Sunday, May 17, 2015. It will take me a couple days to catch up, but I am finally ready to start. Yesterday morning we took the Chicago Architecture Tour given by the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and it was grand! I took way too many photos to post. And a few of my favorites.

Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Hi I have a new place to blog. Go check it out! Links to this post. Barb Mortell is a textile artist who has been making colourful original quilts for over twenty years. Wednesday, December 17, 2014. Around The World Blog Hop. I was tagged in this blog relay by Colleen Kole. These four questions are being asked all around the bloggy world, and here are my answers of the moment;.

Monday, July 6, 2015. Please follow this link to get to my new blog. In the menu bar at the top of the page. I am still working on setting up the links if you like to subscribe by email or rss feed.

I am an art quilter exploring stories starting with a photograph. Vintage images, family albums and camera phone snapshots documenting my life are my primary subject matter. Every art quilt I make has a rich subtext - a hidden story. Creating allows me, as an artist; to think deeply about my life and celebrate the joy I find everyday.

Donate a Silent Auction piece. Stop by the Comfort Quilt Display at our Show. There continues to be a demand for our Comfort Quilts and those that receive them are very appreciative. Check out the challenge quilts! Finding .

We created the drawing for this piece in the computer and then collaged the text onto the drawing. Click here to read more. 8211; Deb and Kris.

Reliquary by AK SAQA Member Amy Meissner. Is currently being exhibited at the Bunnell Street Arts Center. Here is what Amy has to say about her work. 8220;Slipping fast away, like childhood, like domesticity, like safety beneath the weight of something handmade. 8220;Then I slowly piece myself into it.

Close-up of Bark Marks by Penny Berens. Jennifer Scantlebury-Vienneau has decided to step away from her responsibilities as blog coordinator and regional representative. I will miss her hard work and the somewhat acerbic emails we sometimes exchanged. It was good to have someone with a great sense of humour with whom to share information and decisions.