I have been pulling together some really lovely batiks in autumn colors for a friend who has commissioned a queen-sized tree of life quilt. This is going to be a bed quilt, and the background is going to be Kona snow or eggshell. Because it will see real use, it will also be seeing the […]
Archives for May 2013
I haven’t forgotten!
I’ve been working on several projects all at once, but none are in a state where they would be interesting to share, really. I have a few plans for posts coming soo, including –a sampler for the class I will be teaching in June, “Traditional Made Modern”. If you’re in the Capitol region of NY, […]
A useful seam ripping tool, and so fashionable!
I’m getting old. When I’m ripping out quilting seams, especially when they’re nested close together and grey-on-grey, I have a much harder time than I used to, seeing what I’m doing. I tend to swear alot and that just doesn’t set a good example for the children. Or my husband. Or anyone nearby, really, although […]
Enjoying the … heck… out of the process.
No, really! I am making this mini quilt version of a larger quilt I have in mind (it’s a queen-sized quilt when it’s all done, and I will be writing a pattern for it, but now I don’t know what size!), and am having a ridiculously good time doing it. I’m quilting it on my […]
How Did I Miss Her? Get Thee to Reading!
Kristen from So Happy to Sew left me a nice comment earlier, and also let me know that not only is she working on a Cathedral Window quilt and has two tutorials here (#1) and here (#2), she also has had a quilt along for the Single Girl quilt. I ask you, in all my wanderings […]
tiny pieces
Well, not *too* tiny. The green strips will finish up at a half-inch wide, and I confess that this will be something like mumblefivemumble quilts that I’ve made with these tiny strips. Posted two examples here and here. I can’t get enough of them; because I just love how crisp they look. I can’t help […]
Just a few Resources for proper technique
While I’m thinking about it, here are a few of the books that I have found helpful in my own reading. If you’re taking the time to make something, add a few minutes of reading prep, and see what a difference it can make. Construction Help Quilter’s Academy Vol I, Vol II., Vol. III., and Vol […]
Technique Does Matter
Some of you may follow my “technique of the week” and may find that it’s awfully simple. How to get a perfect 1/4″ seam? Really? But the building blocks of great work, even improv and modern quilting, are knowledge of how to make with good technique. I turned professional because, gosh darn it, I have high […]
Finished! “Oculus”
I showed this before it was quilted, but now it’s all finished and I am ready to show it off. This is for my toddler, and I wanted something that was simple enough that I would not be sad if she hated it and I would regret piecing a thousand tiny things, but I still […]
Comments part two–Support groups for The Single Girl (Quilt)
Many of you also said you wanted to work on Denyse Schmidt’s “Single Girl” quilt. This one has lots of smaller templates and involves lots of small seams and accurate piecing. I have the pattern but have yet to attempt it, since I have had so many of my own projects to work on lately. […]