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Colleen Kole
contemporary textiles
Lines Study #1 on the Barn
This is a great way to start 2013 with one workshop exercise completely pieced. I was unable to make the last cut as I only have one cutting mat here which is only 24×36. Well, I could have done it but I really didn’t want to make that last cut in error. […]
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Jan 3, 20131 min read
A Whirlwind Catch Up
I have all these grandiose plans to write a separate blog post for all the fun things I have been doing. But it just seems like old news. So I will give you the abbreviated whirlwind catch up: 1. Attended a day long workshop by Susan Brubaker Knapp at the WMQG on Thread Sketching. […]
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Oct 20, 20122 min read
Assignments #1 and #2
I thought I would finally take some time and show you what I have been doing in Lisa Call’s class Working in a Series. I just needed a little breathing room to post on what I have been doing and realize that it may take me 10 or more pieces before I really find […]
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Feb 6, 20123 min read


Sneak Peek: Day 3
We stayed for a lecture last night so ran late… I feel like day #3 was kind of the crossroads for me. I am figuring what techniques I may want to add to what I am doing and what I just don’t like. And sometimes, it is just what you have the capability […]
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May 19, 20111 min read


A Little Orange
I like orange but never have really used much in any of my pieces. So, in the wonderful quest of self improvement and art improvement that I am on, I chose orange. ( Yes that was a little sarcastic but I did choose it because I wanted a little challenge.) […]
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Mar 24, 20112 min read


Another Learning Moment
The first snow 2010: December 1 Late this year.The snow. Looks silly with the sunshine in my banner….ahhh…it’s just the week…. By trying to juggle this new potential career -art and mommyhood- or maybe it’s just working at home-I am learning alot about myself. Take for instance Monday night. […]
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Dec 1, 20102 min read


Reality Check
I have finished two quilts this week from beginning to end. Lots of fun but lots of time, as you well know! I have one more to bind to achieve my week one goal. Well, I had a moment of panic when I realize that I had committed to 10 total by the end of […]
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Nov 6, 20092 min read
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