More Fabric Printing

Here are a few more images of fabric I dyed, painted and printed recently.

Printed Fabric - More

Here are a couple more - both screen prints.

Printing Fabric Again

I printed another series of fabrics. Block prints above and screen prints below.

5" Squares Quilt Design

Since I recently got started on scrap quilts done in a traditional style - for the bed. I thought I would also try using up a big pile of 5" squares I have had for about 10 years. This collection was started back when I hosted a charm square swap for my local quilt guild. Over a period of about a year, I accumulated quite a collection, but then I added to it by cutting 5" squares from my leftovers from any quilts I happened to make. I collected 5" squares for several years. I've made a number of interesting scrap quilts from those squares over the years. . . .

This is the last of them, though. I used up the remaining Kona solids I had, also. They were cut in 1 1/2" strips - sewn on two sides. You can see the individual blocks above.

I messed around with them on my design wall for a while - trying different settings.

I was thinking I could sew them in a 4 Patch and add sashing. I think I would end up with a larger than anticipated size if I did that, though. I am leaning toward the first setting I showed you - sort of a simple windowpane.

It goes together quick and is mindless. I'll show it to you again when I finish it.

String Quilt

Every spring I end up making a traditional quilt or two.
Usually, the project is inspired by some one's graduation or something.
Once you start giving a niece/nephew graduation gift quilts - you pretty much have to do it for everyone!
It is a good time to reduce the stash a bit or use up scraps. I really enjoy doing a scrap quilt now and then. This one is composed of solids and plaids that have been languishing in a drawer for at least 10 years. They are leftover from a variety of different projects, and I thought I could do a good nephew quilt with them.

A string quilt is such a good way to use up scraps. I just cut strips of various widths, then sorted them into warm/light and cool/dark piles. I had some cheap muslin in a drawer, also - so used that as a foundation - cut into 8" squares. I started by layering a light and dark strip diagonally across the center, then continuing on each side with strips from the same color group.
The setting really makes a visual statement that I appreciate.

Now to decide on the border and then get it off to the longarm quilter (I no longer quilt these projects - it is just not worth it for me!)

Puppies!

My sister Karen also has a litter of puppies at her house!

Everyone really enjoyed cuddling with them.

They were at the perfect stage - sleepy and sweet.

This was Airus' first experience with puppies and he was rapturous!

Now he is talking about needing a puppy.

Foal

I visited another sister in the Denton area to see her foal.

What a pretty baby!

Piglets

I recently visited my family, who live about 3 hours north in the rural community of Denton.
My nephew is raising pigs for his 4-H project. These are pretty grown up already, and their mother died of a severe infection - but they were fun to see.

I grew up on a ranch, but pigs were not part of the experience, so they are always a bit of a mystery. Anyway, my niece and nephew seem to do very well with them at the 4-H fair each year.

Airus is Four!

Airus is now 4 years old! Amazing!

Round Pillows

This group of round pillow covers are 12" diameter.
I used scraps of rust dyed fabrics, pieced together, then screen printed petroglyphs.
Then I quilted the fronts and created the pillow covers with an envelope back with Velcro closures. The binding is faux suede and the center embellishment is leather fringe with an antler button.

I am not able to find round pillow inserts here, so they will have to be ordered online. Not sure how they will look with inserts. Anyway, these were commissioned by my sister. Hope she likes them.

Charcoal Branches Group of Pillows

This group of three 14" square pillows was created with remnants of block and screen printed silks and cottons. The printing blocks were hand carved and the Thermofax screens were created from my photographs of trees.

Most of these trees are located in Montana - cottonwoods and chokecherries in Barber, Bear Canyon, Harlotown, and even my own back yard.

These three pillows have been offered for sale on my Etsy site. You can follow the link to the listings here.

Block Printed Pillows

These are the last two from this series. These are 12 x 16" rectangles.

Red Rectangle Pillows from the Mulberry Series

Two more designs. I used the same red hand dye / block print on this pair.
The size is 12 x 16"

Beneath the Surface

An interview with me is on today's Dinner at Eight Blog.

Curators Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison have been posting daily interviews with each of the 37 artists from the Beneath the Surface Exhibit. The exhibit will debut at the Long Beach Festival this July 23-25, in Long Beach, CA.

Check it out: http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/

Hand Printed Pillows Square

A few more square pillows. The one above is 16".
The one below is 14"

The hand dyed backs coordinate with the fronts.

More Pillows from the Mulberry Series

I am so happy with this new series of pillows.
I love the color combinations and the way the prints mix to create imagery that is both fresh / modern and traditional / ethnic at the same time!

I love the rectangle shape - so good for the broad visual stripes.

This is a really wonderful showcase for my hand cut block prints.
All of these pillows are listed for sale on my Etsy page.

Link to my Etsy here.

Gold Spiral Pillows

The center of these pillows is hand dyed cotton, block printed.
The outer border is hand painted fabric.

I am quilting these pillow covers. The fronts are layered over organic bamboo batting and backing, then quilted very simply. I like the body the batting and quilting gives to the pillow.

This spiral is one of my perenial favorite blocks. I have cut it in many different sizes.

These are for sale on Etsy. You can follow this link to my Etsy page.