Welcome to Mountaintop Quilting Studio

This is where you find me exploring a variety of creative adventures mostly about but not limited to quilting. I'm a firm believer that one increases their creativity by being open to and playing with a variety of cretative endeavors ... at least that my excuse for today. Enjoy your sourjourn through my studio playroom. May you find encouragement and inspiration, and on occassion, a little pin-prick that may be thought-provoking or spark your imagination. Thank you for stopping by.

Ooooooh ... the weather outside is ... melting ...

Now that song will be stuck in your head all day, won't it. But we can't deny it ... it's melting and thawing and melting and thawing and every day there is a little less snow and the icicles are a little ...

I thought I might take today to share some of the great tips I've stumbled upon while out in the cyber quilting world lately. After all, that's part of the legacy and heritage of being in this wonderful community called "quilters." Sharing the latest tip; sharing a new ...

Did you go read the article by Matt Gartland I posted yesterday? I was so taken with this sculpture. Usually I am not that excited about sculptures but this one really spoke to me ... the beauty and the passion ... the emotions it evokes. Chalk it up to the spirit of ...

The binding is finished ... almost ready to mark this one off the UFO list. Two things are left to do first: 

• add the little bee buttons ...or ... use the patch as shown in the photo. (Which do you think I should use?) 
• I'd like to add some journaling in ...

Not much time for blogging this week as you can see. Sandwiched in between snow storms and shoveling duties, I was pretty focused on the projects in the studio.

I started the week with babysitting joy in Boston, but when I came back to the Berkshires I was ready to ...

This last July at our retreat in Sisters Ruth Bass was our fearless leader as we played with some of her artbox supplies. The concept: Stitch It Then Paint it. If you've been following along for any length of time you will have read several different posts and had ...

 JOURNAL QUILT GROUP MARCH 2009: Our prompt was the word "dance" and our challenge was to use printing on fabric in some way  in the block or challenge fabric. And thus began my journey exploring and experimenting with techniques. I knew what I wanted to do; I knew what I ...

Looking for .... An easy way to add images to your art quilts ..An easy way to add printed text to your art quilts ...

Here's what you need:

• Goldens Matte Medium
• Brayer
• Wide paint brush (nothing fancy or expensive … sponge brush works well, too)
• Image on an ink jet transparency ...

Hmmmm ... what is this?

Hmmmm ... what could the material be?

Hmmmm ... where would I be most likely to see something like this?

Hmmmm ... very inspiring ... how could I use this in my quilting art?

Hmmmm ... I want to reach out touch this texture.

Hmmmm ... who knew there could be so ...

... and speaking of books, how about this funny video about the "new technology" of the Middle Ages - the invention of the book and the need for a little on-site tech help.

This week I've been experimenting and testing my options for surface design with my art quilt called Ostinato ...

Playing with the clam shell design and a small wall-hanging, this is the stitch-out inspired by Symphony Hall in Boston.

And look at these fun buttons I found to use as embellishment. At first I was thinking to use a variety of interesting metal buttons, and then I discovered the ...