SAQA's Trunk G at WAQG

Yesterday I shared SAQA's Trunk G with the West Alabama Quilter's Guild. This is a warm and enthusiastic guild with lots of talent. I enjoyed my time there very much. Thank you, WAQG.

Life and Sailboat IV

Life ...

Paul and Scott work on Scott's drone.

Scott handles the controls.

Gabriel is mixing paint for ...

... his Legal Eagle wings.

Quinten thought it was a privilege for me to help move equipment. He said that I GET to, not have to, pull the combine header. My jaw was tight and I was tense for the whole 8 miles.

Delta Joy

... as a Quilter

My little "Sailboat IV" is part of SAQA's Trunk G on display at the Rosenzweig Art Center in Columbus, MS this month.

Beach Fence -- Fiber Art Quilt

At a recent MS SAQA “pod” meeting we challenged ourselves to use a capital “H” in a small quilt.

I saw lots of different “H’s” in this picture that I took last February in the Outer Banks of NC along the beach.

 

Zoomed in and cropped.

 

Beach Fence

8”X10”

$75.00

 

The back.

Techniques/Materials: commercial cottons, tulle, an assortment of thread including Superior’s King Tut and Fantascico, applique fused, heavily machine quilted, traditional binding hand stitched to the back, insert skewer under top triangles to hang.

SAQA Meeting and Painting Fabric

Life ...

At Great Grampa Grabers, these cousins wait for supper to be served.

 

... as a Quilter

I enjoyed a SAQA meeting today in Jackson. We showed our "H" Challenge pieces. Can you find an "H" in each piece of fiber art below?

 

 

Rhonda demonstrated how to use household latex paint to make beautiful fabric. She tore up a bed sheet and gave each of us a piece to paint.

There are lots of ways to make fabric: stamping, brushing, painting, screen printing, and finding all kinds of household objects to use for texture.

 

 

Martha made a beautiful path along the trees at sunset.

 

 

We learned lots of different techniques.

 

 

Drying our newly made fabric.

 

 

Those purple and yellow clouds are outstanding!

 

 

I especially liked the bubble wrap  with the orange paint.

 

 

Some more pretty fabric.

Now it will be interesting to see how this fabric will be used in a piece of art!

More “Lily” Quilts

I have been working on more “Lily” fiber art.

This piece is for the 2015 SAQA Benefit Auction.

 The back label.

 

 And this piece that I’m working on is for a class sample.

Linking to:

SAQA With the Golden Triangle Quilters

I have enjoyed showing SAQA’s Trunk B at different venues in Mississippi.

 

The Golden Triangle Quilters in Starkville took turns sharing their thoughts about these pieces.

 

 

 

SAQA Auction -- Celebration

SAQA's 2014 online auction is going on NOW. My entry, "Celebration" is included in this week's auction. The price starts at $750 and goes down each day ... if it hasn't been purchased. So, to wait ... or not to wait????

"Celebration" for Sale at SAQA

SAQA's Annual Benefit Auction begins next week!  

This is your chance to own unique art quilts created by some of the world's finest artists.

Starting Monday, September 15, 2014, help support the art quilt movement by bidding on your favorite pieces.

Peg Pennell - "Bubbles"

Phillida Hargreaves - "Forever Car Ride"

Diane English - "Trees Aren't Always Green III"

And then ... here's your chance to own a piece of my artwork.

Celebration

Scroll down about 15 rows to find it.

You can also read more about this piece on my blog HERE.

SAQA’s Benefit Auction

SAQA’s signature fundraising event starts Sept 15!

This is your chance to own beautiful, unique art quilts by some of the world’s finest artists. Plus, your purchases help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibitions, publications, and education outreach.

The Benefit Auction is run in three sections for 6 days each, with a special later section accompanying the International Quilt Festival in Houston. A different group of quilts is available for online bidding each week.

Make Mine Lime Green!  - curated by Martha Sielman. Lime green seems to be showing up all over, including in SAQA's Benefit Auction.

 Brooklyn #5 - Heather Dubreuil

 Bike Me - Gail Ramsay

 Modern Circles 3 - Terry Aske

 Joyful Colors - Diane Born

 On the Right Path - Dori Settles

 Trees Aren't Always Green III - Diane English

And then you can find my donation “Celebration” HERE. You have to scroll down about 15 rows.