Spirit Quilt and Making Text Tutorial
Art quilt tutorial on making text and using embellishments
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Improvisational Quilting
Watch Me with Alex Anderson!
The Big Day is finally HERE! My Episode #3203 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson has launched. I think I hear a Marching Band!! And best of all, you can watch my conversation with Alex Anderson for free by signing up for a Free 7 Day Trial Membership — Click Here! Did you know
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Nightfall Maywood Studio Quilt
I recently completed my latest Maywood Studio Maker project. Here is a description of my process for making this wallhanging–it crosses over from modern into artquilting. The new collection that all of the Makers worked with is called Nightfall. It is a Spring 2022 fabric collection that will be available in stores around mid-July. Nightfall
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Maywood Maker April 2022 Mini Quilt
For April 2022, the Maywood Makers were provided with fabric from the Opal Essence line of fabrics.I am a Maywood Ambassador–if you missed my earlier post, you can read more about that here. These fabrics will be in your favorite quilt shops soon. The palette is very different for me. It’s very soft and calming.
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My early quilt projects and influences
Today’s 31 Day Blog Writing Challenge prompt was ‘first quilt projects’ and I will share a few of those. And, I’m going to detour and also talk about just a few of my early important influences too. I started quilting over 30 years ago to make family quilts. Unfortunately, I don’t have photos of those
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Interviews with Quilt Friends
I am thrilled to announce a new series of interviews with some of my Quilt Friends– all artists , quilters, curators, designers and entrepreneurs—now available on my YouTube channel. The series is called “On the Design Wall”. I have just uploaded the first two interviews in this series with many more to come in the
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My Approach to Quilting A Modern Quilt
I love the look of machine quilting on modern quilts. I wanted to use my walking foot but still go beyond simple or even complex lines to create unique quilting lines and shapes in my modern quilts. I wanted to break away from repeating the same shapes over and over. I did not want to
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Artquilt Improv with Intention
Here’s a peek into my process for making this commission quilt. As many of you know, I spent many years as an artquilter before I moved into the world of modern quilt designing and teaching. I still make a few artquilts every year–usually as a commission like this one or in response to an invitation
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QuiltFest at Pigeon Forge Registration Opens Nov 13
I’m very happy to announce that I will be teaching modern quilt classes and giving an evening lecture/trunk show at the 2020 Mountain QuiltFest in Pigeon Forge TN from March 3-7, 2020. Registration is now OPEN! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Click Here for the complete Class Schedule. Click Here for general information on QuiltFest.
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Upcoming Classes, A Prize, A GiveAway and More!
Hello Everyone, I am excited to share some great news with you. A lot of good stuff is happening in my quilt life these days and I’m celebrating. In fact, be sure to read to the bottom of this post to find out about a GiveAway!! I WON AN AWARD! My quilt, MidCentury Modern: Black
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