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I have been quilting for over twenty years. The last several years I have focused on creating quilted fiber art and hand painted fabric. I have also enjoyed sharing and teaching my original techniques and designs. I love to cut things up - fabric, glass, tile, stone - and put them back together in new ways. See more of my work on my website: www.fiberdesignsbyann.comFind Ann On…
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Category Archives: Art
Museum Visit
The Day of the Dead exhibit is over but I did get there to see it and the other four fantastic exhibit on display at Visions Art Museum (in partnership with New Americans Museum). When I walked in the first … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Event, fiber art, Seasonal, Uncategorized
Tagged day of the dead, exhibition, fiber art, fiber designs by ann, Susan Lenz, Visions Art Musuem
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Altered State
We live in a state that is sadly very much on fire. I have family and friends who have lost everything in past fires. It’s the one time I appreciate that I live in a built up area of the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Inspiration
Tagged altered bottle, beer bottle, fabric, fiber, fiber designs by ann, golf, streampunk, surface design, textile
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October Happenings
This month has flown by and I hope it’s not because at the end I’ll be a year older, haha! I taught a fun painted leaves class early in the month. My Unmasking the Soul piece is hanging at VAM … Continue reading
Posted in Art, video lesson
Tagged art, craft project, crafts, felt, fiber art, fiber art lessons, fiber designs by ann, lessons, painted leaves, video lessons
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A Little Mixed Media
Below is a short video showing how I made the melted felt cups I used in my Unmasking the Soul piece. The video is the first in a series of simple steps to make this small mixed media decorative fabric … Continue reading
Work and Rest
We had a great quilt show but it wiped me out! It didn’t help that my cat was punishing me with 2am and 3am wake-up calls for not being around all week! Many quilts sold, as well as, one pillow … Continue reading
Posted in Art, News, Uncategorized
Tagged fingers, mixed media, mixed media art, painted eye, quilt show, sculpture
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Making Waves
I’m making waves on fabric, with Caran d’Ache Neocolor ll wax pastels that is! I use these wax pastels a lot and really like what can be created with them. I was using them to make landscape background elements but … Continue reading
Painted Fabric Landscape Part Two
It’s finally here… If you are an experienced machine quilter/embroiderer or thread play person, this may not be for you but I hope it is encouraging for people who have been wanting to give machine thread play a try. Thanks … Continue reading
Painted Fabric in a Hoop Part 2
Funny how things get pushed to the back burner or taken off the heat altogether. A short time ago someone commented on my Fabric Painted Landscape in a Hoop video that I posted in 2018. As I was looking through … Continue reading
Leaves & Dragonflies
I have been working on videos, some will be on Curious.com and others on my YouTube channel. One thing leads to another and where I thought I was just making a How-to Paint Leaves on Fabric video, it turned in … Continue reading
Posted in Art, fiber art, Garden and Nature
Tagged art canvas, collage, dragonfly, fiber art, fiber designs, leaves, mixed media, painted fabric, painted fabric leaves, painted leaves, reverse canvas
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Color and Compassion
Happy New Year to You! I plan for there to be more color and compassion in my 2019. Here are just a few of the colorful and inspiring bits spotted on my 2018 walks… I wish I had a … Continue reading