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Monthly Archives: December 2017
Sujata inspired place-mat or very small quilt
I’m hoping to finish another quilt that’s larger than 12″ x 12″ before 2017 ends. Meanwhile I finished this place-mat which I started in Sujata Shah’s EBHQ workshop. This is the block she calls crossroads. I’m also working on finishing … Continue reading
Posted in Classes, EBHQ, Improvisational piecing, Work In Progress
Tagged East Bay Heritage Quilters, EBHQ, Sujata Shah
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A few Gee’s Bend quilts at the de Young Museum
I went to the de Young Museum, Sunday. It was great- no crowds of people, no traffic, and lots of parking spaces. There are some quilts there that the museum has purchased from Gee’s Bend quilters and from a local … Continue reading
Posted in Improvisational piecing, Quilt Shows
Tagged Gee's Bend, Gee's Bend quilts, improvisational quilting
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Magic squares
Here is a block called magic squares, also from the Mac Attack workshop at New Pieces. This is a tessellation. All four of the pieces in each block are identical. I must have rearranged the pieces as I was sewing … Continue reading
Mac Attack class
I took an improvisational piecing class at New Pieces called Mac Attack with Mike MacNamara. Here are some photos: This one started as two fabrics one on top of the other. I had a half yard of orange and a … Continue reading
Axis Mundi or Jacob’s Ladder
Here’s another quilt finished in 2017! I feel like most of my energy has gone to 12″ x 12″s this year, so it’s important to me to have finished a few larger quilts I made a smaller version of this … Continue reading
Posted in Improvisational piecing
Tagged Joey Weisenberg
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12 x 12 show opening
Here I am at the opening of the 12 x 12 show last Sunday. All the quilts to my right are mine. This year everyone could have up to eight of their twelve pieces in the show. Thank you to … Continue reading
Posted in 12 x 12, hamsa, Holiday quilts, Improvisational piecing, Mizrach, Quilt Shows
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Quilt finished after many different versions
Here’s version one. I pieced the stars, and wanted to enlarge the quilt with out piecing any more stars. I love this Asian crane fabric, and the friend I’m making the quilt for loves to go bird watching. However, … Continue reading