How many quilters among us?

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Originally Posted by jillm

I'm in!
I've only completed 1 full size, and 2 little wall hangings. Just started 2 years ago, using batik scraps I'd been saving for 10 or so years. ( I'm an artist/craftsperson, I batik clothing and material which I then sew into pillows or scarves. So 10 years of scrap batik accumulation!) Here's the 1st one I made, not a great picture, http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/...c460fb.jpg?v=0

And this one is just a little wall hanging
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3213/...fbb98c.jpg?v=0

I was working on the first one during an art show, and a "real" quilter stopped to check it out. I told her I didn't really know what I was doing and she said, "That's the great thing about art quilts, there are no rules!"

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WHOA! You've got the gift baby! I love how you are working with large scale batik patterns here. These are incredible. YOU, my quiliting friend, need to continue, and show your work!

I'm a quilter, who is generally more of a dreamer unless the quilt has a deadline and destination (wedding, baby) I joined my local guild, and have fun with the ladies, but often my mouth yakking away gets in the way of my machine. How does that happen???? I currently have six projects going, none anywhere near completion. None of them have an expiration date!
I also dabble in knitting, crochet, and any other type of craft other than sculpting. I just don't have the supplies for that yet!

Iggy, will you be my girlfriend? Geez! Thanks for your words! Thank you! For me, the quilting is definitely about the batik. But that's what I do (www.hooeybatiks.com) I batik for a living. The quilting is a whole new aspect that I'm glad I've discovered.

Here's one I'm working on right now. Bad photo, but you get an idea.http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_srXK2caA8R...and+fausto.jpg

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Originally Posted by jillm

But that's what I do (www.hooeybatiks.com) I batik for a living. The quilting is a whole new aspect that I'm glad I've discovered.

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Wow! You make your own batiks?? That is very cool! :)

I'd love to learn a few details about what you do: Where/how did you learn to do this? What kind of work space do you have? What types of dyes do you use?

This is fascinating! :)

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Originally Posted by JaneE

Wow! You make your own batiks?? That is very cool! :)

I'd love to learn a few details about what you do: Where/how did you learn to do this? What kind of work space do you have? What types of dyes do you use?

This is fascinating! :)

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Yep. It's a LOT of fun.

Where how - In school (u of illinois) I took an art class, "recreational arts and crafts", like camp crafts. It was a sampler of all sorts of crafty little things and there was a two day session of batik and tie dye. And after that, I never stopped batiking! That was almost 20 years ago. I'm able to make a living (poor but happy!) doing art fairs and selling a few things on line (etsy.com).

Space - Basement. Luckily it's got a lot of windows and good light for a basement.

Dye - Fiber reactive Procion dye from Dharma Trading co. Dharma has everything for fiber artists! Clothing, fabric, dye, tjantings, wax.

It's a lot of fun. If you have space to make a mess you should give it a try!