Author Archives: silvert@catskill.net

Class with Maria Shell

Posted on November 12, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here are two quilts by Maria Shell, a quilter from Alaska. I took her class today at HelloStitch.  The class was called Riffing on Tradition-taking a traditional block and improvising on it. I decided to use a four-patch.  The blocks … Continue reading →

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12 x 12 show opening party on 12/3 from 1-4

Posted on November 10, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Come join me and 25 other artists for this year’s 12 x 12 show. We have been meeting once a month for a year. Each month I make a 12″ x 12″ quilt. Not everyone is doing quilts. There are … Continue reading →

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More wonky log cabins

Posted on October 30, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here are three wonky log cabin blocks in some of my favorite fabrics. I made them in an EBHQ workshop. They are quite free form, and also not square. I also didn’t keep track of the usual order of adding … Continue reading →

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Mini Maker Faire in Oakland

Posted on October 25, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I had so much fun on Sunday! I was at the Mini Maker Faire with EBHQ , teaching kids and adults how to make “nine-patches”. All of the nine-patches will be made into quilts that will be donated to people who … Continue reading →

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Looking at two wonky log cabin blocks

Posted on October 23, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here we have two wonky log cabin blocks, one which I like, and the other I really don’t. The upper one is the one that disturbs me. I made it a couple years ago.  I look at it and think … Continue reading →

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Another Sujata inspired block

Posted on October 19, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here is a block from Sujata Shah’s book, Cultural Fusion Quilts. Her process for making it is not what I expected it to be from looking at the finished quilt. She takes a stack of four 7″ squares of fabric, … Continue reading →

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A lovely time was had by all.

Posted on October 10, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Here I am with my new friend June, at Quilting in the Garden in Livermore. I am now the co- workshop coordinator for EBHQ. I was worried that Sujata Shah’s workshops might be canceled because there weren’t enough people signed … Continue reading →

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Blocks from Sujata Shah’s class

Posted on October 9, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I had a lovely 2 days, learning free form blocks with Sujata Shah. We made her hourglass blocks, lattice blocks, endless mountains, and crossroads blocks. The blocks on the bottom left are a mistake that I salvaged by adding a … Continue reading →

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Wonky log cabin

Posted on September 19, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I found a really well made tutorial for wonky log cabin blocks. It’s called Artful Improv Demo with Cindy Grisdela. It’s a promo for her book, which is also called Artful Improv. Here’s my block, made following her directions. Hers was … Continue reading →

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Stenciled bag

Posted on September 8, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I found an old canvas bag, and stenciled both sides. The hamsa stencil was made from the freezer paper left over from designing a 12 x 12 hamsa. The mandala was a raizelech or snowflake, also cut out of freezer … Continue reading →

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