New T-shirt Quilt

Here's the most recent t-shirt quilt I just finished. Decided to keep it simple since the shirts had so much on them. The individual is a "graphic novel" fan so went with blue and red as they are the colors of many a superhero!!

Brazenly Radiant Art (BRA) Fundraiser!

Once again I'm participating in the Atlanta 2-Day walk for breast cancer. In 2008, I did an art fundraiser that helped me raise the necessary $1000! I'm once again putting art up for donations. These mixed media needlecases measure 4.5" tall by 3.25" wide. They have a wrap closure with 4 pages of felt to hold your needles. Each of these is available for a $15 donation to the Atlanta 2-Day. Please email Kristin at fiberonawhim@yahoo.com with the name of the needlecase you'd like. I will then send you the link to make the donation and once made I'll mail it out via first class mail!

Flower Garden (Acquired)

Dream (Aquired)

Adore (Orange)

Bliss (Orange)

Hope (Acquired)

Soar (Green)

Bliss (green)

Hope (Green)

Love (pink)

Angel (pink)

Dream (Pink)

Giggle (pink)

Brown Needlecase

Tree Needlecase

Prep Work for Make It University- Chicago

Well we are little less than a week away from International Quilt Festival in Chicago. We are furiously working away at prepping our 125 total kits for Make It University. This is how our table looked just a few short hours ago. Most of it has now been bagged up and finished. We just have a few more things to gather together and we are ready!! I don't think we've ever been this ahead of the game. Hmmmmmmm..............now to put together our Open Studios work!!!

My 12 Connected Challenge Piece for "Color" theme; Punk-a-Doodle Color Book

My work is usually done in bold saturated colors, therefore when the theme of this challenge, "color" was announced my mind instantly went to an idea I'd been mulling over. A color book for and of my grandson using Transfer Artist Paper (TAP) by Lesley Riley. Ever since finding out you could use various art materials to color the transfer paper, I have wanted to "experiment".
To simplify things I decided to turn my photographs of "Punk-a-Doodle" into line drawings. There was only one problem....I didn't know how, which meant learning a new process in Photoshop Elements....not always as easy as I'd like it to be. Then I also needed to experiment with a variety of art materials to see which would give me the look and/or depth of colors I wanted. The page on the left was done with watersoluble oil pastels, I love how it looks like an old coloring book page. For the page on the right I wanted the colors to be more vibrant, that was achieved by using Crayola Sketching bright colored markers.

The only problem for me was the rough, blotchy effect the watersoluble oil pastels....as I sat staring at the colored transfer paper the "lightbulb" went off, why not even out the strokes with a damp paint brush. It worked just as I hoped it would .

The cover needed to be a bright yellow, like the color books of my childhood...at least that is my recollection. Below the piece is shown flat, however it does fold nicely (as shown at the beginning of this entry) and that is how it will be used. I placed staples along the binding with the plan of adding more pages. It even has it's own barcode just like the other books in Grandma and Kristins' shop, where he has always helped out.

When I began working on this he began planning, so "we" will choose 4 additional photographs, alter them and let him apply the color. Hopefully it will become a special keepsake to remember his Grandma by.

Another T-shirt Quilt Done

Here are some photos of the most recent t-shirt quilt completed. I'm really pleased with the colors and how this turned out. Not the best lighting for taking pics but it's all the time I had.



I like doing them two-sided so that way the person can have more shirts included and it can change up depending on the mood of the person.

Quilt Show by the Sea Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Here's a picture of our booth!!


Our new collapsible shelves!


The vintage buttons we just introduced.



A cool tree just outside of the auditorium.

Chicago Make It University Schedule

The schedule of Make It University classes just came out. If you are planning on attending IQF Chicago April 15-18 check out the MIU section. We are teaching 5 of the hour long projects. You will put your name in a lottery for the classes you want and if you are called you pay $10. This gets you everything you need to complete the project. Here are the projects:

Mixed Media Needlecase by Kristin Rodriguez

Taught: April 15 from 6-7P

April 18 from 1:30-2:30P

You will use fabric, papers, and fusible web to create a one-of-a-kind needlecase.

What's In Your Closet by Kristin Rodriguez

Taught April 16 3-4P

You will have various laces and papers to create a mixed media canvas.

Lutradur Postcard by Janelle Girod

Taught: April 16 from 6-7P
You will use handpainted lutradur/batting to create a postcard. Then learn several embroidery stitches to further embellish it.

Vintage Domino Necklace by Janelle Girod

Taught: April 17 from 4:15-5:15PM

You will learn how to take a domino and attach pictures and other items to create a unique necklace. This pic shows a Santa but there will be a variety of pictures offered.

Let's make MIU a raging success yet again at the Chicago show. This is our first time vending in Chicago and we want it to be memorable!