Stitched Imagery Workshop

Just finished these two stitched watercolor paintings, inspired by a workshop by Kelli Perkins!  She is awesome!  I plan to print these on fabric and create something unique with them....I have participated in the "STITCHED" online workshops and they are amazing.
http://almastoller.blogspot.com/p/register-stitched-workshops-2012.html    Go here for more info!

Birdhouse Stitchery ..copyright Karin P. Husty 2012



Chair Stitchery  copyright Karin P. Husty 2012

Surface Design Class with Kerr Grabowski

another favorite piece of mine

 What a fabulous time I had at the class!  Kerr Grabowski was awesome!  If you haven't experienced the "John Campbell Folk School"  do yourself a favor and go for a week! 

fabric on line two of my pieces in yellow

classroom view from my table bottom left

decontructed screen printing.....one of my favorite pieces

Twin Grandaughters 3 months old

Kissing these cheekies is what i like best!
Evelyn on left and Karina on right!

FALL has arrived!

My favorite time of the year!  Just got back from a week at the John Campbell Folkart School....fabulous surface design course with Kerr Grabowski!  Will post some pics soon.

In the meantime, this is a photo of Lake Weiss, AL...a client I am doing a commission piece of artwork for the Hyatt's, they are building a "Southern Living Home"  on the Lake and I am just thrilled to be doing a large special commission painting for these folks!

Evelyn and Karina 2 days Old

Grand Twins Arrived on 7.11

My beautiful daughter and her twins!  Welcome Karina and Evelyn! 

 

Gifts for my TO BE twin Grandgirls

 Karina and Evelyn!  They are scheduled to arrive on July 11, 2011.  However, I have a feeling they will be coming a bit earlier.  We will see.  The family is so excited!  We haven't had any twins in our family that anyone can remember...these are natural twins.

My daughter, Carolann and I chose "Giddy" line of fabric and it is just sweet!  For Karina, I leaned more towards the turquoise and Evelyn the cherry pink.  Evelyn's was first and boy oh boy all those Y seams drove me about batty!   So i went with the Hearts for Karina.....I designed them both using Malka Dubrawsky's pattern for Evelyns and Black Mountain Quilts pattern for Karina for inspirations. The names were a challenge....I appliqued the by machine...phew...lots of curves!  Using the left over fabric, I made the retro stuff animals, bibs, and pillows. Needless to say, Carolann was thrilled.  I am really pleased on the results :)  I am sure I will be making many more fun things for the girls! 

Civil War Block TWO

And...here is Block Two...sooooo many half square triangle!  and had to make Four of these blocks...phew....

And this is Modern Block Two! 

Civil War Chronicals Block of the Month

So I decided to do the Civil War Chronicals block of the month in 2011.  Its a beautiful King size quilt made with gorgeous reproduction fabric.  I love my Modern fabric, but there is just something about the repo fabric that tweeks my interest...of times gone by and the early american quilters who did everything by hand.  I am just sayin!  So i have embarked and here is block one completed along with a Modern Block one...i plan to post every block. 

My King Bed Quilt

Wahoooo!  Layered and Pinned!  Ready to quilt....seems as though it took forever.  King quilts are difficult to manuver and require physical stretching, crawling around on your hand and knees.  But oh my when they get to this stage it is soooo worth it.  I can envision it on my bed already :)  Now I plan to call a friend who has a long arm and do it myself!  I was going to pay for it to be quilted...but I can't bring myself to do it.  I want to do it ALL!  I am happy with my fabric choices and have some fabric left over for shams, decorative pillows, and pillow cases.