Category Archives: Improvisational piecing

Version number 3

Posted on March 29, 2020 by admin

I made a new hamsa block for the center. I combined what I liked the best from the 2 other versions. Here it is all sewn together. Now I need to decide what color the 4 triangles will be. Here … Continue reading →

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On the other hand…

Posted on March 4, 2020 by admin

I’m trying to decide which version of this quilt I like better. If anyone reading this has an opinion, I’d love to hear it! This will be a double bed sized quilt, so it will get much larger. If I … Continue reading →

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Medallion with Hamsa

Posted on March 4, 2020 by admin

This is the beginning of a quilt that I started working on, a week ago. It will be a medallion quilt, inspired by all the lovely round robin medallion quilts that friends are making in EBHQ and SFQG. I played … Continue reading →

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What I’m working on for Voices In Cloth quilt show

Posted on January 26, 2020 by admin

Here’s a small quilt I’m calling House/Hamsa that will be for sale in the Marketplace section of Voices In Cloth. I’m thinking of adding some beads to it. This is a small mixed media quilt that i made about my … Continue reading →

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Four 12″ x 12″ quilts for VIC Power of Twelve jury

Posted on January 18, 2020 by admin

These are the four 12″ x 12″ quilts that I dropped of at Sue Fox’s studio for the jury for the Power of Twelve special exhibit at the 2020 Voices In Cloth quilt show (VIC). How many of them get … Continue reading →

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Quilt finished for A Century of Women’s Progress

Posted on January 5, 2020 by admin

I finished this just in time for the deadline of January 4, 2020. It’s a “story quilt,” so here’s my story: I remember when the first issue of Ms. Magazine hit the news stands. My mom bought it and read … Continue reading →

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PIQF

Posted on October 23, 2019 by admin

Here I am, visiting my quilt at the Pacific International Quilt Festival! This quilt was finished on the day before it was due for jurying. It was a huge effort to finish it in time, but I did it! Below … Continue reading →

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Process photos for Circular Rectangles

Posted on September 4, 2019 by admin

Circular Rectangles is the kind of quilt where you keep making units, without firm ideas about how to sew them together, and put them on a design wall. The blocks don’t get sewn together until the whole quilt is on the … Continue reading →

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Two quilts finished!

Posted on August 31, 2019 by admin

This is the small healing quilt I just finished. I’d like to make a larger one, and maybe add more embellishments, like embroidery and tassels to the bottom. I have a lot of ideas for another healing quilt. I’d like … Continue reading →

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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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