Category Archives: Machine applique

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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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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Three hamsas done!

Posted on February 13, 2020 by admin

I just put the labels on these three hamsas for the Marketplace section of Voices In Cloth.This one is called Orange and Blue Hamsa. Bird Hamsa- note that it is asymmetrical and is both a hand and a bird. Kaffe … 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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Liora’s quilt finished!

Posted on December 1, 2019 by admin

I’m really happy to have finished this quilt in time to take it to the EBHQ meeting which was the Monday before Thanksgiving. It’s always good to have a deadline. And Liora is only a month old, so I’m quite … 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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House shaped hamsa quilt

Posted on August 12, 2019 by admin

I took the hamsa I cut out in the fusible appliqué class I taught, and put it in an appliquéd archway. I think I’m going to wait until it’s ready to be quilted before stitching anything down. In this photo … Continue reading →

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