Three Days until Boston!
It’s the first day of spring and only three days until the Craftsboston Spring show! I’m really looking forward to it. At left is Green Totem, which I created especially for this show. It’s a companion piece to Red Totem and I intend them to hang together as a pair. The green on the new piece…
Foto/Fiber Event TODAY to Raise Money to Fight Cancer
Today is the start of a great event organized by fiber artist and photographer Virginia Spiegel to raise money for the fight against cancer. I just participated and it’s fun! You get to choose one of 90 beautiful photos and a fiber art bonus from some very talented artists in exchange for at least a…
Acceptance at Artfest – “Block Party” Unveiled
I’m excited to announce I’ve been accepted to the McLean Project for the Arts Artfest 2011! The event will be held on October 2 this year, from 10 AM – 5 PM at the McLean Central Park. It’s the fourth year I’ve been included in this show and it’s one of my favorites. You’ll be…
“String of Marbles” Finished–from the March Project
“String of Marbles” is the second top finished from my March Project–30 quilt tops in one month. Read about the design process and inspiration at Day 17 I had a harder time choosing the background fabric for this one than I thought I would–the deep purple really sets off the bright yellow border, making the…
Great Falls Studios Spring Art Festival April 9-10
I’ve quilted a couple of the pieces from my 30 art quilts for the month of March project, and I’ll have them on display at the Great Falls Studios Spring Art Festival this weekend, Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10. The Festival will be held at the Village Green Day School on Walker Road…
Thoughts on March Project
First 10 Days of March Cindy Grisdela 2011 Well, it took me longer than I had planned to get back to my thoughts about my 30 days of quilt tops for the month of March project. I had quite a few things to get caught up on! I don’t think I realized, fortunately, what a…
“Skyscrapers” is Day 22
“Skyscrapers” is Day 22 of my one art quilt a day for the month of March project. I have to say that this piece turned out completely differently than I envisioned it! Yesterday was a difficult creative day. I spent several hours on a top and it just didn’t work–so I changed direction and made…
“Block Party” is Day 20
“Block Party” is Day 20 of my art quilt a day for the month of March project. I had to take a day off to take my son back to college yesterday, so I hope to get caught up this week. I had a vision for this piece when I started, but it didn’t end…
“Captured Marbles” is Day 18
I’m getting quite a collection of marbles here! “Captured Marbles” is Day 18 of my project.I wanted to do something that was less symmetrical than several of the other marble tops. Actually now that I look at the photo, it’s a little crooked, but you get the idea. My process for making these units is…