I am a fairly free form art quilt designer and often don’t know what size wall quilt I will end up with until it is finished.  This is a challenge I have mastered with custom quilts where I more carefully plan the dimensions and proportions.  But when I am experimenting with a new design or
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I want to write about this topic because visitors to my booth or my informal shop in my home often ask “How long does it take to make this quilt?”. Now is a good time to tackle this topic as recently I spent about 90 minutes sorting out fabrics to use for Sunset quilt # 26.  The
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When you are thinking about a good place to hang a quilt in your house, don’t forget the bathroom!  Yes, the bathroom!  How many of us have neutral colors in our bathrooms in our tiles and toilets and tubs.  Even counter tops tend to be neutral.  This is true in my bathrooms too but in
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Last year I started making what I refer to as my “Tree” quilts.  They have a touch of realism to them which seems to attract buyers.  In addition to the sunset quilts, these are my best sellers of a particular design.  Since every quilt is unique and I don’t use patterns, I continue to experiment
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There are art quilters who create wall quilts that look like realistic photos and then there are art quilters like myself who are reaching for abstract interpretation through fabric.  These different approaches don’t preclude contemporary quilters from using a photograph as inspiration for an art quilt.  I have made a series of sunset art quilts, some
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Here are two new quilts I just posted for sale, both are mosaic in design.  The PURPLE TEAL MOSAIC ART QUILT is my first effort at creating a mosaic on the diagonal and I really like it!   I usually make mosaic quilts with more varied size pieces and rarely am I concerned with the pieces having
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