My neice just recently had her first child. This is a quilt Grandma made for Maddison. As you can see much of the fabric is from me. It all started with the cat fabrics, some really bright cats in various jewel tones. And it just grew from there. Our family is of the notion that bright colors are for babies, no pastels allowed. Bright orange, blue, lime green, pink, yellow, red, purple. The back is Hand dyed lime green Flannel. I love the quilting with the big outlines of cats. It was fun to be able to help choose the fabric and now to see the final project completed. Well the photos for now, the quilt and Maddison soon. 
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Maddison’s Quilt
Monday, July 19th, 2010Marbled Lampshade by Kerry Cousino
Sunday, March 7th, 2010
I never know just what you will be creating from my hand marbled fabric. I received this photo from Kerry via her son Dan. Dan is along time friend of my nephew and they both stop by my studio on occasion to see what I am creating. Kerry has been making lampshades and selling them on ebay (http://myworld.ebay.com/trucker242 ). One day not to long ago Dan picked out some of my hand marbled fabric and here is the result. I really what to see what it looks like when it is lighted.
Summer Fun, No Shoes!
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010Summer Fun,
No Shoes!, is a piece by Karen Nickelson. She found the pattern while in Hawaii on vacation. Flip Flops are always out when the sun is out. I hate wearing socks, my toes want to breath. This is the fun kind of Flip Flops that I want to wear, bring on Summer. Oops, it’s only January.
Purple Rhapsody
Monday, September 14th, 2009
I recently attended the Evergreen Quilt show and was excited to find “Purple Rhapsody” that was created Judith Kocher. The piece is 16” x 20”, it is bead embellished, machine pieced, quilted and appliquéd. Painted then mounted on canvas. Judith is inspired by the works of Larkin Van Horn and Quilting Arts magazine.
Windows to Sew By
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
It is always rewarding to arrive at a quilt show and see my hand marbled fabric used in someones creation. Window to Sew By was created by Darlene McCourt and here is what she has to say. “I have been collecting marbleized fabrics for years and finally decided on a project. A window valance for my sewing studio. The Cathedral Windows is a great take along project that I worked on while on many airplane flights to visit my parents in Florida and Ohio. I can’t wait to put it up!
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The long narrow photo is of the entire valance. The square photo is a close up.
Sylvia’s Bento Baggu
Monday, May 4th, 2009
Sylvia Hermanson arrived at one of my Spring show with this wonderful handbag on her arm. “You have to get this pattern for your fabric” she says. ” This purse takes just one of your fat quarters(for the outside). I get more compliments on this bag than any I have ever made and I know it is your fabric! This is also the easiest purse I have ever made.” Even better she had all of the information I needed to order the Bento Baggu pattern. www.marbled-arts.com
I can’t wait to one try my own. Well several, one from hand marbled fabric, one from fabric from Bold Over Batik and one from hand dyed then hand stenciled using Shiva Paintstiks. So many ideas and so little time.
Sweatshirt Jacket
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
Karen Nickelson used a sweatshirt as the base for this pieced and quilted jacket. First she cut the sweatshirt apart, designed and pieced the outer layer, quilted the two layers together, sewed the sweatshirt all back together and put a bound the edges. Because it has that very friendly comfortable feel of a favorite sweatshirt she wears it a lot and get lots of compliments as well.
Polly Glows
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Poll Dougherty is creating this stunning quilt (60″ x 75″). She purchased the majority of the fabric from me
. It includes some of my hand marbled pieces. (Click on the thumbnail photo on the Right) This is definitely on of those “don’t you love it when the plan comes together moments”. Polly is pleased with the fabric selection and her work. She is interviewing some extremely talented LongArm Quilters so that she continues to get the right WOW for her creation. It is truly a Labor of Love and worth every minute she has put into it.
Faceted Jewel
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Faceted Jewel By Rondy Voorhees and machine quilted by Wanda Rains. This quilt is a wonderful use of color. Rondy use a variety of my hand marbled fabrics to create the jewels.
And yes, it really makes me happy, proud, excited and amazed to see how others create using my hand marbled fabrics.
Alaska Bear
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
I have a love hate relationship with the Alaska Bear by Karen Nickelson. Now don’t get me wrong I love this walihanging as it is Karen’s first creation not using a pattern. But the pieces of my hand marbled fabrics that she used for the backgrounds were a once in a lifetime creation. The hand dyed then hand marbled background is a mix of colors and I have tried to duplicate several times without success.