Lady in Green. 'Ready' Series #5

This piece was commissioned by my Aunt Nedra. She asked for a flowy green dress and shoulder length brown hair on a cream background. She wanted the hair to be in an up do, but after spending several hours trying to get it to look just right, I gave up.....I actually think I might have had a mini tantrum:)  Every time I tried to get the hair right, she just kept looking like Princess Leia with a honey bun on her head. Not a good look. So her hair is down and looks just fine. I hope you like it, Aunt! Sorry, the pics don't look so great...the lights in the craft room were reflecting off the glass. The first shot is before I framed it. This piece measures 20 X 22 unframed.

Art Quilt Show 2011

Below: Winnie the Pooh. Made for my brothers' baby, Khloe.

Above: This was inspired by a vintage VOGUE patern.

Below: Lady in Orange.

Above: This piece was commissioned by a homebirth client.

Below: Bountiful. Whole cloth art quilt. Painted onto fabric using acrylic paints and then quilted.

Above: This quilt was created by using a photo of my niece, Grace, running on the beach in South Haven.

Below: This quilt was commissioned. The buyer asked for a turquoise dress, purple blanket, and dark brown hair on a black background.

Above: When scrapbooking and art quilting collide.

Below: Ode to a Red Dress. The inspiration for this piece was the work of artist Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan, Jr.

Above: Funky Flowers.

Below: Whole cloth art quilt. Painted flowers onto died fabric then quilted.

Below: This quilt was created from a photo of my friend Michelle and her baby.

Note: All the art above is either for sale or can be re-created and/or customized.

Vintage Pattern Ladies #1 in series.

The inspiration: 

The art Quilt:

This was really fun to make. I have another 2 in the works. There are a lot of errors on this one but it was a great learning piece. It measures 14 in X 21 in. I added the black tulle over the dress because I didn't like how the skirt turned out. I had tried a few differnt techniques while trying to make the creases and the shadows on the skirt. The tulle was a perfect way to hide the flaws :)

Kenny's quilt.

It was Jessica's birthday but Kenny got a quilt. His bday is in June. I wanted him to have it now while its still a bit chilly. Aunt kathleen did an amazing job quilting it...thanks aunt! I made it to match Amy's quilt which in turn matches their family room.

Quilt for Baby Lupita

My mom asked me to make a baby quilt for Maria, who is a classroom assistant at her school. So I did. And here it is. Her baby's name is (will be) Lupita so I 'wrote' her name on the quilt. Hope the ultrasound is right and Lupita doesn't come out as Lupito.