Together at Last

Here are the hibiscus series quilts hanging together in the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists' "Wild Things" exhibit at Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin.  

I think this is large enough to read if you click on the photo.

This show will end with an artists' reception on April 7, 2013.

Hibiscus 4

The fourth and final in the series (so far).  This one was painted with thickened dyes over a flour resist -- click here to read that post.

I used wool batting and cotton threads.

The beetle is black Misty-fuse under a bit of foil for sparkle -- because you can't get sparkle with dyes.  I used 50 weight cotton Auriful thread for the legs and around its body.

And the back...for Beth and Lynne.




The four quilts will be hung together on Monday at Olbrich Gardens in a show featuring work by Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists.  The show will run through April.  I will go next weekend and photograph the show and then share some of the photos here.

Hibiscus 3

The third in this series is painted with acrylic fabric paints (Setacolors) on cotton fabric.  I used wool batting and several different types of cotton threads.


I used wool batting and cotton threads.  I really like the colors in this one --  this one has the brightest colors and I find that most appealing.

The beetle was painted with metallic Setacolors -- I think I used copper and a bit of silver on the basic black beetle.  

The backside features my specially-dyed thread-boo-boo-camouflage fabric.


I am linking up with Nina-Marie and Off-the-Wall-Fridays... check it out here.

Hibiscus 2

This is the second in the series.  I painted the image with thickened dyes on cotton fabric.  There is a more informative (read: loquacious)  post about the dye-painting here.

I used a wool batt and cotton threads for the quilting. 

The beetle was pretty blah -- you can't get sparkle with dyes -- so I used a bit of black Misty-fuse and some foil to give it that shine.

And the backside.  I mentioned in a previous post (here) that I purchased some inexpensive cotton that's a bit heavier than the stuff I use for most of my dyeing and piecing (and other evil experiments...).   I dyed it especially for hiding stuff on backsides.  Pretty slick, huh?   Bwahahahaha....!

Hibiscus 1 is Finished

Over the next few days I will share photos of the finished Hibiscus series.  They will hang together in a show at Olbrich Gardens, "Wild Thing," beginning next week and through April.

Hibiscus 1 is 16" by 21" and features acrylic inks painted on cotton fabric.  I used cotton threads -- 50w and 40w for quilting.  I used cotton batting and cotton on the back.  The binding is a commercial batik -- a very dark green and black leafy kind of thing.

The Japanese beetle was painted with metallic acrylic inks and accented with black 50w thread.

And for Beth: the backside.  I left the hanger in the photo -- it's an aluminum stick -- about an inch wide and less than 1/4 inch thick so it can be screwed into the wall where it's hung.  Using white fabric on the back was a mistake -- you can see all the little thread nasties.   I debated hitting it with a roller full of paint, but I'm not sure that's such a good idea.  Still thinking about it...

I'm a Winner and a Calendar Girl!

First up: "When Will We Ever Learn: Gulf Coast Summer 2010," AKA "the Pelican quilt" won a third place ribbon today at the Sun Prairie Quilt Show!  

It's the first one for this quilt.  This quilt was part of a show, "Turning Point," by the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin, during January through April of 2011.  It was displayed at the NQA Show in Columbus, Ohio and at the AQS Show in Des Moines, Iowa last year.

And I'm a calendar girl!  "Pieceful Tigers" is in  Quilt Art 2013 for the week of May 6, 2013!  

Turning Point is Up!

Yesterday, we finished hanging the Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists' show, Turning Point, at the Overture Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Here is the blank canvas before we started.  This is Gallery 1 -- on the main floor of the Overture Center.

Here are the pieces all laid out on sheets on the floor.

And the finished show:

I left the photos large -- click on them for a closer view.  I'll probably post more about this with more pictures in the near future.

This show will be on display through April 3, 2011.  There is an opening reception next Friday, January 21, 2011.