Category Archives: On my design wall

Taking shape on my design wall – 2025.04.19

Here is my next planet quilt – Neptune, one of the gas giants in the solar system. Neptune’s swirling gases create its characteristic blue color. Its powerful winds create the bands and swirls. I used several photos of Neptune to … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , | 3 Comments

‘Blossoms Squared’ – 2025.03.16

Here is my entry for this year’s annual textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be on display in April at the Silk Purse Arts Centre in West Vancouver. I reviewed my collection of photos of cherry … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, Mini quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on ‘Blossoms Squared’ – 2025.03.16

‘Vivid’ – a study of red – 2024.11.29

My local fibre art group, FYBR 2RT, is organizing an exhibit for early 2025 titled ‘What About Red?’ All pieces will be 16″ x 16″ and must include some amount of the color red. Here is my submission for this … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall, Quilt shows | Comments Off on ‘Vivid’ – a study of red – 2024.11.29

On my design wall – Saturn – 2024.09.14

There is something new on my design wall – the planet Saturn. My goal is to create several art quilts based on planets of the Solar System. My first choice was Saturn – with its distinctive bands and amazing ring … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , | 2 Comments

‘Ticking All the Boxes’ – 2024.06.30

I started working on this art quilt in November 2023. I posted this photo on Instagram and said ‘Starting a new project. Not sure exactly where this is going but I like it a lot. Do you say ‘tick box’ … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, Modern quilts, On my design wall, Quilt shows | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

DUET 2 – 2023.12.30

In 2022, I created an art quilt I called DUET. Read about it here. My friends Kate and Rick fell in love with DUET and said they wanted to purchase it. They intended to display it with two stringed instruments … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall | Tagged | 5 Comments

Variations on a theme – 2023.08.26

I have been working on a trio of art quilts in complementary tertiary color pairs (yellow/orange with blue/violet, yellow/green with red/violet, and red/orange with blue/green). I love tertiary colors, but I always want to to use ALL the tertiary colors, … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, Mini quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tertiary complementary colours – 2023.07.31

I’m working on 3 pieces for an upcoming exhibit organized by my local fibre art group FYBR 2RT. This exhibit has a number of interesting requirements. My design: I played with a lot of ideas, and eventually created a design … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Signs of Spring – cherry blossoms – 2023.03.07

This year I really left this to the last minute! February 28 was the deadline to submit entries to the annual textile art exhibit Cherry Blossoms: A Textile Translation which will be on display in April at the Silk Purse … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall | Tagged , | 1 Comment

A challenging exhibit – ‘Resist’ – 2022.10.30

A few months ago, a new exhibit titled ‘Resist’ was announced by the Fibre Art Network. The exhibit overview says: ‘Resist’ explores resist techniques while preserving the unique individualistic style of each artist. Resist – an art technique that uses … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall, Quilt shows | Tagged , , | 3 Comments