War of 1812 Bicentennial Commerative Quilts

This year the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center is celebrating the Bicentenial of the War of 1812 with a Quilt Show.  The main celebration is this weekend but there are plans for a national tour and a book. 

2012 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show

March 17-18
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Seaway Trail Discovery Center
401 W. Main St.
Sackets Harbor, NY 13685

My entry is "Scarlet and Gray" in celebration of The Ohio State University, my alma mater. It was tough to tone down my color choices in an attempt  to work in historic reproduction mode. The pattern was my design. Here it is prior to completion laid out on my studio floor.

 

It's a Floral Thing - Norfolk CT

"Flower Garden"
Mary Lachman - 2012

There is an art exhibit at the  Norfolk Artisans Guild from February 3 - March 31, 2012 at Station Place in Norfolk.  My piece, Flower Garden, will be on exhibit there.   Check out the Artisans Guild on Facebook www.facebook.com/Artisansguild.

The pieced cotton batik base was inspired by the appearance of my scarlet azaleas blooming as the spirea put out fresh almost fluorescent green foliage each spring. The blossom overlay is a fused applique. The machine stitching is intense, something that can be appreciated up close.

I hope to see you at the opening reception, February 5th from 1-3PM.

Be Mine

I am working on my challenge piece for the upcoming show of the Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective and am just about finished. I think it resembles a fancy box of Valentine chocolates (without the calories)!

Under the Sea

This quilt is part of the Bamboo Challenge for  Heritage Quilters of Wallingford. It is also currently on display through January 2012 at the Southbury Public Library as part of the Connecticut Fiber Arts Collective exhibit.

Time Flies

I just finished this small quilt entitled, Time Flies.  It symbolizes the end of summer as seen from the shore of  Lake Erie as the sun sets. I wrote a little poem to go with it:

Time flies-
And the sun sets
On the bike rides, fireflies
Roasted marshmallows
And shooting stars,
As summer ends.

Happy Birthday

This is a postcard I made to celebrate a 10th birthday.

It is made from an assortment of fabric and lace, stitched and fused to double-sided thick fusible interfacing (Peltex). The message and address portion of the card is card stock. The card measures 4"x6" finished and was hand-stamped and mailed at the post office for 44 cents.

Prayer Flag - Changing it Up

We all get stuck in ruts. And I feel my earlier prayer flags have not truly reflected my personality. So here go turning over my leaf. This little series symbolizes new horizons, new possibilities, and changing it up!