The Painted Bench

Time for a new look on my front porch. Decided the dark green bench would look more alive if I painted it the color of the geraniums in the pot, so I did! Love it, adds a lot of spark to the porch.

Chris

Mothers and Sons

Today I made this piece, the figures are made with watercolor pencils.

This was a fun technique which I expect to use again. The piece measures about a foot square. It is not quilted yet.

Chris

Quilt Books for Sale

Time to reduce some of my inventory of books. All of these are in like new condition. Price includes shipping. This will be first come, first served.
Email me at fpredd@comcast.net. Thanks.

Round Two: Log Cabin in the Round Designs 9.00 (80 pages)
Toppers: Patterns for quilts for back of couches and over pillows, many
seasonal. 11.00 (79 pages)
Flower Garden Quilts: 12 applique patterns 6.50 (48 pages)
The Easy Art of Applique: Techniques for hand, machine, and fusible
applique and patterns. 7.50 (63 pages)
Bittersweet Threads: Many folkart wool quilt projects 9.00 (44 pages)
Sunbonnet Sue by Ellen Burns 7.50 (48 pages)
Quilts from the Heartland 13 traditional patterns 10.00 (90 pages)

Escape

Here's my May Art Quilt for the SAQA group. It's called Escape. I had the circles left over from another project, and then embellished with heavy gold thread circles, by filling the bobbin with the thread and sewing from the wrong side of the piece. The circles seem to be coming out from under the left side batik, hence the name escape. One circle has already made it to freedom! The piece is one foot square.

Spring on Anna Maria Island

Couldn't resist making this piece to reflect all the wonderful colors of spring on Anna Maria Island. Flowering oleander, bougainvilla,plummeria, hibiscus, and many other shrubs and trees are everywhere! This piece gives a sense of the sights of all that color and the bright green foliage too. Chris