Lovies for Susan

This is Susan's quilt.

The girls from Fiberarts council SCal yahoo group* made blocks and I assembled and quilted them.
http://www.fiberartsconnsocal.org/ *

And, of course, my ever-present helper, Rascal. He really, really liked this quilt!

IQF HOUSTON

Starbright, Starbirth...(the green one)

Hanging in Houston at the International Quilt Festival

Although I did not win a ribbon, I am a winner just because of where it is hanging!

Thanks Carolyn Sower for the pictures.

I'll post some close-ups later.

More about SOME GAVE ALL:

the Breaking Traditions Exhibit [With One Voice] is to give a voice to all those who stand up and say "I will make a difference".
I made three other quilts prior to this one. One was two small, and one too large, and none honored a particular person or group...then this one popped into my head at the last minute. It is part of a quilt I have had in my head for a couple of years.
The final quilt also has a dog-tag wrapped around the rifle. I found mini dog-tags on eBay, and wasn't sure they would arrive in time, but they did.

TWO quilts for posting:

SOME GAVE ALL: thank you

for Breaking Traditions: With One Voice
http://www.fibraartysta.com/breakingtraditions.htm

and my 2008 Journal Quilt

The Elements

This year the Journal Quilts in Houston (IQA) were juried. 48 out of 300 were selected.

Of course I am sorry mine was not selected, but it didn't do what I wanted it to.

Each element had a gradation of colors, and I wanted them to move, mingle, and affct the others.

The quilt may not be a loss...I thinking of reworking it, but haven't figured out what to do to it!

The quilt is not a loss: it was fun, I learned and I had to think...

the technique is from Dena Crain's "Darned Quilts" at Quilt University.

http://www.denacrain.com/blog/

http://www.quiltuniversity.com/

Newsworthy quilts

I recieved my grab bag quilt back!
LOVE IT!
Elizabeth Anne Dawson made my quilt.
http://www.elizabethanne.cc
there will be a CD available to view all the quilts....


My quilt Starbirth Starbright was accepted as one of forty finalists in the Sky's the Limit 2008 in Houston!!!!!!!!!!
It was based on a photo on APOD: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070924.html
Thanks to the Spitzer Telescope people for permission to use this photo!

I can't post photos of either quilt; sorry!

ALMOST TIME!

The Grab-bag exchange is coming to a close.

This was the bag of goodies I sent to an unknown art quilter.

My quilt will be headed this way soon!

SEE THE ARTRAGEOUSFIBREART 2007 results:
http://artrageousfibreart.blogspot.com/

IAQ

Instant Art Quilt

Ellen Lindner's on-line (and in person) class.

http://www.adventurequilter.com/(Ellen's website)

Here are two that are almost finished: