Houston Quilt Festival

I learned to know Kathy Kansier a couple years ago in Hattiesburg. I sat in one of her lectures and then got to visit with her later.

Susan Cleveland makes pretty, precise, patchwork. She designed some tools to make the precision easier.

I love the color and design of the Kaffe quilt.

Emily and Sandy admire these hearts made of roses.

They took a class together and are excited about making these art quilts.

It Takes the Case often had a crowd of people around it.

Abe Lincoln made by Virginia Greaves is a striking piece. I follow her blog.

Emily and I pose with the infamous carpet between the Hilton and the Convention Center.

I love the simple patterns of Blue Underground. I’ve made the Union Station quilt like what is displayed in the bottom right corner and the top left corner.

Alex Anderson is so warm and personal. It was like she enjoyed visiting with little ole me!

I love the sunshine and happiness of Laura and Frieda’s quilts

When I met Mary Mashuta she was as glad to see me as I was to see her. She found her twin sister Roberta Horton so we could have a picture together. Their mother grew up here in Mississippi in Brooksville!

Quilt Festival–Houston, TX

The exhibit of quilts made by Libby Lehman is spectacular and very special.

I was so pleased that Libby’s son Les and sister Ellen let me pose with them in front of one of Libby’s quilts. 

Here is my sister Emily admiring another one of Libby’s quilts.

I really enjoyed visiting with the maker of this quilt.

This kaleidoscope by Paula Nadelstern caught my attention.

This quilt was inspired from a sketch this lady doodled and colored with her grandson.

The Best of Show is “Chihuly”s Gondola” by Melissa Sobotka.

 This smaller quilt called “Wind” by Masanobu Miyama is exceptionally well done.

Cypress With Moss – Fiber Art Quilt -- Blogger's Quilt Festival

I discovered that you could have two entries in Amy’s Creative Side’s Blogger’s Quilt Festival.

With that in mind I decided to enter

“Cypress With Moss”

into the ‘wall hanging’ category.

I cut out the pieces from cotton fabric and fused them onto a cotton background. It measures 16”X20” and is heavily machine quilted.

I really like the artwork of Robin Whitfield and took a beginners watercolor class with her.

She gave me permission to translate her work into fiber art. So, from a picture of her watercolor painting “old cypress with spanish moss / Sky Lake WMA - Swiftown / September” on the right, I made this fiber art piece on the left that I call
“Cypress With Moss.”

I used “fast finished triangles” on the back so it is ready for mounting.

Detail

Label on the back.

You can see more of my process HERE and HERE.

Statics

Dimensions: 16”X20”

Fiber: Mostly cotton

Techniques: applique, fused, machine quilted

Mounting: Fast Finished Triangles

Category: Wall Hanging

Farming, Guests, and Only a Lily

Life …

I pulled the bean header again, this time 30 miles. Quinten and Gabriel got a head start going down the road in the combines …

… but I caught up with them and followed them the rest of the way to Pickensville, AL.

Another day, Quinten needed a ride to the Oswalt Farm so I obliged him. He greased up the equipment …

… before starting his day of field cultivating.

Saturday, Miguel came to help set up the playground swings in the pines in the back yard.

He brought his sister Christine along and …

… they stayed for our pizza supper.

Teryn is growing so fast, it seems.

Paul enjoyed a little holding time.

Picking cotton and hauling it away kept Kirby and Ashton busy.

… as a Quilter

I was bequeathed all this fabric and blocks from Veronica from some unknown quilter in the parking lot at Joann's.

My “lily” quilt had lots of wobbly ripples in it when I got through quilting it.

But, don't worry! I blocked it and poured lots of water on it and it dried nice and smooth and flat.

It is finished, all the way down to the label and the hanging sleeve on the back.  I’m calling it “Only a Lily.”

Tweet – Blogger’s Quilt Festival

Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side is hosting her 2013 Fall Blogger’s Quilt Festival. If you can’t make it to Houston for the Quilt Show there, you can enjoy this Quilt Show from your own home here and at your own convenience.

 My entry for the show is

Tweet

 

Statics

Size: 20” X 16”
Fiber: Mostly cotton
Thread: An assortment of cotton and polyester
Fast Finished Triangles for easy mounting.
Exhibited at RAC Fiber Art Show 2013

Category: Art Quilt

I made Tweet as a companion to Twitter. You can see it here.

Inspiration: Red Robin on Pinterest by Yolanda from TinyKiwiCreations. Used by permission.  

Here are some close up pictures to see the detail.