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Who Wants a Nap?!

June 9, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

“Who Wants a Nap” Owl Blanket. This cute crochet blanket is available at Delilah’s.

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Paint Party Rowboats

June 8, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Rowboat Paint Party

We had a terrific group at the Paint Party yesterday who painted Rowboats. Great job!

The next Paint Party is a “Paint Your Own Pet Portrait” party on June 21st at 3 pm. Sign up soon to join us.

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The Amazing Dog Quilt – Part II

June 7, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Jed Chasing the Train Along the Park Fence

Water Dogs with Stick

Dachshund

See Saw

Park Bench

Tug-of-War

Here are more pictures of the beautiful dog quilt that Jackie Bourque just made for me. I LOVE IT!!!!

There are so many cute expressions and details that I would be hard pressed to pick a favorite but of course, if I had to do it, I would choose the view of my Jed chasing the train along the fence at the park. That is his favorite thing to do and how wonderful that Jackie added this to the quilt pattern.

Notice the Corgi standing on the back-end of the Bloodhound to see the other dogs on the bench better. LOL!

And look at the expressions on the faces of the dogs on the See-Saw block with the big puppy weighting down the 3 little ones!

And the rope toy that the Tug-of-War pups playing with in that block.

Again, I hope to have this quilt on display soon for you to see up close. It really is an amazing work of art. And just to let you know, Jackie takes special orders. If you would love to own a quilt like this or even a wall hanging of one of the blocks from the quilt Jackie can make it! Let’s put her to work. 🙂

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The Amazing Dog Park Quilt

June 6, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Jackie Bourque with “The Dog Park” quilt

“Frisbee Dog” block

“Treeing the Squirrel” block

“Merry-Go-Round” Block

close-up of Dizzy Pug on Merry-Go-Round

“Great Dane” Block

During the Christmas holidays my friend Jackie Bourque, an amazing fabric artist, emailed me about a dog park quilt pattern she had seen and thought she would like to make. Would I be interested. WOULD I BE INTERESTED???? Are you kidding?

Seeing the pattern, a McKenna Ryan creation, I couldn’t believe Jackie would want to do something so intense. And to say it turned out amazing would be an understatement.

We piled together the fabrics we both had along with some we ordered and a few embellishments and Jackie went to work. She showed me the first block when she finished it. After that she asked if I wanted to see each as she finished them or wait for the finished quilt. I am glad now I waited for the finished product because it is JUST EXTRAORDINARY!

I am going to share some photos with you here. And tomorrow I will share the rest. It is just too much to take in so I will break it into two posts. (And I am sure I will share even more over the months to come because I can not believe how lucky I am to have this wonderful work of art.)

Please click on the photos so you can see larger versions of them. You will see that every dog has about 20-30 pieces in them. The eyes, the nose, the shadowing….all different little pieces of fabric!

Beautiful! Amazing! Ingenious! Splendid! Fascinating! Charming! I don’t have enough words to describe this quilt. I hope to have it on display somewhere soon so that you may come and see the amazing quilting skills of Jackie Bourque. She is a brilliant fabric artist and a wonderful friend. Thanks Jackie for such a beautiful piece of art. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

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A New Pup

June 5, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Earlier this week I posted about a crocheted pup that I had completed (read about that one here) and said I was working on another style pup.

Well, here he is! I will be taking him to Delilah’s today.

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Summer Art Camp

June 4, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Tanner concentrating on her work

Have you signed your young artists up for art camp? If not, time is fast approaching. The first session begins in just a little over 2 weeks!!!! Be sure to register now to hold a space for your artist.

You can see more about Art Camp and see the schedule here.

Or download the flyer and registration here: Flyer for Kids Summer Art Camp Final 2014.

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Counting Sheep

June 3, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Counting Sheep Blanket
30″ x 32″

I have been trying to get this one finished for some time now. Just couldn’t find time to sew the sheep on. I call this “Counting Sheep” and it measures 32″ x 30″. The blanket is crocheted with crocheted appliques of sheep sewn to it.

I love how the little sheep show up on the Iris Blue background. This one is available at Delilah’s or by contacting me directly.

NOTE: SOLD!

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Super Student Work!

June 2, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Emily’s VW Bus

Kids Paint Florals

Dr. Who Paint Party

The students have produced some fabulous work over the last few weeks. Here are a few that have been completed recently. You can learn more about our weekly art classes here.

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Darlin’ Dachshund

June 1, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

OK. For those of you who have been giving me a hard time about only crocheting kitties (see the cats here and here) and no pups – here it is!

~~This is Darlin’ Dachshund. He is going down to Delilah’s today and will be available there.~~ NOTE: The puppy is SOLD!!!

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More Rows of Lavender

May 30, 2014 by kellywalkerstudios

Rows of Lavender II

About a week ago I shared a painting of Lavender Fields with you. (See it here.) I have painted another similar one. It is acrylic on canvas measuring 6″x6″ (framed it is 11″x11″). It is available for $95 at Delilah’s on Main Street or by contacting me directly.

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