Name Crazy Quilt Class Sampler Medium Fabric, silk ribbon, embroidery floss, pearle cotton, beads, charms Description This crazy quilt journal page is part of a 2014 and beyond series that will in part be a story of my life and of my art work.  It was created in Kathy Shaw’s compulsory ‘basic’ crazy quilt class. Check out her website at http://www.shawkl.com/The only parameter I am trying to adhere to is size. The series may...

This jacket is a favorite and I love wearing it!  The initial ‘fabric’ was created in a ‘stack and whack’ workshop at Quilt Canada in Ottawa previously and incorporates four batiks.  I created a jacket pattern (my design) and determined that I would use black fabric as a foil for the patterned fabrics.  Once the surface was pieced it was layered with a light batting and the jacket is lined with another batik.  Each...

 Name Crochet and Bead Necklace Description This necklace was another of my bead and crochet experiments.  I love wearing this in the hot weather.  It doesn’t irritate the way metal and beads do when the humidity is high. Size Approximately 24″ or 51 cm plus 3 in or 7 cm pendant and closure. Status In the artist’s collection.

  Name Crochet and Bead Bracelet Description While visiting the North Ranch Escapees Park near Congress, AZ, Cathy, a friend and one of the sparkplugs behind the North Ranch Beaders group, challenged me to experiment with combining beads and crochet.  For this bracelet, and later a necklace, I used pearl cotton from my stash and some beads that I knew I wouldn’t otherwise use (because I didn’t know what I would end up with) and...

Name Beaded Cabochon Necklace 1 Description While in Quartzsite I picked up several pieces that I thought would make a good base for beaded cabochons.  This fused-glass one is the first one I have completed,  I love the vibrant colours.  I left the back of the cabochon exposed so that the glass could catch the light from time to time.  A coordinated bead chain was created for this piece. Size Approximately 23″ or 58 cm plus 3 in or 7 cm...

Name Bead Necklace 3 – Netted Beads Description While surfing the net one fine August day, I spotted a Bead-Along challenge on the Bead Daily website and loved the pattern they had chosen for the challenge.  Sorting through my stash I found some chips that provided a very textured surface in the finished piece.  Many of the other participants chose to use more ‘sparkly’ or traditional beads but I decided to stay with my...

  Name Bead Necklace 4 – Polyclay Beads Description This is one of the pieces that I created while at North Ranch, the Arizona Escapees Park near Congress. The gals there were very much a part of my entry into the world of beading One Saturday I was introduced to making beads with polyclay by a sub-group of the beading group.  I’m hooked!  One of the participants gave me a piece of a cane she had previously made and that was...

  Name Bead Bracelet 9 Description This is one of a series of bracelets that I created while at North Ranch, the Arizona Escapees Park near Congress. The gals there were very much a part of my entry into the world of beading. Each was based on a ‘beginner’ pattern provided to me, and then embellished or reworked to make it more ‘my own’. I’m not known for being a great ‘pattern follower’! I loved...

  Name Bead Bracelet 8 Description This is one of a series of bracelets that I created while at North Ranch, the Arizona Escapees Park near Congress. The gals there were very much a part of my entry into the world of beading. Each was based on a ‘beginner’ pattern provided to me, and then embellished or reworked to make it more ‘my own’. I’m not known for being a great ‘pattern follower’! This...

Name Bead Bracelet 7 Description This is one of a series of bracelets that I created while at North Ranch, the Arizona Escapees Park near Congress. The gals there were very much a part of my entry into the world of beading. Each was based on a ‘beginner’ pattern provided to me, and then embellished or reworked to make it more ‘my own’. I’m not known for being a great ‘pattern follower’! This group of...