Classes

These are samples of the classes that just ended.

A silk painting class at Upland Sewing was very fun and the ladies seemed to enjoy the painting and
silk applique expérience.  Now they will just need to quilt the painting.  They promised to send a photo
when they finished the wall quilt.

The trees are from the "Art Quilt Adventure" which was held at Ginger's Quilt Shop.  The student results were wonderful.  I was so excited about how well their projects turned out.

Next week Claremont begins.

Claremont Class

Claremont Class is starting on September 7 and i am getting all our supplies and handouts ready. We will be painting on canvas, quilting it and then putting it on stretcher bars. It is really fun. Be looking for a photo or picture you might want to do or I will have some choices for a guided painting if you want to go step by step with me. I'm getting excited to be back to a somewhat normal schedule.

I need a vacation from my vacation!

Hang in with me

It has been crazy this summer. Hang in there with me and I will be back to normal after the American Sewing Guild Conference and a quick trip to Utah to be with family for a bit.

Birthday Party Sharing Time

I'm back...

...from baby sitting that is. Sara and Kit went to Park City, Utah for 4 days. Sara to a blogging conference, and Kit to fish. I was with the 4 kids in San Clemente. A friend of mine tells me I am an unusual grandma to baby sit for long periods at a time.
I get to know the kids that way. This time rather than have them all pile in bed with me I put them in their parents bed and I slept in the girls room ALONE! It worked out great they were happy and so was I.

Now that I am home again I'm ready to get going on projects that have been delayed.
1. finish the flower wall quilt
2. get things packed to go to Long Beach
3. Make another "Art Quilt" of a trip to Northern Calif.
4. Do a couple of paintings to quilt so I will be ready in September
5. get things packed for American Sewing Guild classes in August
6. Work on a few new ideas
7. Enjoy the summer!

It's Summer Time

Photo class has been such fun this year. This is one of my grandsons enjoying the waves. It will be called "Surfs Up" I just finished it last night and haven't re photographed it so here it is a work in progress.
Several of the ladies were working on wonderful quilts. They have promised to send photos of finished work so I can share them with the rest of you.

We will be off for the rest of the summer, but don't forget I am teaching at Ginger's and Upland Sewing so come and take a class if you are missing me. We will start again at The Hughes Center in September. I will keep you informed about that later.

Gotta go to my "studio" and work on this wall quilt. Done from a photo, same technique as the oranges, but much bigger.

Have a Great 4th of July.

A new technique

In photo class we used the posterize filter on a photo of some oranges and a vase of flowers. It broke it down into a limited number of colors which made it easier to translate in fabric. The photos are of a small wall quilt done in applique with hand dyed silks using the photo as a pattern and guide. It is a very neat way of working. It looks like a painting from a distance.