Casa del Sol

Last year a friend of mine, Maude Haeger, participated in a challenge. The made a beautiful little quilt that was exhibited in about a dozen different locations across the US. All the little quilts were then put on Ebay to raise money for the organization that started the challenge. I couldn't bid myself, because the seller had specified 'US and Canada only'. But you can do a lot with a little determination. Another US friend bid for me. We had a very exciting and nail-biting time watching the auction, and I'm over that moon that the price did not go too high.

By now 'Casa del Sol' has arrived in the cold, wet, and dark UK. It's a wonderful ray of sunshine in my life and radiates positive vibes. The pieces and beading is exquisite, and the 3-D face is so quirky, you just want to kiss it.

So, this is my Christmas present to myself. Thank you Maude and Carolyn for making it possible!

"A Little Haida Goes a Long Way" was created around the stencilled Haida humming bird that I made in a workshop. One fabric used was a present from a friend, another I hand-marbled, the beaded fringe is a kind of 'Hommage to Jo Grooms' (VBG). This piece was exhibited at Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK, in August 2007.

As requested, larger picture to show the marbled fabrics. :)

Journal Quilt, Houston 2007

Unfortunately I was not able to travel with my Journal Quilt. Because of my job I depend on UK school holidays. But I've have been so very lucky to have a friend like Carolyn who sent me pictures when she should have been relaxing after a long day at the show.

My Journal Quilt is called 'Escaped'. I have one foot in the traditional quilt scene and the other one in the art quilt one. I'm very happy with this situation because both areas are interesting, entertaining, and often support and enliven each other. So, I used all sorts of small bits of fabric that I had hand-marbled and constructed a wall of nine patches. One nine patch was left over, and someone got embellished, painted, and added. I'm sure it's on its way to join the art world. :)