Teri McHale ~ Quilt Artist

I have opened a new Etsy store, primarily to sell hand dyed silk scarves.  Check it out at http://www.etsy.com/shop/stonegatetextiles .

I have had three quilts accepted in the Road to California exhibit!   This exhibit is held January14-17, 2010 at the Ontario Convention center in Ontario, CA.

Metamorphosis

Praise III

Undying Love

We are so blessed to have such amazing views in our new home!!! Here is another gorgeous gift from the other day:

Praise III will be included in the book, “500 Art Quilts” published by Lark Books, due out in March 2010!!!  Here is a link to more info about the book:  http://www.larkbooks.com/catalog?isbn=1600590586

I have been dyeing scarves for a while and will be selling them at the craft fairs held at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center.  The dates are November 7 & 8, and November 27-29.  Hope to see you there!

OK, I know I need to post more often…

My donation to the SAQA online auction sold today!  Here’s a link:  http://www.saqa.com/newsebulletins/Squares09_4.aspx

Too late for mine, but there are still many more to be sold!

I will also have a silent auction piece in Houston at the International Quilt Festival:

I have incorporated handwriting using a quilting stitch on my longarm on a few quilts, and realized this morning that the process might be easier if I could write backwards…OK, it was about 4:30 in the morning. In any case, the background of this quilt is made up of only one repeated letter, so I gave it a try, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was!  I will have to try whole words next. I have found that my cursive is generally neater in my quilts than on paper…

Just returned from the SAQA art quilters’ conference and concurrent Quilt National exhibit:  excited, inspired, and very tired!  It was great to meet many people whose work I have seen and put a face to the art.  And of course the quilts were AMAZING!

Here are some photos of our new home, or at least the outside of it.  The views are gorgeous!  Very relaxing and inspiring.  I am working hard to get the new studio (twice as big as the old one!) set up & ready to work in.  I will post photos of the the studio soon.

My quilt “A Child’s Prayer” is being shown this weekend in an art exhibit celebrating the Resurrection. I am excited about this exhibit, as it is the first time a fiber piece has been included. For locals, please see North Coast Calvary Chapels website for hours of the show starting tomorrow.