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Amazing Abstracts with Julia Graves

Posted on March 3, 2022 by admin

I just spent two days in Julia Graves Amazing Abstracts EBHQ workshop. It’s foundation piecing on a muslin foundation. The whole quilt design is mapped out in advance with little snippets of fabric on double stick tape, on an index card … Continue reading →

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Basket quilts!

Posted on February 17, 2022 by admin

Today I walked past Julie Silber’s antique quilt store on Hopkins in Berkeley. There was an elaborate basket quilt in the window, which reminded me of basket quilts I’ve done in the past. Mostly I do “liberated” baskets ala Gwen Marston. … Continue reading →

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Blue Windows finished!

Posted on February 8, 2022 by admin

My blue quilt, now named “Blue Windows,” is finished! The deadline for the Prism Play quilts is Thursday, so it’s not even the last minute! Here’s the quilt and a detail shot. In the detail there is a face that … Continue reading →

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Last quilt of 2021 and first quilt of 2022

Posted on January 13, 2022 by admin

This quilt, which I’m calling, Hand-dyed Hamsa was my last quilt finished in 2021. The fabrics are all hand-dyed, from Laura Wasilowsky. This is the first quilt finished in 2022. I’m calling it Blue and White Hamsa. Both quilts will … Continue reading →

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Starting Blue!

Posted on December 22, 2021 by admin

I’ve only been working on this quilt for two days, but I’m really pleased with how it’s going! This quilt is also for the SAQA Prism Play show. This quilt will be 15″ wide by 45″ high when it’s done. … Continue reading →

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Paper-cuts!

Posted on December 15, 2021 by admin

I’ve added a paper-cut gallery to the menu bar at the top of my blog. I’ll be teaching a hamsa papercutting class for New Lehrhaus on 3/30/21. Papercut Hamsa Workshop A hamsa is a stylized hand for protection against the … Continue reading →

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Orange is quilted!

Posted on December 8, 2021 by admin

Here is my orange quilt, quilted both before and after I sewed the binding on. Here are the 150 words I wrote about the inspiration for the piece & how it reflects my interpretation of the show’s concept: Orange … Continue reading →

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Violet!

Posted on November 22, 2021 by admin

EBHQ has a new color challenge each month. Last month it was orange when I was coincidentally working on an all orange quilt! This month it’s violet. Here are two small quilts I made a few years ago, with violet. … Continue reading →

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A doll quilt for an owl

Posted on November 14, 2021 by admin

Here’s the front of the doll quilt I made with owl fabric in the middle. I practiced my free motion quilting on it. After it was finished, I realized that it wasn’t a quilt for a doll, but for Liora’s … Continue reading →

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I thought I was done!

Posted on November 4, 2021 by admin

I sewed the pieces together and trimmed the uneven edges. When I measured it , it was only 46 inches long. I may loose more than an inch in the quilting and facing. This quilt needs to be 45″ in … Continue reading →

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