Sacred Threads 2007

QSDS

I have just finished my adventure to Quilt Surface Design Symposium. My major reason for going was to go to the Artist Reception for Sacred Threads where I had a piece. That was great fun, met many fellow artist who had pieces in the show and are also members of the QuiltArt group. I went also to visit Quilt National. Wonderful, wonderful, maybe one of these days I will actually try and enter something. I also took a great class with Melody Johnson. Fast fun fusion, no pressure, just fun. After I get my camera downloaded I will try and post a few photos for everyone to see.

Murphy Bed

Hello,

I thought I would post some photos of this great murphy bed made for my studio by a friend. Since my studio consumed two bedrooms of my home, I wanted somewhere for guests to sleep and this was my solution. It folds up completely into the wall, taking up about a foot of space. The front panel folds down on piano hinges and becomes my cutting table at a height of 36 inches and it is 36 inches wide by 60 inches long. Works perfectly for both my cutting mat as well as an ironing surface. The third photo is of the bed down and ready for sleeping. Notice the art quilt that is hiding inside and comes to light when the bed is down. No more day beds to be piled high, just a cutting table that gets piled high.

Back again

Hi, well, I created this blog and have not even posted to it in 3 months. Lots going on, feeling inadequate about my art, rejects from quilt shows, acceptances to juried shows, work, grandkids, spring, reading quiltart online, meeting with my quilt art group and meeting challenges. Well, you all know. I recently had three, yes three art quilts accepted to Images 2007 at Art Quilts Lowell. I am happy dancing!!!! Maybe I will keep trying. Here are a couple of photos of my newest work, both of which were challenges with my art quilt group. The first was to be made with only one color (I got blue) and beads. This is called "Once in a Blue Moon", which by the way we just had one on May 31st. The second had two chosen fabrics that had to be used and it had to have a musical theme because it will hang in a great coffee shop in Ashland, Oregon called The Key of C. Lots of fun. Hopefully, I will keep up on this blog on a more regular basis. Next week I am going to QSDS (quilt surface design symposium) and taking a class with Melody Johnson as well as going to the "Sacred Threads" exhibit in which my quilt "Color in Chaos" is hanging. It looks much more impressive in person than in photo in my opinion.