I apologize for the long radio silence--I've been finishing up my dissertation, and the last-minute revisions have eaten up all the time I'd rather have spent quilting! But it's over now, and I promise that new quilt pictures are coming soon. In … [Read more...] about A tip for piecing bindings
Artichokes revisited…
After making my most recent mini quilt, I was just having too much fun with my artichoke block and decided to come up with a bigger quilt based on it. So, after using this as an excuse to order some of those luscious Kona solid fat quarter bundles, … [Read more...] about Artichokes revisited…
Bloggers’ Quilt Festival
It's that time of year, when the spring quilt festival happens over at Amy's Creative Side, and this year I've actually got my act together enough to enter a quilt. This pattern is available in the Flying Parrot Quilts shop. I blogged about this … [Read more...] about Bloggers’ Quilt Festival
Mini Lone Star Hexie block tutorial
I'm in the online quilting bee Stash Bee, and May is my month to pick a block for everyone to make! I thought I'd repost my tutorial here. It's based on the larger block by Alia of card table inc. People are already posting beautiful … [Read more...] about Mini Lone Star Hexie block tutorial
Tula Pillow
I got some cute pillows for Christmas from my mom last year, but since they were Christmas-themed, I needed something for the rest of the year! So far I've only made a cover for the smaller of the two, but it was just the right size for this sweet … [Read more...] about Tula Pillow
The Insane Red Artichoke
The traditional guild I'm a part of has issued a challenge to create a quilt using the shape formed by two squares superimposed on each other, one rotated 45 degrees. It's a shape found often in Islamic art and mosaics. I'm not always very good at … [Read more...] about The Insane Red Artichoke
Morning’s Born With The Lights Of Love
I said I wasn't likely to make another double wedding ring quilt, but a flash of inspiration and the motivation provided by the NYC Mod Quilt Guild's Double Wedding Ring Challenge have me eating my words. So here is: Morning's Born With The Lights … [Read more...] about Morning’s Born With The Lights Of Love
Crabby baby quilt
A friend of mine is expecting her second child, and I made her this baby quilt (sorry about the picture quality; I ran out of daylight hours to take better pictures outside!): My friend wrote her dissertation on salt marsh invertebrates, so this … [Read more...] about Crabby baby quilt
The Ooze Primordial is going to AQS QuiltWeek!
I've never been to Iowa, but my quilt is headed there! I received notification today that The Ooze Primordial (Photosystem I) has been accepted as part of the American Quilter's Society Modern Challenge, and will be on display at AQS QuiltWeek in Des … [Read more...] about The Ooze Primordial is going to AQS QuiltWeek!
Paper piecing presentation
Here is my presentation from the May meeting of the Modern Athens Quilts guild: Foundation piecing presentation from Sylvia Schaefer And here is the handout I passed out. There are some exercises at the bottom--here are the answers and … [Read more...] about Paper piecing presentation
