Sunday, July 18, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Quilt Hawaii 2010 ~ day 3
3rd day of QY 2010. Went in to see all the wonderful quilts up and took a class from my friend Sonja Hageman. Her class is painting on fabric. This years choice, Heleconia. I painted 3 paintings I am sharing a couple, and some fabric for a background. The class is always fun, and I always learn something, but didn't get to paint enough as we were on the balcony in Waikaloa where the wind always blows, and that day was no exception. By afternoon I was done. It was all to exhausting tying to fight and create at the same time.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Quilt Hawaii 2010
My first days class at Quilt Hawaii is from Meg Maeda. Meg is from Japan and quilts extraordinary Hawaiian style quilts. But for this class she was teaching us to make her Manta Ray quilt. Since we snorkeled with the Mantas last Nov, I decided to take this class in hopes of learning a new technique. This is a small piece, 12x12, and it is all done by hand. As Meg says, "Machine? I no own a machine, no. By hand." Big smile. Meg is so beautiful and so nice, and so very talented. But she doesn't speak a lot of english. But the class understood what she was teaching. Some day I hope to take her Hawaiian quilt class. She has won best of show at QH the last 2 years. This year Megs student and Megs quilt design won best of show.
My quilt is not complete, but will be one I finish! :)
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Quilt Hawaii Class ~ Sonja Hagemans Class
I am taking another class from my friend Sonja Hageman. She is an artist and a great teacher. We had so much fun in her class two years ago, that I just had to take it again. Besides, I cant wait to see her and talk story! These are three of the paintings I did. I sewed them together to make a wall hanging and quilted it, I am binding it now, then maybe some embellishments. :) Aloha Nui Loa!
Quilt Hawaii here I come!
My other entrant is "Mikas' Hibiscus". This quilt came about because while in Kailua a few years ago, I pounded a huge yellow hibiscus into fabric before my Sweetheart could get a picture of it. (that will teach him to go golfing):)
So I started this with Melinda Bulas' technique, added my own design and flare to it, and I hope this makes up for smashing your flower Michael...
I am using the flower that I pounded for the label. This is a pic of it before I wrote on the label.
Quilt Hawaii here I come!
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"Rise and Shine" Is one of my entrants for Quilt Hawaii this year.
I started this quilt for a banner at a Christian retreat. The retreat didn't happen, so I made a bed quilt for the other part of the banner and a wall hanging out of the rooster. This pic is before the quilting.
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