Category Archives: EBHQ

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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The loss of Roberta Horton

Posted on February 7, 2021 by admin

I received sad news this evening- the loss of a great quilt maker and one of the teachers who taught me how to quilt (after I taught myself- I started by making it up as I went along). She and her … Continue reading →

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Back story on Lone Robin quilt

Posted on December 21, 2020 by admin

I have a tendency to procrastinate, and all this Covid quarantining is draining my creativity. However deadlines are a great motivator for me. There was a midnight deadline to send the photo of my Lone robin to the SFQG. By … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin 5th element!

Posted on October 28, 2020 by admin

For the 5th element of the Lone Robin we are adding crosses or X’s. Above is what I might do, and leave the extra space for element 6. However I made a bunch of examples for EBHQ of the many … Continue reading →

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