<![CDATA[From Edge 2 Edge - Blog]]>Fri, 25 May 2012 06:47:48 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Machine Quilting Unlimited]]>Fri, 04 May 2012 05:37:20 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/05/machine-quilting-unlimited.htmlPicture
May/June 2012
David is featured in this months edition of Machine Quilting Unlimited in the "Noteworthy" section, page 77. He has a whole page for his "Vertigo" quilt that was for the Quilts on the Wall "Bridges" exhibit that debuted in Long Beach. It was very exciting to be contacted by the magazine about including his work.

This months magazine if packed full of interesting articles from portraits in fabric to 3D sculpture work. Lots of great photos of fabulous stitching are also a standard. If you ever struggle with stitch out ideas, this is the magazine for you.

MQU is a great magazine that covers both domestic and long arm quilters and techniques. They have a great website with web extras and they are always looking for quilts to feature. Check them out. Here is the link if you have something you would like to submit. http://mqumag.com/2012/02/we-are-always-looking-for-quilts/
 
The magazine is great to work with, they made the whole process very easy to submit work.  You should be able to find the magazine at a local shop or Barnes and Noble. They are another great art quilt magazine you might want to add to your subscriptions or sign up for their e-newsletter
]]><![CDATA[Hangar Gallery - Santa Monica]]>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:17:23 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/03/hangar-gallery-santa-monica.htmlDavid and I will have one of our collaboration pieces in the Santa Monica Art Studios Hangar Gallery. The piece that David and I submitted is one of three that we created as a set.

Connie Rohman and Karen Rips spent hours poring over the artwork submitted to them. They chose 22 pieces of work to include in the exhibit out of close to 60 that were submitted. They have put together an impressive and cohesive show of the best of contemporary quilts and textiles.

The opening for the show is May 19th from 6pm to 9 pm. so mark your calendar if you are in the area.

Santa Monica Art Studios Hangar Gallery
3026 Airport Ave. Santa Monica, CA 90405.
May 19-June 16, 2012.
Reception Saturday, May 19, 2012 6-9 pm.
Regular hours
Wednesdays-Saturdays noon-6 pm.

Here is a list of the participating artists.

]]><![CDATA[Black and White with a Twist]]>Sat, 17 Mar 2012 21:07:38 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/03/black-and-white-with-a-twist1.htmlDavid and I have turned in our pieces to Quilts on the Wall for the "Black and White with a Twist" exhibit. If our pieces are selected for the exhibit they will debut at the Long Beach show in July. These pieces were created side by side on the design wall.

David enjoyed working in black and white and is planning on a series of quilts highlighting different children's issues. This is his first on hunger. He has three more of the quilts already designed and will be working on one for the Textures show.
]]><![CDATA[Woo Hoo! Computer]]>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:05:52 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/02/woo-hoo-computer.htmlDavid gave me the best Valentine's present ever! A brand spanking new computer. It is love. This is the first new computer in a long time so the improvement over the laptop I was using is amazing. Who would have known back in the "old" days that I would become such a computer geek. I adore technology.

I won't bore you with details but it is everything I wanted it to be. Big hard drive, a decent amount of RAM and faster than the laptop. Now to get everything loaded on it. tested, working and I can start to strip things off the old one. Now I can have everything on one drive and find things. I will be getting used to the new Windows 7 but so far I am liking it. All my older software seems to be liking it too, which is the best thing.

I have the best husband IMHO.
]]><![CDATA[Assemblage Art]]>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:33:03 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/02/assemblage-art.htmlI had so much fun on Saturday playing with glue, epoxy, paint and a bunch of junk. Who knew it was going to be THAT fun.
I took a class at Soft Expressions on Saturday with Richard Freund. If you haven't checked out or tried assemblage or found objects art, you should. It is such a fun thing to do and a new way of thinking about "throw away" objects.

My table top object was made with my base (something that David found while we were in Arizona) and  tons of costume jewelry that David's dad has found at garage sales. The jewelry never looked so good. I had fun taking it all apart and assembling in different ways. I constructed this piece so that is is viewable on all four sides.

Several of the Quilts on the Wall members were also in the class along with other fabulous artists. It was fun to see the bases and applied objects that everyone used for their project. I have a whole new appreciation for decapitated dolls, old shoes, plastic wedding items, rubber snakes, spiders, skulls, skeletons and other ephemera.

Check out Richards website and search other artists who are doing similar work. I expect that working in this medium will spur me onto other areas in my fiber art.
]]><![CDATA[Black and White with a Twist]]>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:40:17 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/02/black-and-white-with-a-twist.htmlDavid and I have gotten to the point where this project is almost done. He finished up some beading on his and I just have to do some color work on mine. The biggest issue with mine is that it seems to have shrunk from the massive stitching and the washing I did to get the "wash out pens" washed out. I used the pillowcase method of finishing it and I did not allow enough extra in my measurements to make up for the shrinkage. The exhibit requirements are:

BLACK AND WHITE WITH A TWIST is a themed exhibit to be shown at the Long Beach International Quilt Festival in July 2012.  The quilts should be 30” wide x 54” long in a portrait format.  The quilt shall be all black and white, with no grayscale, unless it is used as the 10% color.  The “Twist” of color shall not exceed 10% of the total area or the equivalent of a 13” x 13: square, cut up and spread anywhere onto the quilt.

