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How did I just stop doing something I enjoy so much?
Let me introduce you to my latest work, a quilt developed from a photo of my granddaughter Irene.
She was two or three in the photo and is now grown with a family of her own.
Sometimes projects take me a while!

 The completed Quilt

  Irene's photo and my fabric interpretation

2015 Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artist's Annual Exhibit

Moods of the Seasons

An art installation created in 2015

Combining 3D Cottages

And Four Panels with Seasonal Designs as a setting

One of my favorite creations from 2015, this work will be on display at the Cincinnati Nature Center

October 23-25, 2015

A Wonderfull Fall Fiber Show is coming soon . . .

The Contemporary Quilt and Fiber Artists will hold our annual show at the Cincinnati Nature Center in October.  I was very excited to learn this week that one of my quilts will be featured on the Publicity Poster.

Here is the poster with the information for the show and a photo of my quilt used in the publication.

My Quilt is based on a concept called Stupendious Stitches using machine stitching and hand embroidery.  

The design includes felted Mandalas and numerous buttons.

A Very Good Year

2015 has been a very creative year so far, and it is about time I return to the blog I promised to maintain seven months ago!

Here is one of many of 
the highlights of my work so far:

On July 24th, 2015 I was one of 16 artists invited to participate in an event in Northern Kentucky at the Ft. Thomas Library
called Art After Hours
Here is my booth space

 

and a photo with fellow Fiber Artist 

and Friend Betsy Terrill 

in front of our quilts at Art After Hours.

We were all "dolled up" for the evening! 

The Civic Garden Center Block Challenge

Each year the Civic Garden Center of Cincinnati

puts on a Quilter's Tea with a speaker, wonderful food and delicious teas.

As a part of the day they present a quilt block challenge in the months leading up to the tea.

The blocks are judged and hung at the tea.

Over the following year they are made into quilts to be auctioned as a fund raiser. 

This years theme is

"Enchanted Botanicals"

my entry began by using the required fabric

and cutting the shapes to match my sketch of enchanted lady slippers

the flowers were placed on the required background fabric 

to create a 12 1/2"x 12 1/2" block 

 Here is the finished block and details

Welcome 2015

and Happy New Year to All

My Resolution for 2015

concerning this blog

is to try to be a "little more" involved in posting to my blog.

Actually, I do not do resolutions.

What I have been doing for the past 10 years 

is to write a list of aspirations.

Things I aspire to accomplish during the year.

So to be more clear,

on my list I have included 

"I aspire to post more often in 2015 

than I posted in 2014"

Hope you will be following

and Enjoy!

See ya soon - Robbie