new pieces

I finished 2 more 16″ x 20″ pieces.these will go up at Art on Boston next week – through January.

left isWatermelon Picklesright isKeep Knocking . . . and the door will be opened for you

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Surprised By Hope

“Surprised By Hope” by Adriene Buffington(c) 2009ArtQuilt (pieced cotton fabrics on stretched canvas)36″ x 60″

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Surprised By Hope

WOW!I finished my big commission – and Ken and Janet loved it…so do I!

After lots of pondering, I decided to add a golden ring behind the two circles. Probably the most difficult possible construction – but the design was what I wanted.

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almost finished

I am almost finished with this amazing and wonderful piece!

photo above is all sewn together – all 3 feet by 5 feet of it. Setting circles into the background was a challenge!The piecing will be mounted over a stretched canvas, to hang like a painting.

I still want to add one more design element […]

Open Window

My newest piece in the doors and windows series:

Open Window now on display at Art on Boston gallery 24″ x 18″ $160

This piece came together very quickly, in one sewing session – although I had a bunch of the greens and yellows already stripped and sewn.

As I was working on this, […]

Praying for an Open Door – so I made one!

OPEN DOOR 18″ x 24″pieced fabric on stretched canvas

The last in the blue series – for now.

I made the outside border of this for another piece (Entrance, below)– but it was too big. So I had a frame with nothing inside of it. Tried a couple of different things and then the […]

my thoughts on why I do what I do

I was invited to share my ‘creative process’ at the grove last Sunday.

I set up a table and a design wall and brought some examples of my ArtQuilts.

I also tweaked my artist statement a bit, to put on some cards – so here it is:

My ArtQuilts are like families […]

someone liked my berry pickles!

Not sure why I want to make a new blog – I really would rather do something more creative than be on the computer.But I have been making lots of new things – some art quilts, some hats, some other stuff – and I thought if I started to blog and show off what I […]