My only option at this point is to try to block it to recover some of the width and length. It is still a great piece. I am very happy with it and will use it for some other exhibit if it doesn't work out for this one. I will be bummed if it is unable to be in this exhibit as I am out of time to do a second piece. Wish me luck and send up some prayers.
]]><![CDATA[This and That....]]>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:23:15 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/02/this-and-that.htmlI cannot believe that a week sped by since David and I visited my family in Arizona. We had a great time and the weather was wonderful. Tubac, as usual, was inspiring and fun. Of course we went to the leather shop that makes the most incredible purses, belts, wallets and other leather products. David purchased two belts. Next year, it is a purse for me. I will start saving now.

Bonita also took us to a local quilt shop, Quilter's Desert Patch, that is in a mobile home. She has an amazing amount of fabric in it. She also has a fabulous eye for selecting fabrics. David and I were not going to purchase any but alas, we could not resist.
If you are any where near the area, it is definitely worth a visit.
Quilters Desert Patch
16121 S Country Club Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629
520-399-2877

Just before we took off on our dash over to AZ, my sewing machine decided to go on the fritz. Seems the timing went out. David dropped it off at Paradise Sewing in Poway (where they have the BEST Pfaff mechanic in my humble opinion) and they had it fixed by the time we got back into town. I sewed on it today for the first time and it is back in tip top condition. I am still in love with my +25 year old machine.

Somewhere along the line I picked up a touch of the "mung". One of those things that you can't really identify as an actual disease but a sore throat for a day and some fatigue lets me know that things are not quite right. Got on the bike today to try to blow it out of my system. I do feel better after the exercise.

My "Black and White with a Twist" quilt for the Quilts on the Wall exhibit is coming along great. I am very happy with the way it is shaping up. It goes back to work with me so I can stare at it and plan my next design feature. David is working on his. If they are selected for the exhibit they will debut at the Long Beach Festival in July. Hope to see you there!
]]><![CDATA[Quilting Arts Magazine]]>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:03:03 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2012/01/quilting-arts-magazine.htmlDavid and I are included in the latest issue (Feb/Mar 2012) of Quilting Arts magazine. We are really excited to make the big time. Pokey Bolton approached us last year at the Long Beach show during the SAQA reception. We had our "Noble Seasons: Winter" quilts with us. Those two quilts and a picture of our "messy" studio are included in the article.

Ellen Seeburger did a fabulous job on the article. We are both very pleased with the write up. Quilting Arts even sent us some additional copies. (Jane LaFazio and Jamie Fingal must have a boat load!) I know David's dad will be very anxious to read the article.

It is fun to hear comments on the article from our friends. Even my sister's art group sent their congrats. They are an extremely talented group and I was happy that they liked it
]]><![CDATA[Busy Week]]>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 07:26:38 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2011/11/busy-week.htmlDavid and I are busy, as I am sure you all are at this time of year. We are trying to get ready for the holidays and also get some projects finished and others started for deadlines next year.

The Textures show has closed and we have our quilts back. The members will be reviewing the input from that at our last formal meeting of the year today. We have one more gathering for a Christmas party but that is just pure fun, no work. We will also be deciding on our challenge topic for next years show. Our "Wings N Things" topic for this year was very well received by the public. There was lots of positive feedback from everyone that attended the opening. I  have not seen the comments from our attendance book yet, but am looking forward to seeing those remarks.

David and I will be working on our "Black and White with a Twist" quilts that will be for next years Quilts on the Wall exhibit. David has his designed, mine is about half done but I have it well defined in my mind what I want to do. David has even started picking fabrics.
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We are now back in the studio! This is a huge relief. I am so happy to be able to walk in there, pick up a project and actually start working on it right then. The new sewing machine cabinet is great. I love the fact that it has the power lift for the machines so we can raise and lower them as needed. We are currently waiting on our custom inserts so that everything will be flush to the surface while sewing.

I am now in the process or starting my savings plan for a new computer. I am in the market for a desktop (a little more bang for the buck) so if anyone has a PC brand that they love please let me know. I am going to try to get one in about 6 months.
]]><![CDATA[New Series]]>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:07:06 -0800http://www.fromedge2edge.com/1/post/2011/11/new-series.htmlNew Coastal quilt series    Picture
David and I had a wonderful time when we were in Morro Bay for a week. It was cool on the coast and mostly overcast, but when we drove inland to do some wine tasting, it was warm and beautiful. Warm, of course, is a relative term. If you have ever been in Arizona, 90 is warm, if you grew up in San Diego, 90 degrees is hot.

We did some sightseeing while we were there, rode our bikes, and visited some of the local galleries and shops. We are not really "beach" people but were inspired while there. It must have been the slower pace of the town and the trees. Because of the wonderful time we had there we have decided to start a new series of art quilts to honor our trip.

We will be calling the series "Coastal Impressions". While in the area, we purchased some wonderful hand dyed ribbons, trims, shells, beach glass, fabric and other items that we will use when creating our pieces. We frame our smaller pieces in a shadow box for easy hanging and display.

Pictured is a preliminary piece that I am working on. I still intend to add some beading, hand stitching, and a few more shells. This is not an actual view where we stayed but an impression of the area from our travels around the bay and the coast.

Forgive the photo, I took this picture as it was hanging on my wall, hence the little "clippie" things at the top and the background.

Let me know what you think. I would love your comments.

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