Quilts and Art Quilts
Working with sheers and a new machine!
Yes, my Grandson (and his parents) came for the weekend! I won’t post full photos of Little Man but look at those dimples? I’m a first-time Gramma so indulge me. They are just so stinkin cute at this age. He is starting to pontificate just a little bit. His Dad did that….still does:-) And…
Read MoreThere actually was blood drawn….
NOTE: I’ve got two posts this week. It just didn’t make sense to mix them together so I’ve got another post here about quilting density. Gimme a minute and we’ll get to the blood thing, okay? It’s been a teaching kind of week, a fabulous one! 25 engaged, prepared and enthusiastic students joined me from…
Read MoreQuilting Density – It makes a difference!
NOTE: I’ve got another post this week here. I’ve been working on this white silk quilt for some time, maybe a year on-and-off? I recently restarted it and I’m doing fills around the feather tips. This is a great example of how much impact dense quilting can have on what it surrounds. Those feathers are…
Read MoreYoga and the Art of Free Motion Quilting
If you are of a certain age, you may remember the book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance“. It was first published in 1974, just as I ran out of money for college and entered my hippie chick years. At the time I remember feeling influenced by the book, yet I don’t think…
Read MoreA Couching Adventure
I took a great class this week from South African quilter, Telene Jeffries, aka Lady Jane Quilting. Telene is a superb and delightful instructor and patient with inept students, which I was in this class. The class was live on-line “Couched Applique as you Quilt“. I have not previously been successful with couching despite repeated…
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