fourth of july

We were lucky enough to go to an Angels game at Anaheim Stadium on the Fourth of July. They opened up this gynormous flag while we sang the national anthem.

 

Then a formation of planes from World War II flew over the stadium. Pretty cool! This was the best I could do as they flew overhead.

 

 

It was a very exciting game, and the Angels won in the last second of the 9th inning. Yay! Then we had fireworks. Now I see the photo I chose is kind of lame. Anyway, they were great!

 

I have put together the quilt top with marbled fabrics, plus I am working on the award ribbons for the quilt show. Lots to do! Including trying to keep cool in this hot weather.

Artful Sightings



Hurray, my Summertime Cat has returned from her far-flung travels! She has been everywhere from Road to California to PIQF and points in between. I have put her back up on my wall immediately.

I love my calendar from Paper Source. The graphic designs are divine. I bought it in February so it was half off.

When the month is over, you can turn the pages into stuff. There are lines on the back of the page for cutting and folding. This is a nifty gift box, card, and tag from January. I haven't cut up February yet. Pretty nifty, huh?

I was going to take a photo last weekend of some graffiti in Laguna that I suspected was by Banksy, but sadly it was torn down by then. :-(  It was a really cool Einstein dressed up like a tourist, with a camera hanging from his neck. So I took this photo from the Balboa Island Ferry instead.

Quilts out and about, and finished projects

It's been a couple of weeks, but this is my "Summertime Cat" at PIQF, taken by Terry. It's part of the travelling exhibit Noble Seasons/Summer. My "Mille Fiore" was also there.

My quilt "It's Your Fault" is currently in Houston at Quilt Festival, as part of the "Beneath the Surface" exhibit. You can see it on the far left of this photo taken by Jamie.

I'm almost finished with a small donation quilt, featuring a house  and a flag. I'll post it when it's finished. I'm also working on my Noble Seasons "Autumn" quilt.

I sent this off recently for Samantha, and I hear that she is wearing it. Hats are fun!

Ditto on this little alpaca number. The yarn was hand-dyed; I purchased it at the farmer's market where Martine and Jack sell their wares.

Here is the hat in progress, with a peek at what the yarn looked like before it gets knitted up. It's a mysterious melange in a ball, but it transforms into neat little stripes. Cool, huh?

mille fiore going to PIQF

I just learned that my "Mille Fiore" quilt was accepted into the Pacific International Quilt Festival main exhibit. Woohoo! Here is a sneak peak.  And here's a cute pic of Matilda sitting on the quilt in progress.

Also, I believe the "Summer" exhibit will also be there, and my "Summertime Cat" is in that. I'm still looking for a photo of the finished quilt - this one is not the final cut (I changed the face).

Many Quilts Out and About

Several of my quilts can be seen out and about locally. I will have two quilts and one mixed media book at "Fiber Artistry," the first ever Art Quilt exhibit at the Orange County Fair through mid-August. (more details in previous posts) "15 Selvedges" is one of them.

"Happy Birthday 2 Me!" is also at the Orange County Fair. I hear it's an outstanding exhibit, featuring works by Jamie Fingal and other Orange County fiber artists.

My mixed-media book, "Inner Children," is also there. I don't know yet what page it will be opened to - so many choices.

"Summertime Cat" is appearing at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery with the "Summer" exhibit. The address is 1230 North Jefferson Street, Suite M, Anaheim. Phone: 714-630-7414.

Last but not least, "It's Your Fault" will be in the special exhibit, "Beneath the Surface," at the Long Beach Quilt Festival. The dates are July 22 - 25.  This event is at the Long Beach Convention Center, 300 E. Ocean Blvd, Long Beach. More info at http://www.quilts.com/, and I'll be there for some of it. I'm excited!

Road to California photos

Here I am next to my quilt, "Summertime Cat." Shy Olive is finally in the limelight. This is part of the "Noble Seasons" exhibit, which just debuted at Road to California in Ontario.

This is my "Hope is the Thing" quilt, part of the "Unfettered Letters" exhibit from Quilts on the Wall.  It's nice to see it again - last time I saw it was at Pacific International Quilt Festival in October.

Summertime Cat at Road to California

The Summer exhibit, which includes my "Summertime Cat," is making its debut this weekend at Road to California. Here's a list of all the places the exhibit is going this year.

Road to California
January 14-17, 2010
Ontario Convention Center
Ontario, California
www.road2CA.com



Denver National Quilt Festival V
April 29 - May 2, 2010
Denver, Colorado
www.quiltfest.com



Quilting, Stitches & Crafts Expo
Reno NV
June 24 - 26, 2010
www.qscexpos.com



Quilting, Stitches & Crafts Expo
Cincinnati, OH
September 9 - 11, 2010
www.qscexpos.com



Pacific International Quilt Festival XIX
October 14 - 17, 2010
Santa Clara, California
www.quiltfest.com



A stint of 2 months - date TBD at Soft Expressions

Recent Creative Pursuits

I've been creatively busy. Can't tell you about everything, but these photos show some of the things I've been up to.  I made some Christmas cookies, inspired by the stocking I made recently. (No, they're not edible. They're fabric ornaments.)

I made new changes to my summertime cat's face. I think it's finally finished this time. As usual, Matilda (not Olive, the cat who inspired the quilt) had to get in the picture.

Here's the view from our hotel in Pacific Beach last weekend, when we were visiting our son. I played with it in Photoshop a little, can you tell?

Here I'm trying to find inspiration in the koi swimming in the dirty pond next to my gym.

I've been working on finishing the Christmas cards I started in the Experimentations in Letter Press class. The words of the inside message were done in class, and I made a block print of the Christmas Cactus design.

I made a few of this design, too. The "Noel" is Letter Press. The red design is screen printed using paper snowflakes. Each paper snowflake wore out after about 12 cards, so I needed to use two snowflakes. I still need to glue them onto cards.

Man, these cards are work! Can't wait to get back to quilts.

what I've been working on lately

Here are two work in progress photos for my "Summer" quilt. Still have to finish the binding, attach the facial features and give the bird some legs.

It's my cat, Olive. What's summery about it? The sun. Olive is an indoor cat, but if she were outside on a summer's day, I can imagine her murmuring to the birds, just like she does when she's inside.

She's a rather large cat, very fluffy, so I wanted her to take up most of the quilt. She's really quite beautiful and special, but very shy, so I've enjoyed making this quilt to honor her.
















Another thing I've been doing is decorating the ballot box for the clothing, doll, etc. exhibit at the Flying Geese Quilt Show in November. I'm in charge of this special little exhibit, and I'm excited that we got a lot of submissions. Plenty of variety. Craft is cool!

I've had this fuzzy fabric forever and thought I'd make a funky ballot box with it. Now my fingers are covered with dried glue and pink fuzz. Oh well, it was worth it.

12" Square Auction coming up

Studio Art Quilt Associates' 2009 Benefit Auction will start in 2 weeks!! It's SAQA's most important fundraiser, providing funds for SAQA's exhibitions, publications and outreach programs. Please take a minute to check out the wonderful 12" square artworks that have been created and donated by our members. The Auction will begin online at: www.saqa.com/newsebulletins/Squares09_1.aspx on September 10th at 2:00 Eastern.

I need to dig up the photo of my 12" square. I don't think it's in the first group to be auctioned off. I'll put the photo up when I find it.

Today I'm working on my "Summer" quilt. Photos soon!