Category Archives: Machine applique

Klee, Picasso and Me

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

I just entered this quilt, Klee, Picasso and Me in the Road to Ca Quilt Show. Wish me luck! I’ve never been in this show or visited this show.

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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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55th Annual Textile Exhibition at the Olive Hyde Gallery

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

I have two quilts in this show, Tree of Life Hamsa II and Klee Picasso and Me!

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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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Adventure with ChatGPT and an artist statement

Posted on February 4, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

Here’s my first quilt of 2025 again. I’ve added two vintage plastic buttons from my mom’s stash. I finished this quilt on the same day I had to enter it in a juried show. I needed a fast artist statement, … Continue reading →

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First quilt finished in 2025!

Posted on January 30, 2025 by silvert@catskill.net

This is the second cubist face I’ve done. It’s inspired by the paintings of Paul Klee and Picasso. I used fusible applique. There’s no piecing at all, just fusing and then I quilted over all the pieces. There’s a SAQA … Continue reading →

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I’m in two SAQA shows at once!

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

I mentioned the Prism Play show in San Diego in the previous post. The SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) show, Art Movements is opening in Folsom on 1/31/25. I’ll be at the opening. My quilt, My Cubist Friend is in … 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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New photos!

Posted on January 8, 2024 by silvert@catskill.net

I’m preparing a slideshow of the quilts that were in my solo show at St Albans for EBHQ Quilters Gather on 1/11/24. I’ve been taking new photos because my old photos aren’t up to my current standards. If you … Continue reading →

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Wise One

Posted on October 1, 2022 by silvert@catskill.net

Look what just arrived in the mail! It’s the little silk quilt I made in 2019. It’s been traveling all this time as part of a quilt show called, Eye Contact, sponsored by Sacred Threads.

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