A Quilt Show or Two

I have been a very busy fabric dyer while getting ready for October shows. 200 yards of dyed fabric later, one show down, one to go...

I will be vending near Madison, WI in Waunakee this Friday and Saturday October 29th & 30th. The show is hosted by the St. John's Piecemakers. This show will have over 150 original quilts on display.

My booth features one of a kind cotton fabrics, silk and velvet scarves, quilt block jewelry, "solid" color cottons and overdyed velvets. If time permits I may be adding some of my stained glass snowflakes and a few of my stained glass lamps.

My friend Lorna of Plumberry House creations will be joining me at the show. Lorna sells gorgeous overdyed wools, patterns and kits. She also has some great gift ideas for your favorite stitchers.

Show hours are from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm each day.

St. John’s School Gymnasium

114 East Third Street

Waunakee, WI 53597

Click here for more information.

P.S. While you are in town be sure to check out Mill House Quilts. It is one of my favorite shops with wares to interest every quilter. This shop is located in an old mill dating back to 1875.

Doors and Re-Constituted Soup

Here is my finished art quilt for the "Doors" Challenge on the Art Quilts Around the World blog.

I chose the entry door from Greene and Greene's Gamble House in Pasadena California because it is the door that started me on my creative journey many years ago. Read more here.

At the end of June I showed this photo of my completed "Stone Soup" quilt top. It was sent off to Australia and cut into 15 equal pieces. I received two pieces of my top back and 13 pieces from the other members in the challenge. Each of us was instructed to assemble and finish as we liked.

(This side view shows the textures a little bit better.)

I had planned to do a lot of quilting on this piece but when I saw how much work each piece had on it already, I decided to use a mono-filament thread and add quilting that mirrored the work on each block.

This was a great challenge. It pushed me to use techniques I have not tried before. I also love having a little piece of artwork from all of the participants.

(Click on each picture to enlarge)

I have been traveling so much recently that I have had little time to dye. We took a trip to Colorado in August to visit family and see the band Rush play at Red Rocks. I spent one of those days teaching my nephew's wife how to tie dye. We had a blast! I wish had remembered to take pictures. One of her co-workers dyes clothing and she uses Elmer's water soluble glue as a resist. We tried it out and it really works well. Apply glue to dry fabric and allow to dry completely before adding dye.

I am home at long last and dyeing up a storm. I will be vending at two quilt shows in October. One show in another 10 days and the other is at the end of October. Links to the shows are in my blog side bar.

Wishing you all well from Sunny Wisconsin where autumn is in full color!

Chris