Quilts and Art Quilts
Whisper Challenge Quilt-SAQA
I participated in the year-long Studio Art Quilt Associates Whisper Challenge and since the “reveal” happened last month, I can now post photos of my challenge quilt. Our Whisper Challenge starts with a photo and each team member is assigned a month. The January person makes a quilt inspired by the original photo and then…
Read MoreSuperior University/Fabric Cards
Late last year I joined Superior University, a yearlong series of lessons and activities hosted by Superior Threads-it sounded like fun! A monthly charge ($17) covers supplies and shipping for each project which should take 60-90 minutes. You can join any time. Of course they are creating projects that use their products and I’m fine with…
Read MoreMale Call: Quilts Made By Men (Golden, CO)
I was recently in the Denver area and had just a little time to visit the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum and tour their current show: “Male Call: Quilts Made By Men”. It was very interesting to see a collection of quilts made from the masculine viewpoint. I was surprised that the majority were hand quilted!…
Read MoreDaisy Fill Vest
I need to finish my Saw Tooth Star but I got really excited about an idea I’ve had in my head for awhile. What would happen if I did a large-scale Daisy Fill all over a garment and then cut out the negative space in-between the daisies? I just had to pursue that!It is taking longer…
Read MoreBlocking Saw Tooth Star
Did you know that even famous, “perfect” quilters have to block their quilts so that they hang straight? They do! I routinely expect to block my quilts. Saw Tooth Star, well, this poor baby really needed a blocking: it had over a 1″ variance in width and the whole quilt is only about 46 1/2″ “square” (square…
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