Family Name
I owed a favor to a family at school whose children I teach music, and this little art-quilt is the end result of that favor. Most of the techniques in this piece were new to me. It was my first time piecing curves! Delightful. Also much simpler than I expected. It was my second time…
Joy the Namesake
Some good friends of mine here just recently had their first baby — a girl whose first and middle name differs from mine by only two letters. Given that I’ve not met anyone yet with my same name, this might be the closest I come! These friends have also been a blessing to me in…
HST variation
Another friend recently had a baby so I threw together this little crib blanket. I was playing around with a variation of the half-square triangle pattern using scraps from the 2nd quilting bee project. I think it looks a little like shattered glass and I like it. The black and white photo was for me…
Stockings!
My parents travel more than the average 70+ year-olds. They go back and forth to Congo two or three times a year, and when they are in the US, they rarely stay in one spot long. As a result, they don’t often have all of their own Christmas stuff in one place. This year, since…
2nd Quilting Bee
After the success of the our first ladies quilting bee, the ladies at church asked for another one. I decided to take a slightly different approach this time. We asked each of the ladies to bring a cut of fabric to share (and some snacks). Once there, we spent a few minutes at the beginning…
Bits of Brazil
When a Brazilian friend of mine and his wife had a baby boy in October, I thought perhaps I would make them a blanket. I put it off though mostly because I was so busy at school. When I finally started, I wasn’t sure what I wanted. I pulled this fabric palette from my stash…
Family Project
Two different creative ideas collided in this project. The first idea came when I was chatting with my cousin Sonya about different summer art-club ideas. She really wanted to play around with a resist dye technique and needed to try it out herself before she attempted it with a group of children. The second thing…
Ornaments
This Christmas, I spent time with my brother and his family. I don’t remember how we got the idea, but my sister-in-law and I decided to make a bunch of fabric Christmas tree ornaments as gifts for friends and extended family. The pattern was pretty simple and we were able to enlist the help of…
Memorial Quilting Bee
When a couple at church had a very complicated pregnancy that ended in a stillbirth, a friend asked me if I would help make a memorial baby blanket for them. More than that, she asked if I would help her organize a community quilting event that would allow others to participate. I agreed of course.…
Leafy Lamp
I really love functional art – beautiful objects you can use on a daily basis. In my pottery classes, I have until now only attempted mugs, bowls and tiles. I knew I wanted to try a lamp though. I told my instructor that and she encouraged me to try hand-building one (rather than throwing one…
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