As the pandemic took over our lives in central Pennsylvania, I decided to put down art quilt making and take up mask making. My initial efforts were a tucked mask with ear elastic but I quickly realized that keeping the mask on ears for the periodic community user was kind of hard…no easy way to
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Curves and color in an art quilt
I often look at paintings and photographs to find inspiration for new art quilts. I’m especially drawn to other art with curves in the abstract designs. I LOVE piecing curves in my art quilts, a design component which I would say defines my art quilts as different from those of other quilters. The quilt showcased
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Quilting Landscapes if Good for My Soul
I’m working my way into a new normal in life after saying goodbye to my dear husband and best friend. He experienced many health problems in 2019 which resulted in my closing down my sewing studio since last August. Finally, in early February, a few weeks after his death, I re-entered my studio and began
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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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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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