Arlinda's Art Quilting

Wow! Since the first of the year I have been quilting up a storm. I need to post some pictures but I'm staying so busy it's hard to do. I finished my niece's quilt (kingsize) which was asian fabrics and my own sillkscreen designs (geishas). It was a huge quilt and by the time I finished quilting it I was thoroughly tired of it. LOL. My niece loves it though. I also have made donation quilts (two so far) and that was fun.

I have also made and quilted and won first place with my quilt for the guild challenge. The challenge this year was to make something from something else. I had three kimonos languishing in my closet that called my name when I heard what the challenge was. I have made a rather large lap quilt from them. It was lots of fun and at times frustrating. It is very heavily quilted and I pieced the background and then added flowers and fans which were machine appliqued on with a satin stitch. Also I made a pieced backing from the leftovers which added to the intensity for me. I was so surprised when I won the challenge that it didn't register for a moment or two.

Now I am in the process of finishing my landscape Autumn's Glory Days for the quilt show in the fall. I have also designed and am helping my daughter make her first quilt. It is a queen size for my nephew who is also a quilter in Kansas City, tattoos and all. Really interesting fabric and I hope she catches the bug so that when I die she won't have a bonfire with my fabric stash.LOL.

Oh, and I am collecting blocks from some members of my guild to make a New Orleans block by block quilt to help the city and St. Bernard parish. With the devastation from this oil spill I'm afraid the situation is just going to get worse. Wish I could get Harry Connick Jr. to add his name to the project. That might help spur quilters on to do the good work.

For now, happy quilting!