

Update:  The building is the service building at the rear of the oldTurpin Pontiac dealership on Murray St.  I happened on a photo by chance on another blog.  The windows have been covered since I took the photo 5 years ago.

Published!

Check out the January, 2014 issue of American Quilter!  My article is on pages 88-89!  Here's what to look for, but the resolution in this photo is not quite good enough to read the article.

What's For Dinner?

Life is Short:  Eat Dessert First!

Quilting energy comes from that extra food group--the chocolate one!  Here is a whimsical look at a few of my favorite desserts, primarily constructed from silk drapery samples and remnants.  I did most of my image research on Pinterest, leading at least one friend who follows my boards to wonder about the sudden proliferation of dessert recipes, most of them chocolate.  Just research, but if you feel like cooking, I'd be happy to taste-test any of them, with a nice cup of tea, of course!

15 x 24 inches, cotton, silk, and synthetic fabrics. Fused and machine quilted.This piece was not accepted for the exhibit in Houston, but I do have 4 other quilts and 2 photos that are there this week!  You can see them if you scroll down to my previous posts.

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Colorful!

I've made 3 quilts recently, and none of them can be published on the web yet due to entry rules for various events.  Two of them WILL be published in a book next spring!  The book is tentatively titled Dare to Dance:  An Artist's Interpretation of Joy, and the author is Mary Kerr.

Pleinweave, made several years ago from fabric I spray-dyed especially for this quilt, and very carefully cut and pieced to keep the original color flow.  The pattern is a traditional basket lattice.

I made several smaller pieces from the leftover dyed fabrics, and more black, of course.

Update:  Look for two of my quilts at the International Quilt Festival in Houston this fall in the "Tactile Architecture" and "In the American Tradition" exhibits!  Big happy dance!
Second update:  Look for a third quilt in  the "Hands All Around" exhibit!  Holy cow!

Link to Bloggers' Quilt Festival.

Bloggers' Quilt Festival

Sky, 2009, and detail

I went around the Alexandria downtown area one Sunday afternoon and took many photographs. There’s no shortage of urban decay here. Although Alexandria was burned to the ground during the Civil War, there are still a few buildings from the era of Reconstruction, as well as many built later and abandoned. This particular building appeared to still be in use as I could see lights on inside. I went back a few weeks later to take some more photos and could not find it.
 

One of the original photos

Bloggers' Quilt Festival