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I took a Zoom workshop with Irene Roderick!

Posted on January 31, 2023 by admin

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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Photos from my reception

Posted on January 23, 2023 by admin

On January 8th at St Albans, I had a wonderful reception for my quilt show. Here are a few photos from that afternoon. The show has 47 of my quilts and will stay up through February 28th. St Albans Church … Continue reading →

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Working on orange

Posted on October 20, 2021 by admin

Yesterday I worked on my orange quilt for SAQA’s Prism Play challenge. I filled in some of the gaps and started sewing the blocks together. I took this photo, and didn’t like the way the horizontal seam that goes through … Continue reading →

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Prism Play fabrics

Posted on September 14, 2021 by admin

I went to both Bay Quilts and New Pieces today to buy fabrics for my 2 Prism Play quilts. I know some people are dying their own fabrics, but that is not my expertise. Here are the fabrics for both … Continue reading →

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SAQA Prism Play

Posted on August 31, 2021 by admin

  SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) will have a juried show called Prism Play. I signed up to make 2 quilts, one in blue and one in orange. Each quilt will be one color, and 45″ long by 15″ wide. … Continue reading →

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The other ladder

Posted on June 2, 2021 by admin

Here’s the fairy door and ladder I made, installed on the tree in front of our house.  

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quilting my inprov log cabin

Posted on April 21, 2021 by admin

I’m working on quilting this log cabin. I’m not marking any lines. I don’t have a plan yet. I’m quilting a few lines with a walking foot, and then that gives me an idea of what to try next. I’m … Continue reading →

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Lone Robin, (sort of) finished!

Posted on December 21, 2020 by admin

Here is my Lone Robin with the 5th and 6th elements. #5 was crosses or Xs and #6 was anything of my choice but must include a color from the first round. I submitted this quilt top to the San … Continue reading →

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Second EBHQ workshop with Latifah!

Posted on September 2, 2020 by admin

Since I’m the co-chair of Workshops for EBHQ (East Bay Heritage Quilters), I get to take the workshops for free in exchange for my work. In the before times that meant setting up tables, buying the teacher’s lunch, making coffee, … Continue reading →

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I took a Zoom workshop with Latifah Saafir!

Posted on August 30, 2020 by admin

Today EBHQ had its first Zoom workshop since Shelter In Place. Latifah Saafir was the teacher. This is her paper pieced Molehills pattern. Since I never make want to make someone else’s pattern or make a quilt that looks like … Continue reading →

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