I have been creating ocean and dunes art landscape quilts for many years but this week I decided to try some new designs.  In Ocean and Dunes 22 I used one fabric for the sky instead of piecing it like I usually had done.  When it came time to quilt it, I thought I would
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I had an interesting request this month from a pack leader of 4th grade Webelos, boy scouts. They were working on a unit on art appreciation and she asked me to speak with her pack about making art quilts.  I was a little hesitant because I wasn’t sure how interested 4th grade boys would be
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If you have been reading my blogs the last few years you know my husband died in January 2020.  I walked away from my quilting in mid 2019 and did not return to sewing until later in 2020.  My grief and sadness was too deep for the fun of quilting.  For me, quilting always makes
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I finished Sunset 78 in late August after having experienced this dramatic sunset off my deck a few weeks earlier.  Every sunset is unique and sunsets include so many different colors it is hard to do anything wrong when designing and piecing sunset quilts.  When I quilted this sunset wall quilt I did sort of
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Many of us have the traditional decorations for the holidays.  I have created several holiday art quilts to broaden your idea of decorations.  These wall quilts can replace some art usually hanging in your house or they can be added for some extra fun during the holiday season.  When the season passes, you can roll
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I had a few days before a fall vacation two weeks ago and decided to create a few small art quilts, much smaller than my usual sizes.  The designs are similar to many of my quilts in my landscape section.  One is an abstract landscape, another is a sunset and the third is a tree
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In April the last small/medium art quilt I made was Abstract Landscape 32, 19.5″ x 17.5″.  I followed some of my more typical design approaches, using dramatic curves and varied fabrics.  I like to experiment with free motion stitch designs, often using the fabric itself as inspiration for the stitch design I use.  I’m also
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Sometimes my creative head and my available time are better focused on smaller projects which also provide a wider range of prices for quilts for sale.  I love making small, curved sunset art quilts with vibrant fabrics.  The movement of curved piecing creates art quilts I find soothing and stimulating at the same time.  Something
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