ART QUILTS - Meant to be hung

Preposterous Plaid

This began as 3 yards of hand-dyes that were sliced and stitched before being cut and laid out in the current design. The skinny slices were added by unsewing and stitching in a contrasting 1" strip. The colors were selected for "Primary Colors" by Alexander Theroux. The "preposterous plaid' was a challenge from my Art Quilt Group.

48" x 48"

Drunkard's Eye

The challenge from my Art Quilt Group was to create a quilt inspired by page 125. I was currently reading "Geek Love" by Katherine Dunn. " . . . as red as a drinker's eye." At the same time I was inspired by "Primary Colors" by Alexander Theroux for my Cover to Cover Book Club Quilters. This eyeball was made using a 10º wedge ruler.

55" x 55"

Thriving on Chaos

It started with a collection of hand-painted fabrics from the scrap bin at Marta’s Boat in Kauai. The scraps were randomly pieced together and then hand-stitched. I really enjoy the slow process of hand stitching each unique fabric. The best part was it required a whole new set of supplies: a new thimble, heavy-weight threads in glorious colors, and a bin to store the threads

Hoochy Mama Garden

59" x 47"

Inspired by the novel "Prayers for Sale" by Sandra Dallas. Nit was drawen to the sign at Hennie's. Made using designs from "Flower Power" by Mary Lou Weidman.

A Veiled Affair

Inspired by "The Personal Librarian" by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Belle da Costa was the librarian for JP Morgan.

Idaho Graffiti

18" x 24"

Inspired by a "colorful graffiti" challenge in my Dixie Chick group. Did you know “graffiti” is from the Italian word “graffiato” meaning “scratched”? I was pretty darned excited when I realized I could use alphabet letters to “scratch” out my Idaho home. The background was made by creating nine 9-patch wonky blocks. The bold letters were initially attached to the background

A Song in My Heart

Inspired by the Cherrywood Fabrics "Prince" challenge.

20" x 20"

These three look great hanging together.

A Knot in My Belly

Made with leftover strata from "A Song in My Heart."

20" x 20"

Leftover Body Parts

Made with leftover quilted pieces from "A Song in My Heart" and "A Knot in My Stomach."

20" x 20"

Hyrushus: Swedish Apartment

Inspired by "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry" by Fredrick Backman.

Crescent Moons

16" x 41"

Loved this funky fabric purchased at J Beck in McCall. I covered it with lots of large embroidery stitches. The fun felt balls on the border were an unusual find at Trader Joe's.

Six Blocks

Inspired by “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. It represents the small area of Marie-Laure’s existence. As a blind French girl in World War II, her world was as far as she could walk in her neighborhood without getting lost. This piece was started in a class with Jean Wells.

20" x 35"

Who Done It?

The initial design for this piece began as paper in a Rosalie Dace class is Sisters in July of 2014. When I curved the turquoise and black blocks, I realized I could create a question mark. “Not a Girl Detective” is a “who-done-it” mystery book.

38" x 64"

Fifty (Inches - Zero) Shades of Gray

50" x 44"

Spine of Love

14" x 28"

This piece was inspired by "Major Pettigrew's Last Stand" written by Helen Simonson. The Major and Mrs. Ali spent many hours tegether enjoying their tea. Their story was one of love and family with many parallels and connections. Hand-dyed silk is embellished with pieces are sari ribbon and a hand-dyed cheesecloth. The doily was made by Auntie R'Lu. The pearls came from Mom M

Kauai Fountain

7" x 9.5"

This piece was a challenge in my Art Quilt Group to apply unusual colors to a piece inspired by a photo. The fountain is at the Allerton Gardens in Poipu on Kauai.

Kauai Trees

8" x 11"

Also create for my Art Quilt Groups' challenge to apply unusual colors to a photo. This photo too was taken at the Allerton Gardens on Kauai. The blue "greenery" was make with yarn.

Have You Seen My Keys

14" x 18"

Another Art Quilt Group Challenge: make something with layers. Keys and glasses are encased under the hand-dyed cheesecloth. I always thought this piece belonged in an Ophthalmologist office.

"I want to be an artist when I grow up."

ART QUILTS - Meant to be hung