Ode to Quilters of ‘57 Before leaving for our extended summer vacation throughout northwest USA and Canada and Alaska I had cut pieces for a quilt that I might work on while traveling. I did take my Featherweight Singer machine thinking there would surely be …
As we are traveling this summer I was wondering how I would cope with my passion for quilts and the designing of them. No problem in the inspiration department!! We haven’t even gotten to Alaska, our ultimate destination and I am thinking about possibilities that …
I was surprised to explore the Wind CAve National Park exhibit and find small art quilts representing the National Parks and their 100th anniversary. The quilters are a group from Nebraska that are “friends of the parks” and decided to make the quilts, contacting the …
I have been incubating an idea for the 2016 Cherrywood Challenge and finally started it today. Below are the pics of the dimensional leaves being “veined” and then sewn into the background strips and finally the rough finish. Now to find the right quilting pattern. …
Work is now started on a version of Dresden Plate using home dec fabrics with a formal feel. Silks, satins, linens, cotton damask and more are used to make the blades of the plate. They will be combined with my hand dyed linens in some …
I have always loved the poem by Robert Frost, “Nothing Gold Can Stay”, even before the high school literature teacher wanted us to make deeper meaning from it. I continue to associate it with nature and the beauty of all that we have been privileged …
January 30 and 31, 2016 will be a showing of quilts sponsored by the Piecemakers by the Bay Quilt Guild in Rockport, Texas. The show is 10-5 on Saturday and 11-4 on Sunday. I am in charge of the guild challenge, “Texas Two-Step”. While the …
A new color combo for me. Much brighter than the soft, subdued colors I usually choose. It has been fun and stimulating to make the selection. this is actually being made for a presentation on using vintage linens in our quilting projects. Presentation will be …
I have wanted to make a quilt with the Rose of Sharon applique pattern for many years. Hand applique has always been the reason I have not accomplished that aspiration. The time seems right. Using a design program I have drafted a pattern based on …