I didn't get a chance to get to go to the Troy Fair last week to see in person how my things did. I did read in the newspaper about my first place ribbon for "Water Road House". It was judged, and placed first in mixed media! I also had a few surprises with my other entries. I was pleased to receive a number of blue ribbons along with a few red and one 3rd place. The biggest surprise was the quilt that received a Best in Show!!
I had expected that if any one of my quilts had a chance for the Best in Show, it would be my "Stained Glass and Ferns", mostly because it is my largest piece, and all the fabric used is my own painted and sunprints. It received a blue ribbon for first in it's class, and "Rose Door" at 14×17", took Best of Show!! I had to see the ribbon to believe it… Pretty Neat!! I am hoping that next year, there will be some categories my quilts will fit better… they are supposed to be making changes that will make entering easier, without guessing if my pieces will work here or there…..
On to the NEW work on the wall… That is if I can find space to work in… My studio keeps getting cluttered with things from other rooms, and a design wall that keeps hiding my ironing board when I least expect it.
I already don't have much room to move around in here, but while our bathroom is under construction, someone is always needing to get under the trailer…. The access door closest to the bathroom is the one behind my design wall, and the new foam wall I have been using gets moved in front of my ironing board, and someone (either Ken or son, Aaron) has to squeeze behind the plywood design wall and crawl through the very short door. When our grandson decides to follow his daddy under, there is more mud tracked onto my floor than usual… The good thing is that the bathroom is s l o w l y getting done! It now has very pale lavender walls, floor down, fixtures in and almost all hooked up! There may be hope!?! In the above photo, you can see the pieces I have been staring at for a while… I think I have a new idea to try with them…. Later…
Here is one of the pieces that I started while at QSDS. I am playing with adding more Mountain Laurel flowers, and will be printing up some other woodland flowers and more ferns to add to this. I am sure it will go through a number of changes before it is completed.
Now to find that ironing board again, and get some fabric ready for the printer….
I am a former textile artist and new pattern designer with a degree in horticulture, wishing to share my love of nature, flowers and gardens with everyone through my photos, sunprinted fabrics, and now pattern designs. Chronic Lyme Disease has caused major changes to the direction my life. I have to limit the amount of time spent digging in my gardens, and quilting has become more difficult. I discovered pattern design as a way to get art back into my life. I now use my gardens and photos to inspire designs that can be used on fabrics and print on demand items.
