tangerine dream

tangerine pattern, @2012, Paula Kovarik

My good friend Leigh Ann brought me some beautiful tangerine colored linen napkins to play with. I am officially calling her my muse now. This pattern was fun to work with. The little dots of acid green fill helps enliven the piece. I think I will let the thread ends remain. I used some wool batting with a higher than normal loft. It is very cushy and soft. Not sure I would use that loft for a larger piece though, it seems to billow where billowing could cause problems like in those tight turnaround spaces in this pattern.

heart study

@2012, Paula KovarikLast night's work on the heart quilt yielded this result. I am reallly liking the extra dimension the fill stitching adds.

tracks and trails

tracks, Paula Kovarik

Working on a piece that seems to defy any attempt at completion. I have removed stitching 3 times over. Now what is more interesting to me is the fact that those old stitches have left trails to follow, aging the fabric, wounding it. Might have to do more of that to make the message clear here.

Looking for love stage 2

Isn't it funny that even though there were a couple of saints named Valentine, neither of them have been positively linked to romance? 

Here is my second attempt to craft the image that keeps recurring in my head...a maze-like search for love in all it's forms. I may add a border to it. 

Looking for Love, ©2012, Paula Kovarik

Quilt National moves to San Jose California

For those of you on the west coast the Quilt National traveling exhibit is opening tomorrow at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. The exhibit includes my Global Warming quilt and has some exquisite examples of quilts as art pieces. Take the opportunity to see it for yourself.

Global Warming, the great unraveling. ©2010, Paula Kovarik