Category Archives: Art Quilting

Catherine Whall Smith . . . on a road trip was listening to “Hamilton” when she saw this!!!

So, I finally got my act together and with the wonderful help of Amelia Ontario of the Mystic Museum of Art, I was able to pick up my pieces from the (now closed) “Six by Six” show.  I did the … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . is doing a little reading!

According to the “Birds in Connecticut” field guide by Stan Tekiela the bird in the Alexander Henry Fabrics Collection: “Bird Seed” fabric used in my “Hay . . . Keep Your Distance” fiber art series could be the American Gold … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . shares a “this makes me LAUGH!!!

Morning Motivation With DJ Khaled – for GEICO Insurance – Makes me laugh!!! If you click on the link below, you will see what I mean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssBt8DrbAi8 My favorite part of this Geico commercial is when he says “Tiny circles, … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . Happy Independence Day Week-end 2020!

To Celebrate  – the Mystic Museum of Art has put together a virtual show titled – AMERICANA: 64th Annual Themed Regional Exhibition Dates: July 4 – September 26, 2020. My piece “Hay . . . Keep Your Distance #4” (far … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . was successful in finding more “Bird Seed” fabric!

As mentioned in my last post, I save the selvage edge of my fabrics to be able to purchase more fabric at a later date.   I didn’t know at the time I started the “Hay . . . Keep Your … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . Catherine Whall Smith . . . is amazed that she has some “Corona Virus” fabric!

One of my favorite sayings is “SIMPLIFY! SIMPLIFY! SIMPLIFY! I even have that sign! Studio Up-Date: the top of the first panel of my “Barriers” series is almost complete – will post that next Friday. AND, “Hay . . . … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . will hang “Pain”.

Getting ready for Connecticut’s “Hang – a – Quilt” Day on Saturday, June 20th, 2020 – time to decide which piece I will hang on our side porch. Right now with all that is happening, I’m thinking “Pain” (59H x … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . works in a series WHY???

As you may have noticed, I usually work in a series. A SERIES is defined as a group or a number of related or similar things, or events, arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order of succession.  My … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . wonders if our teachers will be wearing masks in the Fall.

My studio up-date on the “Barriers” series will be short this week.  I completed the top to the first shutter panel, looked pretty good – but as I was thinking about where my hand quilting would go, I thought that … Continue reading

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Catherine Whall Smith . . . thinks as Memorial Day weekend approaches – will we still practice “Social Distancing”.

Are we going BACK to this?OR, be safe and continue to practice social distancing this Memorial Day Week-end. There are always more ideas being generated for my “Barriers” series.  Maybe adding the color yellow, like in my photo below of … Continue reading

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