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Shibori, felting and fulling class

Posted on May 2, 2019 by admin

Last weekend I took an EBHQ workshop with Yoshiko Wada. Here is a photo of some of our experiments. Above is master shibori artist Yoshiko Wada showing us how to brew natural indigo and demonstrating shibori. Since shibori is a … Continue reading →

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Free motion quilting

Posted on April 2, 2019 by admin

I took Mel Beach’s EBHQ workshop on free motion quilting a week ago. Here’s one of my 2 samples, above. I was very out of practice. It’s been at least two years since I did any free motion quilting. Since … Continue reading →

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I’m teaching how to make Cathedral Window quilts this Sunday!

Posted on March 23, 2019 by admin

Three Ways to Make a Cathedral Window Quilt Sun, Mar 24 Mar 24, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hello Stitch Studio, 1708 University Ave, Berkeley www.hellostitchstudio.com [510] 982-6549 | hello@hellostitchstudio.com Cathedral Window is a beautifully intricate quilt block pattern. Traditionally … Continue reading →

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Last quilt finished in 2018

Posted on March 14, 2019 by admin

This quilt, titled Inspired By Sujata, was the last quilt I finished in 2018. I just realized I never posted a photo of it. I started it in Sujata Shah’s EBHQ class. I started laying it out on a design wall in … Continue reading →

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Baby quilt finished at the last minute!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by admin

I stayed up until the early hours of the morning two nights in a row to finish this baby quilt. Then I took BART to San Francisco to hand it to the grandma who commissioned it for her new grandson … Continue reading →

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When your quilt isn’t working…keep working on it.

Posted on February 27, 2019 by admin

This was the hot mess on my design wall, a few weeks ago. My artist friend Lila Wahrhaftig looked through the photos on my phone. She liked the one with negative space, which was just slices separated by an inch … Continue reading →

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Photos from my wonky log cabin class

Posted on February 5, 2019 by admin

Here are wonky log cabin blocks by my students on Sunday, at HelloStitch. I had 5 students, but can only find 4 photos on my phone. My apologies to the one I left out.

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Printing and painting on fabric

Posted on February 5, 2019 by admin

Last Monday I took Deborah Boschert’s EBHQ workshop on printing, stamping, and stenciling on fabric. Below are some of my experiments: This one is handwritten with a Micron pen, and a stamp I made from “fun foam” attached to a piece of … Continue reading →

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Serging with silk

Posted on January 31, 2019 by admin

I gave up ironing the silk. I took it to HelloStitch and used their serger to hem it. The serger is a fancy sewing machine that cuts off the edge and sews sort of a blanket stitch around the edge. This … Continue reading →

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Sewing with silk!

Posted on January 12, 2019 by admin

I’m attempting to hem this piece of silk, to make a tallit/prayer shawl for my Bat Mitzvah student, Hannah. She picked this sheer silk fabric. I got a suggestion from Taree to take it to HelloStitch, and use their serger. … Continue reading →

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