Day 222 Classic Calico

"Classic Calico" is a quilted bag, 11" x 13" x 3, lined with pockets and a 42" shoulder strap.

Day 221 Razorback Sucker

"Razorback Sucker" is part of my Colorado endangered species series. It is 12" tall by 30" across, pieced, appliqued, embellished with yarns and a glass eye, painted and quilted.

Day 220 Earth Bag Shopper

"Earth Bag Shopper" is 14" tall by 18" across and 4" deep (big!) shopping bag with outer pockets and inner pockets and 22" decorated straps. I used earth-tone tapestries, corduroys and buttons. Great for carrying the essentials (keys and cellphone) while you do your shopping.

Day 219 Quilted Quail

"Quilted Quail" is a 17" x 17" pieced quail that is now in Jan Gustafson's home :) It is heavily embellished with yarns, straw and beads... the quail is pieced and appliqued, using wire, feathers, beads and fabrics, it is quilted (of course) and framed with a fabric border.

Day 218 Dragonfly Velvet Beads

"Dragonfly Velvet Beads" is a handbag, 11" x 16" x 3" deep, lined with pockets, magnetic snap closure, lots of glass and polymer beads (handmade), embellished, appliqued, with 20" woven handles.

Day 217 Queen of the Sea

"Queen of the Sea" is a multi-paneled and multi-leveled wall hanging. It is hung on an acrylic dowel, with the different layers held together with fishing wire (appropriate, eh?)
The Queen is pieced with a polymer clay face, yarn and beads in her hair and a shell necklace. Her torso is made from a cotton knitted sweater, and her bottom is satin scales (made one by one and pieced together). Her tail fin is Guatemalan woven fabric, the background is scrunched to produce a water/wave effect. Beads, shells, yarns and embellishments adorn the pieces. There is a dolphin, a barracuda, a squid and a "fancy" fish accompanying the Queen.

Day 216 Plate Tectonics

After being gone for 3 months due to illness....I'M BACK.... so, here is my reinstatement of daily blog...."Plate Tectonics"...a piece where I used several techniques for crumpling, folding, waving, and crashing fabric together the way plates of land crash into each other.