Current projects

This is my last quarter here at SCAD, so it's kind of GO TIME and I'm definitely feeling it. In a positive way. At 430 today, my first "week" of classes will be finished and I feel as though I have already made a lot of progress.

Last quarter I was working on making "barn quilts", and I accomplished one and am still in the process of finishing another, which I have posted a pic of what it will look like below. Then, at the end of the quarter I came up with and idea that goes back to the seed of my embroidered leaves. I started those by embroidering a map. And I loved that idea but took it somewhere else with the leaves....then I moved onto quilting and I've had a lot of that so I thought I would go into exploring embroidery again. So I am back to exploring embroidering a map. But nothing straightforward. I would like to embroider repeat patterns on top of them. Use the map as the background. So I have done a couple samples of them that I've posted. To add to that, as I was walking back from class one day I realized that I don't always get to appreciate the hidden beauty of Savannah..... such as the iron railings....which I could ABSTRACT BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS FROM!!! It was a revelation. Before I was just thinking of doing geometric patterns to contrast with the very organic map background. But I will see where this ends up. Until then, enjoy my progress and see where I got some inspiration from. :)

A new quarter

Well, its a new quarter. My last quarter of school actually. I can't really tell how its starting off. Spring break was great....yet I feel it was kinda a doozy. I had a lot of fun, which means I wasn't productive. I wanted to share some pictures with you of the Appalachian trail. Though St. Patrick's in Savannah is pretty much where its at, the Appalachian Trail was the highlight of my spring break.

New quilt!

Alright, so I really haven't been good on updating my blog...technology isn't my thing or top priority.  BUT I will try my best to update on my current quilt. Here are the starting of the next one, and for the first time I am using all printed fabric.

So my pictures are of my initial sketches and design for the quilt. Since the drawings, the design has changed due to sizes of pieces that I wanted to cut and sew. The good news is that I may continue with this basic pattern and find many ways to change it up. I have also included a picture of the back of the quilt. One day I would like to make a quilt where the back is actually the top. (Meaning seam allowance is on top). I added a picture of my work station, and lastly my current progress. I plan to make the quilt queen size so its going to be a repeat of 4x4 blocks with borders at top and bottom ends. I have no idea how I'm making the back yet, but I'm forming ideas of how I would like to quilt it. Probably similar to my last quilt, keeping it geometric.  I will have to post a blog of my previous quilt and other project progress. But for now, enjoy! :)