I have been experimenting with my preferred way of piecing, traditional, with raw edges on the quilt top back, with additional piecing using raw edge appliqué.  My most recent wall quilt, a “Bright Autumn Day” , does just this.  I pieced the landscape background and then added five leafy trees.  I did some free motion
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This last week I experimented with a new art quilt design, these snow capped mountains.  I created this quilt in the traditional piecing method but I pieced the three mountains separately and then created the sky.  I pieced the mountains and sky together somewhat similar to the way I create my Tree quilts.  I pieced
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A few weeks ago I decided to try some new curved piecing techniques on some designs typically in my wheelhouse. I have now made two quilts with what I’m calling curved section piecing.  In this design and piecing approach, I first sketch what I want to make in an art quilt and it involves layers
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A quilter friend of mine made a beautiful Raven art quilt which I offered to buy.  She, of course, suggested I try my own hand at making such a quilt.  This is my first effort but I had so much fun it will not be my last. I created the background for this quilt including
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In early November I had a week of trying new things in my quilt studio.  Attempting to piece more branches onto my Tree trunks was on the list of things to try to improve my design and planning skills since this is all about planning and sequencing with a sewing project. A landscape design such
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Sometimes when I sit down to create a new quilt, even if, like this one, it is a new version of a previous design, I find myself toying with two options.  This fall I decided to simply make two night sky moon quilts. In the past I have pieced the thin strips of fabric with
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I have tried a variety of ways to “piece” leaves into or onto my tree quilts.  I still lean towards  no leaves for most designs or I have the leaves pieced in the background of the trees so the greens or autumn colors are part of the art quilt even as they are not over
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I have made 85 Sunset art quilts since 2012 when I opened my Etsy shop.  They are all one of a kind but I tend towards colorful sunsets, marveling at how different each sunset can be.  I have a ready source our my western picture windows. Sunset 86 is a very different design of a
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