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I love fabric - I think I've always loved fabric! I am an artist with a passion to use fabric and make art-quilts to hang on the wall.
I enjoyed doing some garment and craft sewing beginning in my teen years. I had a knowledge and ability to use a sewing machine for making many types of projects but quilt-making was not one of them. I never had a desire to make quilts and there were no quilters in my family to instill it. Then one day I inadvertently saw Eleanor Burns on one of her "Quilt-In-A-Day" programs and that desire was born. Consequently, I became a quilter soon afterwards in the year 2000. I initially used patterns to make functional bed, lap, and baby quilts while learning the art. A few years later I got out my pencil, sketch book and graph paper and began sketching and drafting designs for wall quilts. |
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In late 2004 I entered my first show and with that pleasant experience my quilting took a detour to wall-art and competition quilting almost exclusively.
There is considerable diversity in the style and appearance of my quilts. I work
according to ideas and inspiration and what interests me at the time. I use various basic construction methods to create them; machine piecing, hand and machine applique, fusing, whole-cloth painting and machine quilting. The common 'thread' in almost every piece is the use of some type of enhancement, embellishment and/or dimensional work.
In the past few years I have become more and more drawn to making miniatures. I thoroughly enjoy working in small size and detail, doing dense quilting, and using very fine thread. It is somewhat therapeutic for me. My favorite thread for my miniatures is 100 wt. Kimono silk by Superior threads. It has a lovely sheen and adds so much to the overall look of each piece.
Photography has been a hobby I've enjoyed for over 25 years. Although I am still a novice, I often capture great images which have been the basis for making most of my landscape and pictorial quilts such as, "Resting," "Morning Visitor," "America the Beautiful," and many others. To my embarrassment I have not taken the time to get good quality photos of my quilts -- my goal is to eventually do that.
I retired from lecturing, trunk shows, and teaching in 2014 and am happy to place my focus on competition quilting now.
The culmination of my love for fabric, my faith, and the abilities God has given me has resulted in quilt-art for personal enjoyment, competition, and for the benefit of others. I attribute this gift of art to Him.
I enjoy receiving comments or questions about my work via the "Contact" page. Please feel free to drop me a note!
Sharon
according to ideas and inspiration and what interests me at the time. I use various basic construction methods to create them; machine piecing, hand and machine applique, fusing, whole-cloth painting and machine quilting. The common 'thread' in almost every piece is the use of some type of enhancement, embellishment and/or dimensional work.
In the past few years I have become more and more drawn to making miniatures. I thoroughly enjoy working in small size and detail, doing dense quilting, and using very fine thread. It is somewhat therapeutic for me. My favorite thread for my miniatures is 100 wt. Kimono silk by Superior threads. It has a lovely sheen and adds so much to the overall look of each piece.
Photography has been a hobby I've enjoyed for over 25 years. Although I am still a novice, I often capture great images which have been the basis for making most of my landscape and pictorial quilts such as, "Resting," "Morning Visitor," "America the Beautiful," and many others. To my embarrassment I have not taken the time to get good quality photos of my quilts -- my goal is to eventually do that.
I retired from lecturing, trunk shows, and teaching in 2014 and am happy to place my focus on competition quilting now.
The culmination of my love for fabric, my faith, and the abilities God has given me has resulted in quilt-art for personal enjoyment, competition, and for the benefit of others. I attribute this gift of art to Him.
I enjoy receiving comments or questions about my work via the "Contact" page. Please feel free to drop me a note!
Sharon
Really 'Wild' Flowers! Second Season - 62" x 65" went missing in November 2011. There is a reward for its safe return |
I have still not heard anything about my missing quilt, "Really 'Wild' Flowers! Second Season." If you happen to see this quilt at a show, an exhibit, or anywhere, please contact me. I am offering a reward for its safe return. |
2011 IQA Houston Show at the Tuesday night Winner's Circle Award Ceremony. First place, Innovative.
Caryn Payzant, Blog Writer and Social Media Coordinator for Road to California
quilt show, wrote an article featuring my quilt, "Really 'Wild' Flowers! Third Season," which was awarded "Outstanding Innovative Quilt."
http://www.road2cablog.com/winning-quilts/2016-outstanding-innovative-quilt/
My enthusiastic thanks to Sew Batik for their generous sponsorship of this award at the Road to California Show. See their beautiful fabrics at: http://www.sewbatik.com/
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