There are many ways to be yourself within the world of quilting. You can be wildly improvisational or you can follow a pattern to the letter. You can use unconventional fabric combinations or use a tried-and-true collection of colors. Most…
Hey ya’ll! I want to point your towards my friend Malka Dubrawsky’s upcoming class "10 Ways to Love Improvisation" on Creative Live. If you RSVP, you can watch it for free on October 8th and 9th (use this link: http://cr8.lv/malkablogtour ) The…
I spent a fair amount of time earlier this summer working on descriptions for the quilts that my guild, the Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild, had selected to hang in our special exhibit, "Modern Quilts." at the GAAQG's biennial show.…
The Modern Quilt Guild has been running one of their fabric/quilt challenges wherein members are provided some small amount of fabric and then make a quilt using that fabric. They photograph and share the quilt with the online community and…
The quilt for Miss Stinky is done and at the quilters and I am safely ensconced in my childhood home for the next two weeks. Every good road trip starts with unwinding at Mom and Dad's right? Plus, there are…
If you've been here long, you'll know I find this concept fascinating and helpful as I think about my quilts. Whole Living has an article on Wabi Sabi this month (thanks to Pat Sloan for pointing this out!) Luckily, the…
The video is live! Check it out over here: http://vimeo.com/14680699 Here's what the page looks like: Sexy, no? Here's the description: This lecture on modern quilting describes my journey as well as giving the lay of the modern-quilting land. I…
It seems I am not alone in disliking the name "scrappy" for quilts with mixed prints/designers/etc. "Scrappy" should be reserved for quilts that actually use scraps (left-overs) and further, I think, a quilt doesn't really look scrappy unless the scraps…
What follows is a crazy essay of sorts...I hope you are in the mood for reading! First, if you've yet to take the opportunity, please go and read this blog post from Cheryl (Naptime Quilter). I'll wait here. Back? Wasn't…