Journal Quilts 2004 Made for the Journal Quilts exhibit at the  International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas in November 2004.

January No theme this year, except the clean off the top of my worktable idea... So, for January: Dark, Fractured Inside Stolid patient as Stone Net of Silence Discharged, painted, overdyed, commercial cottons.

February Soft, touch me, pet me, cuddle me, wrap me up and keep me warm. Fleecy pile of fluff, clouds in sky. Blue, red white blood covered in soft sadness of the year ahead. Flannels, fleece scraps, red embroidery floss.

March Points  edges  triangles Flowers spring sprung Eostre  Easter Ostara ATC's Cotton Scraps from Bullseye cutting.

April Oval window on scrap confetti party squares rectangles instead of greyed colors, intense non-diluted.

May Soft and intense spring colors movement contained by stitching used greysilver and limegreen alternating. mixture of handdyed and commercial cotton scraps.

June Tree Tree growing green and purple in the summer light blazing yellow sunny background transfer crayons on poly for drawn image.

July Yellow on Yellow. Textures of different yellowish fabrics.  I love the contrasts between the smooth cotton, rough burlap, shiny damask and soft velvet.

August I love the back of this one, black stitching on pale yellow.  Leaf shapes, shady purple yellow august sunlight.

September Garden shapes, ocean waves.  Life green verdant growing swirling combining.  Chuppah making leftovers.

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