I’ve finally gotten back to work on my Arabesque Series and have spent the past few months doing something really unusual for me – hand applique. I found a photo of a tile from the 15th century, copied the motifs from it, and have been appliqueing bit by bit for the last few months. I’m […]
The Victims Quilt Project will be on view at the Rising Star Quilters Guild Quilt Show. Dates: October 4 – 5, 2019 (Friday and Saturday) Hours: 10 AM – 5 PM Location: St Brigid Church,1995 Massachusetts Ave. Lexington, MA For more information about the Victims Quilt Project or to sponsor a block, see the Victims […]
In this series on inspiration, I have written about how the designs of some of my quilts have arisen from a particular fabric or by thinking about the person for whom I am making the quilt and letting their personality be my guide. But color is also a great motivator for me when it comes […]
I’ve written a lot lately about the inspiration for my quilts and the process I go through when designing quilts for special recipients. Now that my sister’s wedding quilt has been delivered, I can share the thought process behind its creation. My sister and her husband live in Colorado and see the Rocky Mountains on […]
In last month’s newsletter, I discussed how to bring on spring after suffering through the dark time of a creative winter. I wrote about beginning new projects and the process for getting started. I missed the connection at the time, but that turns out to have been a very appropriate article for July because it […]
In the last Sources of Inspiration post , I wrote about being inspired by the person for whom I am creating a quilt and about thinking of particular aspects of the person’s personality or background that I want to use as my starting point. Yet, for an entire series of quilts for one family, the […]
There was a really lovely article printed in the Boston Globe yesterday about my Victims Quilt Project and the exhibit at the Arlington Center for the Arts. I do, however, have to offer a clarification. I did not “meticulously embroider” the letters onto fabric. I printed them out from the computer. I don’t know how […]
I have made quilts that have taken years to make. The first quilt I ever made took two full years of regular work because it was completely handmade – hand pieced, hand quilted, the seam in the backing sewn by hand, and hand-bound. I’ve also had quilts that have taken years because I got started […]
Today we mark an anniversary. Twenty years ago, two teenagers went on a shooting spree at Columbine High School, killing 13 others before shooting themselves. When I began my Victims Quilt Project, I started with a memorial quilt for the victims of the Columbine shooting so it seemed right to open the exhibit to coincide […]
An exhibit of my Victims Quilt Project quilts, entitled “Disarming: Memorial Quilts for Mass Shooting Victims” will open April 20th at the Arlington Center for the Arts, located at 20 Academy Street in Arlington, Mass. Opening Reception: April 27th, 4 – 6 PM at ACA The exhibit will include all 14 memorial quilts for shootings […]