Category Archives: EBHQ

Improv city almost done

Posted on December 9, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

I started this quilt several years ago in an EBHQ class by Krista Hennebury @poppyprint, called Speed Date with Improv. This is the almost finished quilt top. I might add more white fabric to the top and/or black to the … Continue reading →

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First finish of 2024

Posted on February 17, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

This week I finished quilting and binding my Seed Pods quilt. I used a facing, sometimes called an infinity binding rather than a traditional binding. It’s such a relief to have finished it! This is one of my quilts … Continue reading →

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New photos!

Posted on January 8, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m preparing a slideshow of the quilts that were in my solo show at St Albans for EBHQ Quilters Gather on 1/11/24. I’ve been taking new photos because my old photos aren’t up to my current standards. If you … Continue reading →

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My quilt top from Sarah Goer’s class

Posted on November 6, 2023 by silvert@catskill.net

I took a Zoom workshop with Sarah Goer on making an improv quilt with squares. Each of us cut out random squares of fabric- mine ranged from 7.5″ down to 2.5″. I decided that I didn’t want to deal with … Continue reading →

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Quilting!

Posted on April 28, 2023 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m almost done with the quilting on this quilt. I started out by using orange thread on the orange and blue thread on the blue. But mostly I’m doing orange thread on the blue as well.

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I took a Zoom workshop with Irene Roderick!

Posted on January 31, 2023 by silvert@catskill.net

Irene Roderick’s workshop was called Dancing with the Wall. It was an improvisational process class. We were limited to using only two solid-colored fabrics. Each of the quilts that the students made were very different from each other. This is … Continue reading →

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Postcards!

Posted on October 6, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

As one of the leaders of EBHQ’s Quilters Gather, i’ve said that i’m always willing to be added to the postcard exchange if there is an uneven number of registrants. This month i sent a postcard to someone in Ohio … Continue reading →

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Eight different layouts for Chunk of the Month!

Posted on August 13, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

Now that the 6th and last Chunk of the Month has been revealed, I’ve been playing with layout possibilities. Here are eight of them. I’m sure there are more! I really like this last one, but i’m going to … Continue reading →

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Playing with the chunks!

Posted on August 2, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

I’ve been having fun, playing with the chunks! I think the first one looks like a string of beads. Here are two more options: The middle one is my favorite! I like the diagonals!

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5th Chunk of the Month!

Posted on July 13, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

When Julia first told me about Chunk of the Month, she was hoping I would do wonky versions, that would contrast with her more traditional ones. I did curved triangles for the first chunk, but none of the other chunks … Continue reading →

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