Category Archives: Improvisational piecing

Star class and quilts

Posted on February 13, 2018 by admin

On Feb. 4 I taught a liberated star class at Hello Stitch. The name of the class was Very Variable Star. As I was making demo stars for the class, I wanted to see what would happen if I put … Continue reading →

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VIC quilts

Posted on January 29, 2018 by admin

This one is called Axis Mundi: Jacob’s Ladder. This one is Improv Stars. These are the two quilts I’m entering in Voices In Cloth this year. The first is guaranteed to get in, and the second will get in if there … Continue reading →

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Sujata inspired place-mat or very small quilt

Posted on December 26, 2017 by admin

I’m hoping to finish another quilt that’s larger than 12″ x 12″ before 2017 ends. Meanwhile I finished this place-mat which I started in Sujata Shah’s EBHQ workshop. This is the block she calls crossroads. I’m also working on finishing … Continue reading →

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A few Gee’s Bend quilts at the de Young Museum

Posted on December 25, 2017 by admin

I went to the de Young Museum, Sunday. It was great- no crowds of people, no traffic, and lots of parking spaces. There are some quilts there that the museum has purchased from Gee’s Bend quilters and from a local … Continue reading →

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Magic squares

Posted on December 22, 2017 by admin

Here is a block called magic squares, also from the Mac Attack workshop  at New Pieces. This is a tessellation.  All four of the pieces in each block are identical. I must have rearranged the pieces as I was sewing … Continue reading →

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Mac Attack class

Posted on December 20, 2017 by admin

I took an improvisational piecing class at New Pieces called Mac Attack with Mike MacNamara. Here are some photos: This one started as two fabrics one on top of the other. I had a half yard of orange and a … Continue reading →

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Axis Mundi or Jacob’s Ladder

Posted on December 6, 2017 by admin

Here’s another quilt finished in 2017! I feel like most of my energy has gone to 12″ x 12″s this year, so it’s important to me to have finished a few larger quilts I made a smaller version of this … Continue reading →

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12 x 12 show opening

Posted on December 6, 2017 by admin

Here I am at the opening of the 12 x 12 show last Sunday. All the quilts to my right are mine. This year everyone could have up to eight of their twelve pieces in the show. Thank you to … Continue reading →

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Quilt finished after many different versions

Posted on December 3, 2017 by admin

  Here’s version one. I pieced the stars, and wanted to enlarge the quilt with out piecing any more stars. I love this Asian crane fabric, and the friend I’m making the quilt for loves to go bird watching. However, … Continue reading →

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Blue star quilt in progress

Posted on November 17, 2017 by admin

This is the quilt I’m working on. It will be a lap quilt for a friend in a nursing home. She said blue was her favorite color. When I pressed her for a second color, she said blue-green. Of course … Continue reading →

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