Rolling Hills and Farms

 
This is the third and last post in reference to the Wisconsin trip, but I just had to share the picture-postcard views of the rolling hills and old family farms in both Wisconsin and Eastern Iowa, along the Mississippi River. More quilts!!!
 

 

 

 

 

Grotto

 
As I mentioned on the Towns Along the Mississippi, we drive into lots of little towns just to see what we can see. So we stumbled upon this Grotto at the Holy Ghost church in Dickeyville, Wisconsin. It was built by Father Mathias Wernerus between 1925 and 1931. In reading a brochure I [...]

Towns Along the Mississippi

 
Just got home from another boat buying trip; this time to Wisconsin. We visited towns along the Mississippi River both going and coming and driving back and forth across the river. It seems that most men, when they travel by car, like to get in, and go with out stopping. Not Harry the Architect. He [...]

Courtney Makes A Quilt

 
My latest project has been to help my 13 year old neighbor, Courtney, make a quilt from her old T-shirts as a 4H project. Following are the steps to her blue ribbon winner at the Fair.
 
                         
                     
 
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Home On The Lake

 

 
When I first started this blog, I thought it was going to be about art quilts, but it seems to be more of a journal about my own little world. I guess that’s o.k. ‘cause it seems to me that everything I do or the way I live affects my art. Nancy wants to know [...]

Experimental Drawing

 
Pamdora asked if I was going to post any of my drawing from the SDA workshop that I took entitled EXPERIMENTAL DRAWING with Lori Glessner. It was a real push and I’m not sure that I “got” it, but it’s beginning to come together now that I’m home and relaxed.
 
                   
 
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Surface Design Association Conference

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I’m just home from the SDA conference in Kansas City. I took a workshop from Lori Glessner, entitled Experimental Drawing. It was a real push, but fun.
There was so much going on – workshops, demos, lectures, exhibits. Thursday night was the opening of the members show. 212 pieces, each measuring 52″ x 18″, were hung [...]