I haven’t had much time for writing blog posts lately because I’ve been keeping my focus on being in the studio creating new work. The focus has paid off because since I posted about finishing my first quilt of 2019 back on February 2, I’ve managed to design and finish two more… I am … Continue reading
I put the finishing touches on my first quilt of 2019 yesterday: The Treehouse: 40″ x 50″ machine quilted/hand dyed cotton This is is my first piece quilted on my new Babylock Coronet long arm. I quilted the entire piece with the exception of the black lines on the Coronet. It was my intention to … Continue reading
After several weeks of practice I finally worked up the courage to use my new Babylock Coronet long arm on a new art quilt. Before I loaded the art quilt onto the machine though I spent a lot of time practicing and experimenting not only with threads, needles and quilting styles but also with machine … Continue reading
I did something today that I very rarely do: I rolled up a piece in progress, put it away and started a new one. Now I now that for 99% of quilters this is not that big a deal but for me – it’s a really big deal, like a huge colossal deal… I always … Continue reading
So I took a little break from doing a weekly roundup blog post because I just haven’t been in the studio very much the last few weeks. I could blame it on having family visiting for a week, a new workout schedule at a new gym, too many errands to do and places to be … Continue reading
When I was asked to create a quilt for the Deeds Not Words: The Power of Persistence, Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage exhibit that is being curated by Pam Weeks (curator of the New England Quilt Museum) and Sandra Sider I was first flattered to be asked and then I was terrified that … Continue reading
I mentioned in this post that I wasn’t entirely happy with how the bicycle quilt was developing but that I was going to see it through to the end. Working in this black and white somewhat minimalistic style can be challenging and I learn more with each quilt I make. The success (or failure) of … Continue reading
