Category Archives: EBHQ

Violet!

Posted on November 22, 2021 by admin

EBHQ has a new color challenge each month. Last month it was orange when I was coincidentally working on an all orange quilt! This month it’s violet. Here are two small quilts I made a few years ago, with violet. … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin top finished!

Posted on October 7, 2021 by admin

This is my Lone Robin quilt top finished, with all 6 elements completed. I added the three turquoise squares on the top by machine applique, since the top was already sewn together when I decided to add them. This is … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin element #6 continued

Posted on September 29, 2021 by admin

Here I am auditioning two different squares, between the orange “mountains.” I didn’t like either version. Either way it looks like eyes and a frowning frog mouth. I decided to do more orange in a “V.” Above I’m auditioning a … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin element #6 (finally)!

Posted on September 26, 2021 by admin

I’m working on element # 6 of the Lone Robin, quilter’s choice, which means I can do anything I want! I took some of the leftover strips from element #3 and cut them up on an angle.   Now I’m … Continue reading →

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dye experiments!

Posted on September 23, 2021 by admin

These are my dye experiments from two EBHQ workshops with Malka Dubrawsky from almost a month ago. I’ve been so busy with holidays that I never shared them. It was really exciting to work with soy wax resist for the … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin element #5 continued

Posted on August 4, 2021 by admin

I’m working on the spaces between these squares. I decided to make wonky strips instead of the even ones in element #2. I think it would drive me crazy to make that many strips that were exactly the same. Below … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin element #5

Posted on July 30, 2021 by admin

The fifth element for the Lone Robin is “gradations.” While I was visiting my sister in North Carolina, I visited 2 fabric stores. I bought about 8 different fabrics, all of which had some kind of gradation. I had no … Continue reading →

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A tale of two ladders

Posted on June 2, 2021 by admin

I seem to have ladders on the brain right now. I’m piecing a ladder into my Lone Robin quilt. Prompt #4 is roads, paths, ladders, and steps. Each space between the  rungs on this ladder is at least 1/4 inch … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin 2021

Posted on May 31, 2021 by admin

I’m running behind in this year’s Lone Robin. However, I worked on it for a few days, and now I’m working on the current  prompt. Julia created the Lone Robin for the SF Quilt Guild. With her permission, I’m running … Continue reading →

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My first quilt

Posted on May 9, 2021 by admin

Here’s a detail of my first quilt: On Thursday, 5/13/21 at the EBHQ Zoom Meet Up meeting, one of the activities will be participants sharing their first quilts. Here is mine. I started this quilt at age 13, when I was inspired … Continue reading →

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