Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Barefoot Mazzie Visits Paris

The quilt pictured below is the first in a series of "Barefoot Mazzie" Journey Quilts. They are, in part, an homage to my late mother, Marion Conners Deidrick (1924-1994), who taught me the basics of sewing when I was a youngster.

My mother's nickname was Mazzie, and though she finally got to do some traveling after she retired, she never made it to the European continent and many other faraway places.  Now, through this quilt series, she will finally travel to them ~ the first place is Paris. Note the icon of the Eiffel Tower; the French posters; the pink beret; and, of course, the bare feet.  The quilt size is 16" x 20".

I think her next stop will be London.

My original pattern is available for purchase for people unable to attend for $15 + shipping.  The pattern includes 4 vintage French posters printed on fabric.



I changed up the quilt back and label a bit for this quilt by including some additional vintage Paris posters next to the label.


Friday, September 13, 2013

Starry Starry Night

Using techniques from Karen Eckmeier's book, "Accidental Landscapes", I created the Winterscape scene shown below as a class sample.  I used cottons, batiks, sparkle tulle, heat-set crystals and glitter paint.  The size is 13" x 17".

I'm teaching this miniature landscape class November 2 at Sew Creative in Ashland, OR.  Call the store at 541-482-1665 if you live nearby and would like to take the class.


And here is a shot of the back of the quilt, another important design aspect of the quilt.