The start of something new I like this.

I thought I needed to change size.... hummmmm

I kept going but was not happy and threw it away 3 times....

Then I added the big flame.... it made me cry I hated it so much

This is the final out come, I am very happy with it it and will have Hong do some interesting hand quilting to it.

The things I have learned while working on this is to stop second guessing my self, this was my vision when I started this but I thought I needed to make it more interesting by changing size and direction, all that did was make the piece look forced and make me want to throw it away. I also changed the name, it was Nights Fire but people got confused because the "flames" were going the wrong direction so now I'm naming it African Print.

I have had a few people say that this piece would look better upside down.... what do you think? I could go either way....

Well this is finished to the point where it will go to the hand quilter!!! I am very happy with this. Its 29x42" I croped the photo but Im pretty sure that it will finish far from square, I like that natural curves of the edges of the quilts I make, my work is not perfect and thats the way I like it!

I am thinking of doing another quilt in the same technique but way different colors, will see what happens, Ill keep you posted!

Here is a new piece I am working on! I started this on Monday and maybe Ill finish in a couple of days then off to Hong for hand quilting! I like the way the color moves, I had to play with it a while to get it the way I liked it but I am happy!

I cant help it.... the cute cat shot! He loves to get in the fabric even when its 100 degrees out! He has now discovered the out of doors! I just hope he remembers where his food is!

This is what I have been doing, dyeing lots of fun colors, I have even tried a few stripes.... I like them but I doubt I would ever use them in one of my quilts. I would make more but what to do with them?

I am cleaning my studio to clear my head, I am waiting for my next quilt to make its way in there. What to do with all this? I cant bear to throw it away, its all my hand dye and its so pretty! I guess Ill put it in a bag and save it for later.

I am feeling very frustrated about not being able to post any new quilts Ive been working on, I am entering 5 quilts in 3 different shows and they are pretty strict about not having them seen anywhere!

I am now dying yards and yards of fabric to get my inventory back up, so far I have dyed 80 yds in the last week, Ill add pix of those. I just shipped 300 yds to Nancy Crows barn for 2 classes in the fall, it takes for ever to ship things from here!

I am going to get my body of work beefed up also as I am hoping to have a show next year! So I will post those photos.

Well here is a part of my big quilt that I want to enter in a show. I am very happy with the way the edges turned out! It was a pain but its done! I did the facing method where you cover the whole front sew it and cut out the inside, turn it and stitch!

I am working on another piece for a SAQA show, Ill show you a part of it later.

I just got my 500 meters of cotton from testfabrics!!!! That was a chore in its self with the shipping and customs.... but its here! I was down to my last 50 mts. I hope that I can find somewhere here that makes 100% cotton, but its not easy! Maybe Ill have to go back to India!

I have been starting to dye for my 2 weeks with Nancy Crow in Sept. I can see what colors I like to dye.... I need to round out my collection! I will see hoe much it costs to ship it other wise Ill have to pay for over weight luggage!!!

This is pretty much how we've been feeling of late! Its 99 degrees with 98 humidity! It does cool down to a lovely 80 at night!?

Its tough to work in my studio, I have no air con and I get the morning sun in there. I find myself getting up earlier and earlier so I can get some work done!

I have had to delete a few photos from my blog because they are of quilts I would like to enter in a couple of shows.
I got an email from one show that said if they google my name and the name of the quilt and it comes up then it will be disqualified!!!! So I guess I wont be posting some of my new works.... hummm, that's kind of a drag, I like sharing and getting every ones in put!

Test Two!

Here I added some fusing.... but to the wrong side so I guess I dont really need it, its too late to put on the front.

I clipped waaaaay into the inside corners and I think it does look better but I can see one little stitch right at the inside point, any way to get rid of that? I am ok with the outside corners or do you think they need to be pointier?

Thank you to everyone that has helped me!!!!! I will try to work on the real thing this week!!!! I am going to try the facing that Alison has on her blog....

This is a test

I am trying figure out the best way for me to finish off my gradations quilt, I want it done right so I am doing some practice runs. This is how it would look doing a facing, Im not happy with the inside corners and I am afraid to clip them any closer to the stitching.... this look is not making me happy.

This is how I finish all my quilts.... do you think I could do it on the gradations? I would have to make the triangles smaller and I might still have the same problem on the inside corners, I am at a loss. So many of you have given me such great advice but it is hard to understand when I cant see how something is done!!!
Please send all ideas!

This is what Ive been working on when Im not volunteering at the shop or dying lots of fabric. I am pleased with the way it is starting to look, at first glance it will look rather plain but as you get closer you will see the detail.

I seem to have a pucker problem!? Can any one help? this quilt is 100% cotton except the batting is poly.... they dont have cotton batting here in Vietnam. It has been hanging up for a week and it is very humid here, it didnt look like this when I first hung it.... HELP!!!!

I dyed these all in one day!!! thanks to my washing machine, I am soooo happy!

Im not sure if you can see the quilting very well, I am quite happy with it, how ever.......

I thought I would try something different with the back..... please tell me that I should never di this again! I think I will stick to solid backing, I guess I was just trying too hard.

Look what I got today!!!!!! I dont have a name yet but will soon. He is very tiny and so cute, now I dont have to talk to myself! Im sure that you will see many more pictures of him as time goes by!

This is a new quilt Ive been playing with since my return from Bhutan, the colors are very monk like. I have dyed quite a lot of the red because you can see what Im doing to it, I am looking forward to having a big stretch of time tomorrow to work on it.

This is my brand new washing machine!!!! I am doing my second load as I write. Next week I will do a lot of dying and no more sitting on the toilet!!!

I added a link to my 426 photos of Bhutan, I hope you will enjoy them! It is on the right of the page....>

Here are a few more pictures of my trip to Bhutan. I will be adding a link to a web album when I get it finished, so far Ive up loaded 500 photos, now I want to give most of them captions!!!!

This contry is so full of color and art, it was hard to focus on one thing, my eyes were everywhere, on the buildings on the clothes on the food!