Category Archives: Art quilts

Seahorses on my design wall – 2020.09.18

I’m working on a fun little mini quilt for the SAQA Florida region exhibit Fresh Fish. The theme is fish or other underwater creatures, realistic or imaginary. The size is no larger than 12” in length or width. While searching … Continue reading

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View art quilts online – 2020.09.13

I want to share a couple of online quilt shows you may be interested in viewing. Check out the first annual Everyday Objects Quilt Show 2020 conceived and organized by Brandon Wulff. I was intrigued when I read Brandon’s call … Continue reading

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Colours of Summer – journal quilt – 2020.08.16

Last week, I started working on my quilt for the annual art exchange of the Fibre Art Network.  You can see my inspiration photos and initial fabric selection in last week’s post. As I said last week, I decided to just … Continue reading

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Colors of summer – 2020.08.09

I’m working on a journal quilt (8.5 x 11 inches) for the annual art exchange of the Fibre Art Network.  My first step was to look for a source of inspiration. I scrolled through my photo collection, and found myself drawn … Continue reading

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Quilting is underway – 2020.07.31

I’m about halfway done quilting vertical straight lines on my re-imagined quilt. I started quilting in the middle and worked to the right, quilting lines 1/2″ apart. I’m marking the lines with my yellow gaffer tape. Now I’m quilting from … Continue reading

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Pieced, layered, and basted – 2020.07.19

Last week, the top half of my quilt top was sewn together. This week, I finished piecing the bottom half. I was very pleased that when I sewed the top and bottom sections together, all the lines were straight. (I … Continue reading

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Redesigning my quilt top – 2020.07.12

I played around with the blocks on my design wall from last week (left photo below), and thought about what color to use for the background. I settled on a dark gray background for the upper left quadrant and light … Continue reading

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Reconstructing my quilt top – 2020.07.05

A few days ago, I chopped up my black & white & brights quilt top. It was 44 x 46 inches, which is bigger than I usually work. I think I will make it into a couple of smaller tops, … Continue reading

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Clapping hands – 2020.06.29

Have you heard of Ian Berry? He’s an artist who works in the medium of denim jeans – check out his website www.ianberry.org to see his amazing artwork. I’ve been following Ian on Instagram and Facebook, and was intrigued by … Continue reading

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Improv black & white & brights – 2020.05.25

I’ve started a new quilt with only a vague idea of how it will look at the end. I’m making blocks of 6 black & white prints plus a solid black. Then I am going to do some or all … Continue reading

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