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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Scorpio Quilters Horoscope
Scorpio – October 23 to November 21 Birthdays Being passionate, Scorpios can be excellent quilters. When they rely on their natural intuition, they excel at choosing colour and pattern combinations. Sometimes their compulsive nature can cause problems, as they leave … Continue reading
Vegetable Harvests for Art Inspiration
International Street Markets These photos of markets from around the world should inspire your quilter’s eye. Not only the autumn colors, but the repetition of shapes, variety of arrangements and mysterious produce add a local flavor that would energize a … Continue reading
International Quilts-A World of Beauty
2009 Houston Show Winners, some of my favorites-
Posted in CONTESTS, FABRIC ART, QUILT EXHIBITS
Tagged Contemporary Quilt Art, Inspiration
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Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green
Mix the Color You Really Want – every time Blue and yellow don’t make green? But we were taught that in school, and many times too! If this is news to you, after reading this book by Michael Wilcox, you … Continue reading
Posted in BOOK REVIEWS, COLOR & COLOR THEORY, DYEING FABRIC
Tagged Contemporary Quilt Art, Quilt Technique
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Optimizing Metadata – Don’t Dilute Key Word Effectiveness
3 types of metadata you need for your website Select the best and appropriate key words A website’s Name or Title, a useful Description of the site’s purpose and 5-7 Key Words or Key Word Phrases are the most important … Continue reading
Blog Goal Designed for Fabric Artists
Increasing quilt artists’ visibility on the WWW It is difficult to be noticed in cyberspace. Most artists do not possess the knowledge or time needed to create and maintain an effective web presence. Very few understand the complexities of search … Continue reading
Posted in MISC
Tagged Contemporary Quilt Art, Info you should know, Inspiration, Opinions
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Carr, O’Keefe and Kahlo
“a breath that draws your breath into its breathing” Three women of the 20th century, Emily Carr, Georgia O’Keefe and Frida Kahlo were strong willed and uncompromising artists. All 3 were North Americans, each drawn to expressing her unique personal … Continue reading
Sharon Schamber’s Spirit of Mother Earth
Website Review – The Spirit of Mother Earth For the most exquisite machine quilting, design layout, choice of color and entire quilt integrity you must visit this link to view Sharon Schamber’s award winning quilt. Sharon lives in Payson, AZ. … Continue reading
Libra Quilters Horoscope
Libra birthdays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 22 Easy going and sociable, Libra quilters are great fun to have in patchwork quilting classes and workshops. They enjoy helping others and never turn down a request to lend a hand to pin a … Continue reading