102 – Going in Circles
A swirling vortex will be inside the rolling barrel entrance to a funhouse in my quilt. At first, I thought to use…
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101 – Imaginative Play
I love how the trap came out so far. I’ll eventually talk about the collage process in more detail, but there’s plenty…
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100 – How Good is Your Color Memory?
My color memory is such that I can go to a fabric store and quite accurately remember the colors and patterns that…
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99 – Putting Reference Images into Place
Now I put my collection of reference images to work. Using the magic of Photoshop Elements, I make a quick photo collage…
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98 – Reference Images for Translation
Reference images are crucial for translating a line drawing into a realistic art quilt. With my intended plan for a 3’ high…
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97 – Rolling Along
I have three remaining feet of drawing to trace onto muslin. I taped foam core board to the wall as a temporary…
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96 – The Tracing Begins
A little struggle ensued between me and the 11’ long drawing, but we finally came to an agreement. The horizon line needed…
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95 – Let Me Get This Straight…
This design wall is made of two 4’ x 8’ Styrofoam panels covered with flannel. I won’t be able to work on…
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94 – I Spy a Camera in the Window
My studio overhead camera set-up is not set back far enough to capture the width of quilt area that I’ll be working…
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93 – Moving Along
My thoughtful husband put an overhead camera set-up on my studio ceiling. My work takes a long time to go together, so…