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Tag Archives: improvisational quilting
Four 12″ x 12″ quilts for VIC Power of Twelve jury
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
I’m teaching Circular Squares on June 9th!
Circular Squares and Rectangles Improv Quilt Class At Hello Stitch Studio on June 9, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, 1708 University Ave, Berkeley, CA Sign up at www.hellostitchstudio.com or (510) 982-6549 This class explores curved piecing in both square and rectangular … Continue reading
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Tagged Circular squares and rectangles, Claire-Sherman, Hello Stitch, Hellostitchstudio, improvisational quilting
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Photos from my wonky log cabin class
Here are wonky log cabin blocks by my students on Sunday, at HelloStitch. I had 5 students, but can only find 4 photos on my phone. My apologies to the one I left out.
Posted in Classes, Improvisational piecing, log cabin blocks, Work In Progress
Tagged Hello Stitch, Hellostitchstudio, improvisational quilting
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Star class and quilts
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
VIC quilts
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
Posted in EBHQ, Improvisational piecing, liberated stars, modern quilts, Quilt Shows
Tagged #quiltcon reject, East Bay Heritage Quilters, EBHQ, improvisational quilting, Voices-In-Cloth
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A few Gee’s Bend quilts at the de Young Museum
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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Tagged Gee's Bend, Gee's Bend quilts, improvisational quilting
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Quilt finished after many different versions
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
Another Sujata inspired block
Here is a block from Sujata Shah’s book, Cultural Fusion Quilts. Her process for making it is not what I expected it to be from looking at the finished quilt. She takes a stack of four 7″ squares of fabric, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cultural Fusion Quilts, improvisational quilting, Sujata Shah, wave block
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Another birthday postcard
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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Tagged fabric postcard, improvisational quilting
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New improv star quilt
I’m working on another star quilt. I’m making it about 3′ x 3′. This will be my entry in the Berkeley Public Library quilt show. It’s not due until late April, so I do have enough time to finish it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley Public Library Quilt Show, improvisational quilting
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