Category Archives: Improvisational piecing

Restarting an old UFO (Unfinished Fabric Object)

Posted on March 12, 2026 by silvert@catskill.net

I started working on this quilt in 2020, before the Pandemic started. Then, I got sidetracked sewing many many facemasks and was too burned out to return to this quilt. I haven’t worked on it since then. I had planned … Continue reading →

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First quilt finished in 2026!

Posted on March 2, 2026 by silvert@catskill.net

Here is my finished quilt made from other quilters’ leftovers, rejects and orphan blocks. The only fabric that I added was the turquoise sashing and the purple with small flowers that I used in several places. See my previous post … Continue reading →

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Orphan quilt block challenge

Posted on February 3, 2026 by silvert@catskill.net

I bought a mystery bag of orphan quilt blocks at the San Francisco Quilt Guild. My $10 was a donation to the guild. I’m trying to make a quilt out of these disparate blocks. Here’s the first quarter: I realized … Continue reading →

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Not Persephone’s Pomegranate

Posted on May 23, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

I’ve finished this quilt, now titled, Not Persephone’s Pomegranate, for the East Bay Modern Quilters show at Bay Quilts. The show will be up the entire month of June, but the reception is June 8 from 1-3 pm. About this … Continue reading →

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My quilt for the EBMQ

Posted on April 29, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

This quilt is for the East Bay Modern Quilter’s show at Bay Quilts in June. The only requirements were that it had to have a particular red, called “blue-red” in it and had to be 24″ x 24.” So far, … Continue reading →

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City of Peace- quilted!

Posted on February 26, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

I asked for a name for this quilt on FB. I got a lot of good suggestions, some of which I might use for new quilts. I named this one City of Peace. After naming it I appliqued all the … Continue reading →

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My quilt in the Visions Gallery in San Diego!

Posted on January 17, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

This is my quilt that is in the Prism Play show at the Visions Gallery in San Diego! It’s 15” wide by 45” long, as are all the other quilts in this show. The Prism Play show, and this quilt … Continue reading →

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Improv city almost done

Posted on December 9, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

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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Piecing letters

Posted on December 2, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

In a group I’m in we are making a group quilt with a quote on it. We divided up the words and I made these. It looks like some people in the group are using the same white fabric for … Continue reading →

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Challenge quilt finished

Posted on November 12, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

This is the front and back of the challenge quilt I recently finished. I had hoped to finish it before we knew the results of the election, but it was finished afterwards. The challenge is from the SF Quilters Guild. … Continue reading →

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