Pizzazz abounds!

My class Textile Art with Pizzazz! Students have successfully concluded the six weeks of in depth study of value, color, color tempertures and the Flora Rosa design has provided the structure for dynamic art!

Student: Bente Kultorp Andresen has finished her textile art work titled: Red Glow

Bente did a superb job with the fabric selections, techniques, quilting and finishing.






Title: Red Glow

Students work with my original design: Flora Rosa to learn how to utilize certain art elements that will create pizzazz!

In addition to the primary Flora Rosa pattern, several exercise patterns are utilized to practice techniques and experiment with fabric. Mini quilts are the result of these exercises.
Bente's mini quilt 1 is nicely finished with a simple border that takes the place of an art mat.
Mini quilt 2 shows how the composition can work without the addition of a mat.


Textile Art with Pizzazz! will be offered agian on www.joggles.com starting July 16th.

Baby Liam has arrived!

My daughter gave birth on June 4th, 2008.
Baby Liam weighed 7 lbs. 2 0z., 20" long; very fair and cute as a button!
Labor was 18 hours; it was a long time to wait! I was invited into the delivery room; witnessing a birth is the most miraculous event possible!
We all were exhausted but what a wonderful gift to receive. He is very sweet and bringing us joy each day.

Liam, 10 minutes old.

He has blonde down covering his velvet skin.















And a dimple at the top of his bum.
How cute!
He turns his head to listen to familiar voices. We are not sure of the color of his eyes yet.
Basically, pure sweetness and love. Being a Grandmother is fabulous!

No baby yet!

I am in Seattle staying with my daughter Michelle and her family. We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of "Liam"; he is due any day now.

May 27th was their 8th wedding anniversary and May 28th was my grandaughter Madeleine's 6th birthday.
She wanted to go to a Mexican restaurant, wear the big sombrero and have Happy Birthday sung to her. So we did that!


















Next, Aaron, my 3 year old grandson had to try
on the sombrero....well, it was a bit too big!








Now, you can see his cute face!


The two kids are really fun to be with.
They keep me laughing all of the time.
Being a Grandmother is truly joyous!

YahooGroup-StudioQuilts-Goldilocks&Friends Fabric Postcard Exchange

Several members have signed up to make and exchange fabric postcards for June and July. Many of them have never made one and will take this opportunity to learn how. We will make one for each month and send each one to a different member. This will also help members to get to know each other.

I have found several good links about making fabric postcards-
(see previous post): Red Shoe Ramblings, fiber artist: Deb Richardson

http://debrichardson.blogspot.com/2005/09/how-to-make-fabric-postcard-debr-style.html

http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/fabric_postcard.htm

http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22328/48637-make-fabric-postcard-artist-trading

http://mousemailart.blogspot.com/

Making fabric poscards can stimulate creativity. Working within a small scale can be freeing; you will be amazed how much you can get into a small area!
Try to make some and see!

Red Shoe Ramblings: How To Make A Fabric Postcard DebR Style

Red Shoe Ramblings: How To Make A Fabric Postcard DebR Style