Smiling Colors Studio
email:SmilingColorsstudio@gmail.com
website: SmilingColors.net
email:SmilingColorsstudio@gmail.com
website: SmilingColors.net
Hi. My name is Vicki Greene. I currently live in Utah .The long, cold, winters of Utah leave lots of time for my hobbies. I have been quilting for 42 years and making dolls for seven. My quilt fabric space is overflowing and escaping to other parts of the house. And, my doll notions are rapidly approaching the same level. Lots of pins and needles all around. Step carefully when you come to visit.
On a trip to Park City, Utah, in 1975, I fell in love with a quilt in a small gallery. It was too expensive for me to purchase, so I began my love affair with making and collecting quilts. I went home and made my first quilt with no directions and no instructions. And, made every possible mistake. That quilt went off to college with a friend’s daughter and has never been seen again.
After the bicentennial celebration in 1976, quilt books and quilt teachers seemed to multiply and I finally learned a bit about my new chosen hobby. I began collecting fabric and now have several overflowing closets filled to the brim. With the need to use up some fabric, so I could buy more, I have made over 200 quilts, large and small. The journey began with traditional bed quilts and then branched out to smaller wall hanging art quilts. The smaller format allows for more and new ideas.
After 36 years of quilting, I needed a change. With the same love of fabric, I have begun making whimsical cloth dolls. It’s wonderful fun making them and figuring out how to showcase the character. These are not children’s dolls, but rather keepsakes for the adult collector to hang on the wall. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy making them. Look around and enjoy. If you are ever out here in the West, come visit.
On a trip to Park City, Utah, in 1975, I fell in love with a quilt in a small gallery. It was too expensive for me to purchase, so I began my love affair with making and collecting quilts. I went home and made my first quilt with no directions and no instructions. And, made every possible mistake. That quilt went off to college with a friend’s daughter and has never been seen again.
After the bicentennial celebration in 1976, quilt books and quilt teachers seemed to multiply and I finally learned a bit about my new chosen hobby. I began collecting fabric and now have several overflowing closets filled to the brim. With the need to use up some fabric, so I could buy more, I have made over 200 quilts, large and small. The journey began with traditional bed quilts and then branched out to smaller wall hanging art quilts. The smaller format allows for more and new ideas.
After 36 years of quilting, I needed a change. With the same love of fabric, I have begun making whimsical cloth dolls. It’s wonderful fun making them and figuring out how to showcase the character. These are not children’s dolls, but rather keepsakes for the adult collector to hang on the wall. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoy making them. Look around and enjoy. If you are ever out here in the West, come visit.
