Holiday Galleria Part 1

Early in December I participated in the Holiday Galleria at Crossroads Art Center.  Although somewhat disappointing in terms of sales, it was a great opportunity to spend time with other artists -- and also get some work done.  I had been procrastinating badly for a while but with the show coming up I had to make myself get these pieces done.

The first thing I did was a series of quilted hearts.  I made the quilted fabric by cutting strips of several different widths from red, pink, and gold fabrics, mixing up the different colors, then stitching the strips together end to end.  This resulted in a few very, very long strips.  Then I stitched the strips to batting, alternating widths and colors.  Once that was done I machine quilted the entire piece heavily, using many colors and fibers.

Here's a shot of the back of the piece--I love the way the stitching looks.

Once the quilted fabric was finished, the rest was easy!  Next step -- cutting out hearts.

I didn't plan this, but love how the red shoes go with the hearts!

Finally, the finished stitched and stuffed hearts on my table at the show.