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Category Archives: Improvisational piecing
Words!
Today I was the Zoom host in Cheryl Arkinson’s EBHQ class on piecing letters and words into quilts. It took me most of the day to make this. Singing is what’s kept me sane though the pandemic! Well, maybe both … Continue reading
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Chunk of the Month
March began with a new mystery quilt activity designed by Julia McLeod, who brought us our two Lone Robin activities. Each month Julia will provide a new PowerPoint of the Chunk, which will be revealed at Quilters Gather. Participants will … Continue reading
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Basket quilts!
Today I walked past Julie Silber’s antique quilt store on Hopkins in Berkeley. There was an elaborate basket quilt in the window, which reminded me of basket quilts I’ve done in the past. Mostly I do “liberated” baskets ala Gwen Marston. … Continue reading
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Blue Windows finished!
My blue quilt, now named “Blue Windows,” is finished! The deadline for the Prism Play quilts is Thursday, so it’s not even the last minute! Here’s the quilt and a detail shot. In the detail there is a face that … Continue reading
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Starting Blue!
I’ve only been working on this quilt for two days, but I’m really pleased with how it’s going! This quilt is also for the SAQA Prism Play show. This quilt will be 15″ wide by 45″ high when it’s done. … Continue reading
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Orange is quilted!
Here is my orange quilt, quilted both before and after I sewed the binding on. Here are the 150 words I wrote about the inspiration for the piece & how it reflects my interpretation of the show’s concept: Orange … Continue reading
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I thought I was done!
I sewed the pieces together and trimmed the uneven edges. When I measured it , it was only 46 inches long. I may loose more than an inch in the quilting and facing. This quilt needs to be 45″ in … Continue reading
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Today’s orange dilemma
I’m sewing together the separate sections of my Orange quilt. I realized that the orange curve that I wanted to continue into the next block actually works better if it continues into the lightest color curve. Above is what I … Continue reading
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Tonight’s progress on Orange
Here’s tonight’s progress on my orange quilt. There was a piece of the lightest fabric in the middle of the quilt that really bothered me. I performed surgery and inserted more orange instead. I’m glad I did it! The quilt … Continue reading
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Speed Date with Improv!
I took two EBHQ Zoom classes with Krista Hennebury #poppyprints. One was Speed Date with Improv which was totally up my alley! We made a bunch of blocks while learning a bunch of techniques. Everyone used black, white plus one … Continue reading
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