Category Archives: Liberated basket

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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Postcard swap!

Posted on July 3, 2020 by admin

In the EBHQ Meet Up group next Thursday, we are going to have a postcard swap. People will be grouped into pairs and send each other postcards through the mail. Here are some postcards I’ve made over the years.

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Blue and white quilt block

Posted on June 24, 2019 by admin

My friend Mary loves blue and white china dishes. She usually makes quilts and gives them away. She’s finally making a quilt for herself with blue and white as the only colors. She asked if any of her quilting friends … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been working on

Posted on June 27, 2018 by admin

This is the basket quilt I’ve been working on. It was a secret until last night when I gave it to the past president of EBHQ. She likes to make pine needle baskets when she’s not making quilts. I received … Continue reading →

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Baskets!

Posted on March 15, 2018 by admin

I found a disappearing pinwheel block I’d never seen before on YouTube. It’s a basket! I made one and followed their suggestion to take a pinwheel from another block so that the “flower” on the basket would be a different color. … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Claire Sherman Art

Posted on December 1, 2015 by admin

Baskets and Hot Lemonade is 31” x 29 ½” For my first blog post, I chose a quilt I finished in 2014, called Baskets and Hot Lemonade. My younger daughter, Shira, has frequently encouraged me to buy food themed fabrics. … Continue reading →

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