A common question from an interested buyer is often “how long does it take to make an art quilt?” Those of you who are quilters know that the larger the quilt, the longer the hours. Hence, last week when I had only two days free to sew I decided to make some smaller quilts which
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Taking a Break from Custom Art Quilt Orders
As I’ve shared in previous posts, my husband died in January 2020. It has been a challenging 16 months but I’m back on my feet. As part of this 16 months of serious and dedicated grieving I now find myself coming out the other side accepting that life is going to be different in many
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Finding the right fabrics for art quilts
I’ve been making art quilts for almost 10 years. My studio looks like a fabric shop with around 500 or more different fabrics…AND YET…there always seems to be a unique color or design I’m looking for. My late husband used to joke that he hoped my quilt business would at least pay for my fabric
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I’m back in my quilt shop
Back in September I posted about my husband’s diagnosis of ALS. That diagnosis ended up being incorrect. He instead developed two very rare cancers and passed away in early January. I was fortunate to have him home with me with caregiver support and hospice support for the last 6 weeks of his life. I am
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Quilting Blog Taking a Break
A month ago I learned that my husband has ALS. Our lives are changing daily. I must step back from my art quilt work and blogging to focus on his care. This may be short term until we get caregivers organized or it may be for many months or a year, I just don’t know.
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New Lopsided Star Design
After a refreshing month enjoying lake living in the finger lakes of NY state in September, I came home eager to get back to quilting. Sometimes the ideas come so fast I spend the first few days back in my studio organizing stacks of fabrics for future projects. I call this my “playing with colors”
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Beach art quilts create a mood
So many people at one time or another go to the beach. Many of us day dream about what it would be like to live at the beach, look out our windows to see the endless ocean and the big sky, and listen to the waves. Beach designs and motifs give us a sense of
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A quilters dilemma…overcome by fabric!!
Anyone who quilts knows you NEVER have too much fabric!! I might have 700-800 different fabrics on my stash shelves (organized by color) but it is rare that I make even one quilt without thinking I better look for a specific color or design. It truly is an addiction but a harmless one! But the
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Three New Landscape Quilts
I have been away from my studio for over 2 weeks and couldn’t wait to get back to sewing! I’m having a nice problem in that quilts are selling well and I’m having trouble keeping my inventory up on my Etsy selling site (www.etsy.com/shop/ArtQuiltsbySharon). As I look to the next 6 weeks before a family
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