Category Archives: Improvisational piecing

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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Fussy cutting

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

I’m not usually a fan of fussy cutting, but sometimes it’s what you need to do. I decided I wanted four squares with this ball/flower in the middle. Now I remember why I don’t like fussy cutting! There’s too much … Continue reading →

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Wonky Stars class!

Posted on August 17, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m teaching a class on “Wonky Stars” at Hello Stitch on October 8 from noon to 4 PM. click here for the registration link. This class is good for beginners as well as more advanced quilters. It’s a simple stitch and … Continue reading →

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Pot holders for a new apartment

Posted on August 15, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

There are a lot of interesting fabrics in these pot holders. Double click on this image to see all the great details. My younger daughter just left for her freshman year of college and her first apartment! I offered to … Continue reading →

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Sacred Threads Quilt Show

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

Sacred Threads Quilt Show opened July 7 in Herndon Virginia, near Washington DC. I will be visiting my quilt, Traveler’s Mizrach there soon! Click here for more info SacredThreads. The show will be up until July 23. Sacred Threads is a … Continue reading →

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Another birthday postcard

Posted on June 15, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

It’s another friend’s birthday. She likes to go bird watching. I looked through two boxes of fabric, looking for birds. This is what I found. I know that somewhere else I have Japanese crane fabric, but it wasn’t in these … Continue reading →

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12 x 12 version of Axis Mundi

Posted on June 6, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Today I’m working on a 12 x 12 version of the quilt I made yesterday. I’m doing this so that I can work out how to quilt it on the smaller one. Also, this way I’ll have something to show … Continue reading →

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Axis Mundi

Posted on June 4, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I just spent a weekend retreat with Joey Weisenberg, who teaches nigunim (songs without words), sometimes singing the same one for up to an hour. Its kind of like meditating only more fun. Something he said really struck me. The … Continue reading →

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Another 12 x 12

Posted on May 24, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

I made this with more of the extra black and white strips. I’m going to cut a hole in the center- a hole in the shape of my favorite eight pointed star. Then it will become an amulet, once I … Continue reading →

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Library Quilt Show

Posted on May 22, 2017 by silvert@catskill.net

Yesterday there was a celebratory walk through of the quilts in the currant library show. Mine is the orange one. The show will be up through June 4th at the main/central Berkeley Public Library on the 2nd floor. This is … Continue reading →

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