This is Harvey, a.k.a. Mr Growly Pants. He’s our daughter’s little guy and he’s sweet as he can be, until you wake him up from his nap, in which case he growls like a pit bull. His tongue always hangs out like this.
Author Archives: Deniece
“God’s Primordial Soup”
“God’s Primordial Soup” began as an alcohol ink painting I created on Yupo paper. I loved the familiar, but somewhat “otherworldly” feel of it, the intensity of the colors, and the overall composition. I decided to make a quilt out of it. I had my husband photograph my painting and had it printed onto fabric. Then I appliqued fabrics to that base layer and quilted it with free-motion zigzag and straight stitching.
- Juried into the “Evolutions 2017” Exhibit at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Golden, Colorado. January–April 2017
- 3rd Place Winner in the H20 Art Show, Windsor, Colorado. May 2018
Here’s a close-up.
“Rhapsody in Blue Leaf”
“Rhapsody in Blue Leaf” is just a fun little quilt I made for the heck of it. I fused a background of rectangular batiks onto a base fabric, then stenciled the leaf on top (my own design). I embellished it with sparkly tulle and quilting. 
December 2014
“Rubee K”
Rubee K was created in response to my small group challenge (“Running With Scissors”). We started with a photograph of a beautiful watercolor painting by Colorado Springs artist Pat Smith. I stayed true to the colors of the painting, but took the opportunity to try numerous materials and techniques that I had been wanting to attempt–fabric paint, Texture Magic, beads, tulle with wires for 3-dimensional effects, and I made the quilt go “outside the lines.” It was fun to experiment!
“Still Waters”
“Still Waters” was inspired by a painting by Chinese water colorist, Z. L. Feng. I love the ethereal quality of his work and wanted to try to capture that feeling with fabric.
“Passage to Winter”
“Passage to Winter” was inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest. I was trying to achieve a sense of depth and dimension through the use of light and shadow.
- Awarded 1st Place (Jukebox Quilts) in the “Small Works—Fabric Treasures Show” at Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado in July 2014.
- Featured in the “Noteworthy” section of Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine (November/December 2015)
- Exhibited in the “Nature of Quilts” Fiber Art Exhibition, Windsor Art and Heritage Center, Windsor, CO, May 2017
Here’s a close-up of the foreground:
“Moove Over Beethoven”
“Moove Over Beethoven” is one of my first—and favorite— quilts. Our oldest son, Aaron is a very talented musician who also happens to be color-blind. I collected black & white music fabric for quite awhile before starting this quilt. I had him pick out colors that looked good to him for the border. I love his selections!
“Monterey Blues”
This is my second “California Tree” quilt. The first is Monterey Sunset.
The background consists of rectangles fused onto a base fabric. The tree is painted on using a hand-cut stencil. (Cutting the stencil was such a pain, I decided I wanted to use it again!)
The stencil is from an original photo by Melody Randol.
“Prelude to Fall”
“Prelude to Fall” was created from a photo my husband took of a Virginia Creeper vine growing on our front porch. I love the intensity of the colors!
I made this quilt using Melody Randol‘s landscape technique, and am really happy with the results!
“Prelude to Fall:”
- Juried into the “World of Beauty” show at the International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas (Fall 2014)
- Juried into the 31st Annual “New Legacies: Contemporary Art Quilts” Show in Fort Collins, CO (2013)
- Featured in the “Noteworthy” section of Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine (September/October 2012)
- Teacher’s Choice Award from David Taylor—Quilt Colorado (2012)
- Teacher’s Choice Award from Melinda Bula—Quilt Colorado (2012)