WARNING there's a bear in there! 'Waltzing With Bears / Uncle Walter' is shipping to SF from St. Louis, MO. SOLD 11/2023.

 

It's been a not too brief respite from daily living. Whittling down possessions was harder and longer than expected. Once the renovation is finally completed the unpacking begins. I expect more paring down. But for now I enjoy a nice respite driving 5 hours with a carload and Mr. Ti plant and friends. Peace.

 

#58 'Appalachian Moose / Plastic Lei' is in the 'Fiber Art Now' Fall 2023 edition. It will be in the 'Texas Quilt Museum', La Grange, Texas. May-August 2024. 51" x 41" 2021.6 $900.00

Below is the back side of the moose, it's a plastic lei, as artificial as the Moose.

 

#1 'Identical Twins' 40.5 x 40.5 Made in 2011. Gifted to Mary Lou Martinez on her 90th birthday, 7/2023. (Washed with new binding) May it be enjoyed for many years to come.

 Side A looks like Side B. 'Identical Twins.' It all started with cleaning out the basement.

#65. 'Japanese Boro / American Patchwork'. 5.2023. 65.25" x 62.25". Silk, synthetic Japanese pieces found at a thrift store, cotton traditional patch work quilt topping. SOLD 10/2023

True to both Japanese and American traditions: I used Japanese fabric to patch over the holes in this tattered traditional American quilt topping. 'Boro' in Japanese means 'raggedy', 'tattered', it also refers to the tradition of patching and repairing clothing; usually with indigo dyed cloth. I wove indigo like blue and white strips on the back, echoing the American quilts design on the front. Patches on the back are exactly placed opposite the Japanese silky patches on the front. Even the binding is pieced together.

 

Magane picked up her "win" from the Unity Temple's auction. 'Marimekko Flowers / Ghosts.'

 

#65. In progress... 'Boroboro'. What is the matter with me?! Only now after two weeks of sewing do I really see it is not working. I need to take out a multitude of machine stitches and then resew them by hand. SOLD 10/2023

 

#64. 'Hapa - Nigerian Scot'. 2023.2. 64" x 66" This is not a woven quilt because it is 2 ply and has no in-between layer "stuffing". My others have 3 or 4 layers, affording 2 presentable different sides. This has identical sides because the fabric themselves are reversible. I call this "identical twins". Wool tartans, cotton African prints. 900.00