If you’ve been following me for a while you know that I’ve occasionally cut up quilts and rearranged them. So, when I decided this quilt needed some revision, I decided to give it a go. The starting quilt, Beet Salad. Certainly not terrible, but it wasn’t exciting me either. Usually, when I cut something up I do…
Well, I just wasn’t happy with the in-progress quilt I showed you last time. It seemed a little static. I tried to analyze what needed to change and I referenced my original black and white sketch. Wait a second. It was different from the working sketch I’d been using: At some point I had switched…
The quilt I’ve been working on is inspired by a friend’s flame vine, which cascades down her back porch. In the strong Florida sun, it’s especially striking when seen against the dark porch screening. After finishing the orange flowers, I went on to the leaves. Next, I tackled the long skinny pieces. I’m not sure what they are,…
Have you ever been to a class and realized you left the most appropriate fabrics at home? This happened to me when I took a class from Elizabeth Barton. I learned a lot about abstracting and designing and had a great paper “sketch” I wanted to interpret in fabric. Per Elizabeth’s instructions, I worked up…
In my previous post, I showed you a big orange/rust blob on my current quilt that needed to be dealt with. Eventually, I decided just to whack it off. Like this. Knowing that I’d need to attach new batting before continuing, I put the batting under my quilt before cutting into it. That way, the…
Below, left, is my blue Frixion pen. I write on fabric with it and then erase it by applying heat. Above, right is my blue ink pen, with permanent ink. Until today they lived in the same container. And then it happened: I picked up the ink pen instead of the Frixion one and drew on my…