Windy City #2 (4″x 6″) by Laura Wasilowski
Windy City #2 is finished and ready to ship off to Wish Upon a Card. The next time I’ll see it will be in Sisters, OR. From July 3 – 7 I’m teaching 5 different workshops at Quilter’s Affair.
My return to Sisters will be a grand reunion. Not only will I see this little quilt framed and ready for auction but many friends attend the event too. (They will not be framed.) Good times!
The stitching on my little house quilt is racing right along. And that’s good because the deadline for its donation to Wish Upon a Card is coming up soon. Never let it be said that I am a procrastinator. OK, you can say it. Because it’s true.
You’ll recognize many of the embroidery stitches I’m using from my Thread-u-cation Tutorials. I’m especially liking the Fly Stitch around the pinked edge of the tree. A few more stitches and Windy City #2 will be finished and off to Sisters, OR.
One of the many activities at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, OR is the opportunity to bid on art work by donors for Wish Upon a Card. Here is the start of my donation quilt for this year, Windy City #2.
Each year I try to come up with a different name for my house quilts. And since I live near Chicago, Windy City seemed like the perfect name for a new series. This is a small piece (4″ x 6″) made with fused fabrics and hand embroidered. Soon it will be finished and off to the framers. Next time I see it will be in Sisters!
Bird on a Branch #5 by Laura Wasilowski
Today I’m teaching at the Quilter’s Affair Show in Sisters, OR. You may know this venue as the little town that puts on a huge one-day outdoor quilt exhibit. It draws thousands of visitors.
One of the many activities at the show is the opportunity to bid on art work by donors for Wish Upon a Card. (Click on this link for a really neat slide show of the all the artwork in the auction.) My donation this year, Bird on a Branch #5, measures 4″ x 6″ and is made of silk fabrics and hand stitched. Loved making it, love that it’s helping out someone in need, and love that it will go to a good home.
Bird on a Branch #5 by Laura Wasilowski
Have you attended the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, OR? I’ll be teaching out there in July when the entire town puts on a one-day outdoor exhibit of quilts. It’s a delightful setting!
One of the many activities at the show is the opportunity to bid on art work by donors for Wish Upon a Card. This is my donation this year. Bird on a Branch #5 measures 4″ x 6″ and is made of silk fabrics and hand stitched.
I have a fondness for tools. To me a good tool is like a trusty helpmate, a non-critical colleague who aids and supports me. At age nine I joined a 4-H sewing club. One of my first purchases was red tomato pincushion. It was so delightfully bright and cheerful!
I also have a fondness for a cause. That’s why I’m 1 of 100 artists donating this small piece of artwork to the Fiberart for a Cause fundraiser. Please check it out and make your donation today, February 4. You may win this cheery tomato pincushion quilt!