August Blog Give Away

Well, this is the last blog give away, sadly the month is almost at an end. Its been a wonderful summer, lots of sunshine, my garden has been so productive and I've certainly enjoyed sharing with you!
This last giveaway is a package of photo printer sheets, one of my favourite brands. I teach at class on using photos on fabric, the description is here: http://susanpm.com/2011/07/15/sheer-illusion/ We have so much fun in this class and its inspiring to see what the students create with their photos.
So, to win this package, tell us what summer pictures you would like to print on the sheets and use in a quilt. The winner will be chosen on Friday!
If you would like to order a package of the sheets, you can go here: http://fabricimagery.com/category/printer-sheets/

Photo Illusion Workshop

I taught at the Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild last weekend and our workshop on Sunday was working with photos, learning how to print onto fabric and put the pictures into a small wall hanging.

We had so much fun!

Deb used the seashore as her inspiration.

Margaret had pictures of ponies in the fields of Wales.

Peonies was Brenda's inspiration.

And Joyce  had lovely Wisteria in her pictures.

Thanks everyone for a great time!

New Work

I've just finished a new quilt that is packed and ready for the postal strike to end! it's heading off to the APWQ show for their travelling exhibit. www.apwq.org
The Pacific West Quilt Show is the premier quilting event in the Pacific Northwest and features quilts from the western Canadian provinces and many of the western states. It runs from August 26-28 and if held in Tacoma Washington.
The theme of the quilt is Spirit of the West and entitled Red Sky at Night. t
The exhibit will travel around the US for two years and then be auctioned off at the Gala Banquet at the APWQ show in August 2013. I used photos of sunsets hand dyed and painted fabrics in a collage format and then did free mtion quilting over top, it measures 24" x 36".  I was inspired by Charlotte Ziebarth and her book Artistic Photo Quilts.