More quilts

Most of this batch of quilts (except the bottom one) were made using the disappearing nine patch method.

Quilts for my grandchildren

For Jenelle who loves color and nature

For Nicole (she likes a band called Gears)

For Nate who is a patriotic dude

For Ben who has a blue room

For Matt who picked out the red, yellow and blue color scheme

When our youngest grandchild, Max, was born, I made him a quilt or two while relearning how to sew. These are the quilts for the rest of our grandchildren. Next up, quilts for two great grand daughters, but first I need finish another set of quilts and then get back to painting for a while.

LAKE MICHIGAN SUITE

AFTER THE STORM

ALONG M110

BIRCHES BY THE BAY

BIRCHES ON THE SHORE

DAFFODILS ON THE SHORE

FANTASY SUNSET

LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE

MOONLIT LAKE

PATH TO THE BEACH

ROLLING WAVE

VIEW FROM THE BEACH

I've been working on this series all winter and  I'm delighted to be able to show them at Salt of the Earth restaurant in Fennville in conjunction with Fernwood 1891, the gallery down Fennville's Main Street which represents my work.

T-shirt quilt

This is a T-shirt quilt I made for my grand daughter Rachel from her high school T-shirts.

I've now made quilts for each of my sisters and each of my children (except one- still thinking about yours, Lizz). My grandson Max has a quilt or two and this is Rachel's- only five grandchildren to go. Those won't all be T-shirt quilts. I need to consult with them about preferences.

Bird quilts

I made these with my sisters in mind. They each have a bird quilt and so do I.

Quilts, quilts and more quilts

These are recent small quilts made with scraps.

EMERGING STAR 1 Revisited

EMERGING STAR 1 Revisited © 2015, Virginia Wieringa, virginiawieringa.com

banner of EMERGING STAR 3

40" x 80" reproduction on fabric of  EMERGING STAR 3

A church called to suggest a banner from Emerging Star 3 and after learning some new tricks on Photoshop and working with a great sign company, this is the result. I am pleased with it and so is St Elizabeth Seton in the Chicago area.

My September art opportunities

EMBEDDED PRAYER

This piece is included in the Calvin show this fall "50 Alumni in 50 Years"

STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN
This work is included in the fall Celebration show at First United Methodist Church in downtown GR this fall.

EMERGING STAR 3

This image from my series of Advent Starry Night paintings is being printed onto a large banner. I've never done this process, so I'm excited to see the results!

Another disappearing nine patch

This lap quilt is for my son Tom.

Two more Brocante quilts

These brocante pattenrs alternate with nine patch blocks. The top lap quilt is for my son Steve. The one on the bottom is for my friend, Kattie. The bottom one incorporates four friendship stars and a North Star in the center along with the nine patch blocks.

ENIGMAS & MYSTERIES 2015

This is a presentation I did at our church. It's a PowerPoint presentation. Click on the link:

ENIGMAS & MYSTERIES 2015

It moves rather quickly, but you can click on the bottom of the screen to see the progress and stop and start it with the Play/Pause button on the bottom left so you can read the text. I hope you enjoy it. 

CELESTIAL TIMING  #4

Brocante quilt

This pattern is called Brocante. I love the illusion that the  diagonal square goes behind the sunflower material. I want to do this pattern again with a more limited pallette. This lap quilt is for my daughter Angie.

Quilt repair

I'm repairing an old quilt. Above is one edge before and after the repair. The idea is to not do anything that can't be undone, so I'm sewing new cloth on top of the old. I'm doing it by hand, since the whole quilt is hand made. I see some other places where the quilt has been repaired in the past. I wonder about the maker of the quilt and the people who used it. Obviously, it was a well loved and well used item.

This is the edge before the repair.

During the repair.

After

Batik triangles

I made two of these for two of my favorite Saras.