I bought a mystery bag of orphan quilt blocks at the San Francisco Quilt Guild. My $10 was a donation to the guild. I’m trying to make a quilt out of these disparate blocks. Here’s the first quarter:
I realized that there weren’t enough blocks to do a regular medallion layout, so I made four smaller ones which i will sew together with sashing. Here are the other three.
The only fabric that I added from my stash was the turquoise and purple sashing and coping strips.
This baby quilt has a crab and octopus theme. The block is a disappearing hourglass variation. It will be my first finish of 2026, but I’m planning to add borders and the baby’s name.
I’m teaching Israeli folk dancing at the Magnes Museum this Sunday. I’m teaching dances that have a water theme. Please join me!
Here’s the link to New Pieces quilt Shop to register: New Pieces Quilt Store – Quilting Classes for all Levels.
Here is my latest quilt finished, titled Look My Way. I used ChatGPT again to help me write the artist statement. Here it is:
Look My Way is an exploration of artistic influence and personal transformation. When I was 11 years old, I painted a self-portrait that my art teacher said was reminiscent of Paul Klee’s cubist style. That moment sparked a lifelong appreciation for Klee’s work. When I designed this quilt, I thought I was channeling Klee but perhaps it was actually Picasso. This quilt is homage to Klee, Picasso, and the legacy of Cubism. It’s an invitation to see the world through fractured, multifaceted perspectives. Through fabric and thread, I weave together inspiration from the past with my own creative journey, celebrating the enduring dialogue between artist, artwork, and viewer.
This is a disappearing pinwheel. the pinwheel block has been cut up into nine pieced and rearranged. then it would be sewn back together.
This is a diagonal disappearing four patch. Mark 2 inches from each corner. Cut diagonally from each mark.
Rearrange the pieces and sew back together.
Here is a different disappearing four patch. Cut the block 1 inch or 1.5 inches from the central seam, horizontally and vertically.
Rearrange and sew back together.
This is a disappearing pinwheel.
Here’s another disappearing pinwheel that has turned into a churn-dash block with a pinwheel in the center.
Here’s a disappearing pinwheel that’s been rearranged into a basket, with a pinwheel that’s been swapped from another block.
Disappearing hourglass.
Four disappearing hourglass blocks made into a quilt.
I have two quilts in this show, Tree of Life Hamsa II and Klee Picasso and Me!
I’ve finished this quilt, now titled, Not Persephone’s Pomegranate, for the East Bay Modern Quilters show at Bay Quilts. The show will be up the entire month of June, but the reception is June 8 from 1-3 pm.
About this quilt: In the Greek myth, Persephone, the Spring Goddess is kidnapped by Hades, the King of the Underworld, and while there, she eats three pomegranate seeds. After her rescue she has to return to the underworld for three months every year which “causes” the world to have three months of winter. Therefore, in Christian/ European iconography, the pomegranate is a symbol of death. However, in Jewish culture, the pomegranate is a symbol of fertility, abundance, and Torah. Why Torah? Supposedly a pomegranate has 613 seeds, corresponding to the 613 commandments in the Torah.
In my first art history class the professor asked, “Who knows what a pomegranate symbolizes?” I raised my hand, but luckily he didn’t call on me. I was shocked to learn that it was a momento mori, a symbol of death!
Come say from 1:00-3:00 PM Sunday at Bay Quilts, at 5327 Jacuzzi St Ste 3-C in Richmond.
This quilt is for the East Bay Modern Quilter’s show at Bay Quilts in June. The only requirements were that it had to have a particular red, called “blue-red” in it and had to be 24″ x 24.” So far, my title for this quilt is, Pomegranate Red, but that might change. This is the unquilted top, I’m working on the quilting now.
