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Improv city almost done

Posted on December 9, 2024 by admin

I started this quilt several years ago in an EBHQ class by Krista Hennebury @poppyprint, called Speed Date with Improv. This is the almost finished quilt top. I might add more white fabric to the top and/or black to the … Continue reading →

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Royzelach paper rose/snowflake class in person this Sunday in Berkeley

Posted on June 7, 2024 by admin

I’ll be teaching how to make these royzelach (paper cut-out roses) at the Shavu’ot, (pre) Tikun this Sunday at the JCC /east Bay. But if you can’t come in person, here’s a video of me teaching it. However, it’s easier … Continue reading →

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My quilt top from Sarah Goer’s class

Posted on November 6, 2023 by admin

I took a Zoom workshop with Sarah Goer on making an improv quilt with squares. Each of us cut out random squares of fabric- mine ranged from 7.5″ down to 2.5″. I decided that I didn’t want to deal with … Continue reading →

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Quilting!

Posted on April 28, 2023 by admin

I’m almost done with the quilting on this quilt. I started out by using orange thread on the orange and blue thread on the blue. But mostly I’m doing orange thread on the blue as well.

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I took a Zoom workshop with Irene Roderick!

Posted on January 31, 2023 by admin

Irene Roderick’s workshop was called Dancing with the Wall. It was an improvisational process class. We were limited to using only two solid-colored fabrics. Each of the quilts that the students made were very different from each other. This is … Continue reading →

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I taught a hamsa class in person!

Posted on January 23, 2023 by admin

Today I lead the Netivot Shalom Rosh Hodesh group in hamsa making. These are hamsas by my students. They are made from 36-gauge metal foil. I’ve really missed teaching in person! I told them a little about the folklore of … Continue reading →

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I’m teaching in person!

Posted on March 10, 2022 by admin

I’m teaching an in-person workshop! And it’s free (plus $5 for art supplies) Details below: Making a Paper-Cut Hamsa A New Lehrhaus workshop with Claire Sherman Free plus $5 for art supplies March 20, 2022- 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Masks and … Continue reading →

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Speed Date with Improv!

Posted on October 28, 2021 by admin

I took two EBHQ Zoom classes with Krista Hennebury #poppyprints. One was Speed Date with Improv which was totally up my alley! We made a bunch of blocks while learning a bunch of techniques. Everyone used black, white plus one … Continue reading →

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dye experiments!

Posted on September 23, 2021 by admin

These are my dye experiments from two EBHQ workshops with Malka Dubrawsky from almost a month ago. I’ve been so busy with holidays that I never shared them. It was really exciting to work with soy wax resist for the … Continue reading →

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Asheville hamsa class part 2

Posted on June 28, 2021 by admin

In the hamsa class I also taught them how to make royzelach (Jewish snowflakes that have a Magen David in the center) for the holiday of Shavuot. Royzelach is the word for roses in Yiddish. According to midrash when we … Continue reading →

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