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Experimenting with Design in Art Quilts

One of the things I like most about making art quilts is their size.  I like being able to create quilted wall hangings that range from about 15″ x 15″ to as large as 40″ x 60″.  Most of the quilts in my shop are around the 22″ x 32″ size.  These sizes mean that
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Small Art Quilts in New Designs

I find a lot of inspiration from looking at paintings and more recently at stained glass designs.  Recently I saw a circle of stained glass that was comprised of 6-8 layers of curved colors.  I love working with curvy cuts in my designs so I gave this one a try in fabric, of course.  I’ve
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Numbered Quilts are NOT the same

I’d much rather be quilting!   I know when I finish a quilt I must photograph it, post it on ESTY and on this website, and write a description.  Sometimes the hardest part is coming up with a name with which to label the quilt.  Now that I have some unique personal designs, I often
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Quilt Stitching to enhance Mosaic Art Quilts

This blog is about some different approaches to quilting a mosaic quilt.  One of my favorite free motion designs is a random repeating and overlapping square pattern.  I hesitate to use the word “pattern” as that denotes something quite specific in the quilt world, something often repetitive and strictly drawn.  My quilting approaches are neither.
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Beach and Dunes Art Quilt

This past week I made a new Ocean/Beach with Dunes art quilts, trying some new colors for the ocean and creating more artistic dunes.  I’m very happy with the final quilts and want to share my new ideas.  My Ocean/Beach scene quilts have always been popular but because they are less colorful, I tend to
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