Hen House Studio: September 2010

QUILT EXPO

Last week I went to Quilt Expo in Portland. They had a car like mine with this on it.....

This picture is for my husband.......he loves to fly!!!

And this quilt was AMAZING.......

Here are some close up pictures

MY JANET BOLTON

I am finally finished...

Janet's words of wisdom...keep it simple, add details with your stitches, play with your fabric!!!

MORE JANET BOLTON

Here are some other students work.....

This on says,
I must have flowers.....always, always

Janet suggests your first picture be flowers or birds, so I chose chickens. At the finish of class we all laid them on a table and looked at each persons work. I felt my stuck out like a sore thumb...to perfect. I need to loosen up and throw out all I have learned about appliqueing a perfect square and circle...let it be simple, loose and more like folk art.

Janet looked at my piece and added two things.....can you see them?

The red dots make the picture sing!!!

JANET BOLTON DAY 2

Day 2 with Janet was fabulous...she walked in and showed us how to start a picture of flowers

Here she is working on the picture...

And now it's done....it took her about 20 minutes,

she calls this play time.

If you notice she started with a different fabric for the pot and changed it....making the picture just right. Janet has an incredible eye for color and design. It was so fun watching her play.

JANET BOLTON DAY 1

What a gift to take a class from Janet Bolton!! She is charming, witty, soft spoken and just a real treat to be with. I asked her if she knew about Jean Wells of the Stitchin' Post which she sheepishly shook her head "no", but replied she was a "picture maker" not a quilter. Our first day of class we made the background and frame for our picture. Here's mine....and that's me with Janet.