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Power of Pattern: Central Asian Ikats
Among the most colorful clothing in the word, ikat robes — which hail primarily from the “the Stans,” or Central Asia — employ “creative use of scale, proportion, and orientation.” They are created by…
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Bee Happy QAL Progress • June 2019
The wheeled devices in the So Very Cute Project I lost my mind and decided to do are completed. It’s nice to see it before it goes to a Time Out in my closet,…
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Trapped in the Dungeon of Cute
Working on this quilt makes me feel like I’m trapped in the Dungeon of Cute. I discussed this with my friend Laurel, who is also doing this, and she said wistfully said, “Yeah. But…
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Christmas Criss-Cross Finished
Christmas Criss-Cross, June 2019Quilt #219 • 60″ wide by 66″ tall I started this for the 20th anniversary of a small quilters group I’d participated in, as we were given mini-charm packs of this…
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Scrappy Radiant Star
Mary, of NeedledMom, chose this block for her June turn as Queen Bee of the Gridsters. Originally found on Wombat Quilts website as a free illustration, I redrew the block to Mary’s specified 6-inch…
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Frida Kahlo Tote Bag Tutorial
I recently had two birthdays to celebrate, that are near each other in the calendar. I cut up my precious Frida Kahlo canvas fabric (made by Alexander Henry), yielding two bags from one yard.…
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Bluebird of Quiltiness
Another Tiny Quilt was hatched today, and its this Bluebird of Quiltiness. Based on a 1-1/2″ block size, I figured it out and made it up, finishing it with the perfect faceted black bead…
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Valley of the Mist Quilters Guild
I’m leading off with my workshop participants, all brilliant conversationalists and quilters. This past week, I gave a lecture and taught my Merrion Square Workshop to the Valley of the Mist Quilters Guild, a…
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What I’ve Been Doing Lately • May 2019
Since I hadn’t posted in a couple of weeks, I did want to blog, but felt pretty scattered about what to write. So here it all is: from finishes to starts, from garden news…
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Utah Valley Quilt Guild • National Teacher
This is the Utah Valley, where the Utah Valley Quilt Guild lives, meets and has way too much fun (check their website to see what I’m talking about). In April, I was invited as…
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Signature Blocks
I’ve done several types of signature blocks, so thought I’d update my tutorial on how to make a signature block for friends. The basic kind I make (L) is a small block, that the…
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Meet the Teacher • Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds
I participated in a new experience this month, when I signed up for a booth at the Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds‘ Meet the Teacher meeting. I had been encouraged to do this…
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Basket Quilt • top finished
Hanging from the thick strands of my wisteria vine, my baskets quilt found a home for a few minutes, while I took photos. Many of these blocks were made for me by my beemates…
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All Are Friends In Heaven • Quilt Finish
All Are Friends in Heaven Quilt #188 • 78″ square This quilt, made of 6″ blocks designed by famous Japanese quilter Chuck Nohara, is finally finished. We took it out to the local area…
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EPPing again with French General
Sometime ago, I glimpsed this quilt in an Instagram feed: The description says it’s from the North Country of England, so I’ve taken to calling it the North Country Patchwork Quilt. The more I…
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Bee Blocks, Etc. * March and April *
Bee Blocks, yes. But first: I recently asked Lisa to make me a tote bag out of a Dream Big panel by Hoffman. I ordered everything, and the bag turned out to be a…
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Plitvice • Quilt Finish
PlitviceQuilt #218 • 76 1/2″ square After four years, I finally finished up the quilt of multiple pieced hexagons. Yes, every seam on that top is hand-stitched. I’ve had many posts about this, but…
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Making, Not Knowing
I was intrigued by the phrase Making, Not Knowing, when I read about the artist Ann Hamilton recently on the website BrainPickings, and learned of her essay with that title, adapted from her 2005…
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Field Flowers • Top Finished
Field Flowers (quilt top only)69″ wide by 74 1/2″ tall I took it out in the backyard for some photos, easily done with my new quilt stand. It’s very satisfying to look at this,…
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Temperature Quilt, Etc.
I’m making progress on my temperature quilt. I don’t attach the months together until they are complete, so what’s shown is only January and February. In my garden. Of course. The Los Angeles Times…
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Home-Keeping Hearts
Home-keeping Hearts, top only44 1/2″ wide x 51″ tall I finished my most recent Merrion Square variation, a grouping of houses made by friends and Gridster beemates, plus a few more from my own…
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Merrion Square • A New OPQuilt Pattern
First you saw this, way back in December of 2018. I had this idea in my head and with a stack of Alison Glass fat quarters from Andover, I decided to try it out.…
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This and That for February 2019
I’ve been watching the second season of Anne with an E, a show on Netflix that re-thinks the well-loved story about a certain red-haired orphan. I binged-watched several episodes while hand-sewing and emobroidering the…
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Temperature Quilt Key
I’ve been thinking hard about how I want to record the colors I used in my Temperature quilt. I’ve seen lots of different kinds (on Instagram use the hashtag #tempquilt, or some variation of…
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Art Muses/Art Musings
Everyonce in a while it’s good to leave your tribe and take a look at what other artists are doing. It also helps to be in recovery from shoulder surgery so when that rabbit…
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Queen Bee for Gridsters 2019
(see below for the winners of the Temperature Giveaway) February is my month to be Queen Bee, a phrase I picked up from hanging-out-across-the-ocean with Susan of Patchwork and Play (she lives in Melbourne).…
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Temperature Quilt & Giveaway
I’ve jumped on that colorful bandwagon and am making a Temperature Quilt, or as my scientist husband likes to refer to it: a Heat Map. And, I’m hosting a …so keep reading for how…
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