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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Custom Quilts Keeping Me Busy
I want to share some of the custom quilt orders which have kept me busy these last couple of months. First, in late spring I made a custom quilt of browns, oranges, and yellows in an abstract mosaic. This quilt was 24″wide and 40″high. Mosaic quilts are truly designed 100% on my flannel design wall.
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A Purple Sunset
A few months ago I was itching to play with purples, blues and pinks. I’m not sure how to explain the lure of certain colors, but there are few things that calm my soul and give me a moment away from the chaos of daily life than playing with my fabric samples. I especially like
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The lure of abstract art quilts
Art quilts seem to fall into two categories…the more realistic which are often based on the use of applique techniques and abstract which are usually pieced. I admit a bias to piecing which keeps me closer to original quilting roots of our ancestors even though I run like crazy from the tradition block designs. It
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Art quilt piecing in two steps
It has been nice to have some less busy times to experiment with some new techniques in piecing art quilts. I recently finished two art quilts of red rocks, from images from the southwest United States. I’ve traveled there several times with my husband. We have always been mesmerized by both the starkness of the
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Sunset quilts in so many different colors
In the last few months, we have begun to see some beautiful sunsets painted in our western sky here in central Pennsylvania. I was inspired to make some more sunset art quilts but I wanted to explore some different colors. I searched the internet for photos and paintings for inspiration. For me, the inspiration is
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Abstract Landscapes and Fun with Color
One of the greatest qualities of abstract art quilts is the total freedom to use whatever colors you like. I’m not trying to hit reality in many of my quilts but I am aiming for aesthetically pleasing. I use curved piecing in my abstract quilts because I like the way the curves pull your eyes
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Whimsical Bird Quilts
Sometimes you just need more SILLY in your life! After some intense art quilt creating and designing since early January, I decided I need a week of fun and silly time. I created 10 small whimsical bird art quilts using rough edge applique instead of my usual piecing approach. I used my scrap print fabric
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