Beginning to Begin

I've been doing a lot of experimenting lately with various techniques with fabric and decided I need to do something to keep me motivated--hence the blog!  I will periodically update this Blog with activities and products or ideas I am working on.  I look forward to the challenge and discipline of keeping it up!  I have quite an assortment of works in my "stash."  The following photos (soon to be transformed into small quilted wall hangings) I created in Photoshop to print on fabric.

2013 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.  Every year Sisters has a quilt show--the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show--scheduled for the second week in July.  The show was held this past weekend on July 13 and the town is awash in color and fabric--at least 1,300 quilts around the town.  The main street is blocked off from traffic and left open for visitors to roam and view the works of art.  I have heard estimates that the town swells to at least 15,000 people, although I have no data to back that up.  Probably the best-known shot of the quilt show is the side of the Stitchin' Post (sponsor of the show), hung with quilts by the local volunteer Fire Department.

During classes held each year in association with the quilt show (Quilters' Affair), I was lucky enough to take two classes from Rayna Gillman (www.studio78.net).  I have had her two books for quite some time now but there is nothing like getting the information first hand.  As a result of those workshops, I will be sharing in upcoming postings the work that she motivated me to undertake. The two workshops I took were Carving Original Stamps and Screen Printing.

Until next time ...