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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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Monthly Archives: October 2015
Love a Parade?
We live in the city but we are part of a couple smaller communities whose business district has for the past 11 years held a Halloween parade know as the Boo Parade. It runs down “main street” which really isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Humor
Tagged Boo parade, costumes, dachshund, farm horse, floats, halloween, horses, parade, pets, stage coach
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Sky watcher
We have a second story bedroom with a deck. There are no plants or furniture on the deck. It is south facing and the sun beat on it all day long so no need for places to sit or sun … Continue reading
Posted in artists, Family, Garden and Nature
Tagged art, artist, clouds, photography, sky, sunrise, winds
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Painted Fabric and a Binding Question
Yesterday I started the day by painting fabric, then I did a bit of quilting and worked on another lesson for my up coming Curious.com course and I did do a few of those pesky household chores. Those are some … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Lessons, My Art, Painted Fabric, Quilting
Tagged art quilt, binding, butted corner binding, Curious.com, fabric painting, fiber art, hand-painted fabric, painted fabric, quilting, quilts, sky fabric, surface design, textiles
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Fall, Food, and Specialty Fabrics…
Fall seems to bring out the cook in me, even though we haven’t had much Fall yet. A couple of days ago I made soup and yesterday I made calzone because we’ve had a bit of reprieve from the 90 … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Food, My Art, Painted Fabric
Tagged art quilt, calzone, commissions, fabric painting, food, hand-painted fabric, hot cocoa, painted fabric, specialty fabrics, textiles
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Ornery and a Little Gross
I can be ornery sometimes. I should preface this with a little back story. My husband is a mountain biker and the day before his 60th birthday he (who thinks he is still 29) took a spill (he crashed) on … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, My Art, Painted Fabric, Uncategorized
Tagged fabric painting, flour resist, mountain biking, painted fabric, surface design, textile paint
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Quilts, Respect, and the Art Quilt part 2
I received wonderful responses from the art quilters I contacted with the three questions I posed in my last blog post. There is a great variety of styles between them and their answers are informative and thought provoking. I want … Continue reading
Respect and the Art Quilt
After viewing pieces included in the Akron Art Prize venues, The Snarky Quilter posed this question on her blog: “Do quilts still get no respect in the art world?” Here are my thoughts… First, I would say quilts get less … Continue reading
Posted in artists, Quilting
Tagged art, art quilts, art world, bed quilts, collectors, crafts, fiber art, fine art, respect, textile museums, textiles
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Deadlines…
I have a love-hate relationship with deadlines. If not for deadlines I probably wouldn’t have finished many of the art quilts I have started. But I also (gently) kick myself when I don’t get a piece finished by a deadline. … Continue reading
Posted in My Art, Quilting
Tagged anthology fabrics, art, art quilt, batik, curves, deadlines, free motion quilting, visions art museum
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