I’m teaching an interleave class on Monday for a guild in North Mississippi. This is the class project. I’ll also be giving a talk entitled “A Trunk Full of Challenges “. This consists of showing many quilts made as a result of guild challenges. In other words, these are quilts that I would not have made , but for the challenges.
Southern Fiber Artists has issued a challenge to make an 8 x 11 quilt, portrait orientation, and being inspired by the color blue and the concept of self-portrait. My research indicates that a self-portrait should convey the essence of the maker. I thought about what my “essence” is and decided my twisted branches technique and confetti technique represent the essence of me. Every tree can use some leaves, and mine has sprouted tiny thumbnail quilt leaves representative of the types of original quilts and projects I create. Look closely for interleave interpretations (made famous by Lorrie Faith Cranor), bowls, table runners, mystery quilts, special occasion quilts, challenge quilts, as well as other aspects of my life (exercising, quilting with grandchildren, my marriage to Wayne in 1972, and more. This is who I am!
