Cathy, Congratulations on your blue ribbon! You have been busy....
I was in Cuba for 3 weeks in April. For Americans this is unusual, as we are not allowed to go unless we have permission from the US Treasury and go with an approved "people to people" group. We had a wonderful time, learned a lot and enjoyed the Cuban people. We went to the studio of Martha Jimenez in Camaguey. She is known internationally for her sculptures, paintings and etc. This is a big deal as most Cubans are not allowed to leave Cuba... expect to go to Russia. In any case, look at the little piece of art I was able to buy. I love it and loved meeting Martha. She signed the back of my art piece. It's 4" x 6". Martha's mother used to sew when she was a child and sewing machines are in a lot of her work.
Since we've been back I've been working on a 3' x3' quilt barn picture. I am turning our shed into a quilt barn! I had a friend design the center block, I enlarged it and traced it onto the wood "block". Then I painted it all by hand. It was fun to do.
And I have been working on my kimono quilt. I have a couple more ideas to work out. One is to use the black dupioni silk and make a woven background. The silk has a clear nap, so I think it will be an interesting texture for the background. I plan to use the stabilizer on the back, cut the strips, weave it together and then sew down the raw edges. Do any of you have any hints on this? And of course, I will be finishing up the bottom half of the kimono before applying it to the woven background. This is what I have so far.
Hope all is well with each of you! It's raining today, but it's been in the 70s-80s all week!
Geneva
PS. I have no idea why the pictures are messed up! They are straight on my computer!