Monthly Archives: October 2013

On my design wall – 2013.10.30

The portrait quilt is nearly finished.   Since I posted about it last week, I added features to  the third face, fused it all together, and quilted it.   Just the final touches to complete – quilting the border, binding, … Continue reading

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Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2013 – Part 2

This is my second entry in Amy’s Bloggers Quilt Festival – you can read about my first entry here. Category entered: Wall Hanging Quilts Techniques used: machine piecing, fused applique, stitched applique, free-motion quilting Designed, created and quilted by me … Continue reading

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Bloggers Quilt Festival Fall 2013 – Part 1

Amy at Amy’s Creative Side has been running the Bloggers Quilt Festival since 2009.  It’s timed to coincide with Quilt Market in the fall and spring each year. Here’s the schedule if you’d like to participate – you can submit … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.10.23

I’ve been working on the portrait quilt, and I have two of the faces done.  I used some of my skin-tone fabrics for some of the facial features, but for most of them I used machine stitching.  It doesn’t show … Continue reading

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New quilt show and on my design wall – 2013.10.16

As you may recall, my sister Anne and I participated in the “Abstracted” exhibition in which pairs of artists explore the concept of realistic and abstract art.  The show is now hung at the La Conner Quilt Museum, and I’ve … Continue reading

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On my design wall – 2013.10.09

I’m just starting another custom portrait quilt.  My client sent me a photo of her parents with her grandson.  I traced the three figures from the photo, then moved them all a bit closer to each other.   I enlarged … Continue reading

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Vacation Inspiration – 2013.10.07

I spent 2 weeks in September on a catamaran sailboat in Croatia with my husband and 4 close friends (you have to be close friends to live together on a sailboat for 2 weeks!).  We had a wonderful time, and … Continue reading

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