On another of our cross-city hikes, the Laundry King and I took in the current exhibition at the De Young fine arts museum in San Francisco: Amish Abstractions: Quilts from the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown. The exhibition runs until 6 June 2010 and features approximately 48 quilts dating from the 1880s to the […]
Classic Quilts
Quick Fix
When my brother Rowan mentioned he was returning his quilt to be mended, I had visions of pieced blocks (from early in my quilting life) coming apart at the seams. In fact, the quilt is wearing remarkably well and all that is required is to reapplique the tumbling blocks block to the red background. A […]
String Theory
I have been making up [optional] kits for my forthcoming Colour Rhapsody workshops. One way or another, I end up for lots of narrow strips – just perfect for foundation string piecing*: Each foundation square is approximately 15×15 inches. These images show what might happen if I decide to cut a single square into four […]
The Humble Half Square Triangle
My first quilts were made from half-square triangles. When I was riding the escalators in the London Underground earlier in the month, I was intrigued by the promotional posters for the latest album by piano rock band Keane (no I had not heard of them before either). A most quilt-like design, I think you would […]
Something for Caity
This post is for Caity who I know just loves her yoyo-making gadget. Here’s a wee project for you to aspire to: One of David’s aunts made this yoyo coverlet a long time ago and now it graces the guest bed at his sister’s place. The colours on top have faded as a […]
By hand
My main sewing machine started to protest during the quilting of Crop Circles so it is taking a well-earned sojourn with the Bernina technician. I have a back up machine which works pretty well but lacks certain features (such as kneelift and needle up/needle down) that you don’t realise you have etched so well into […]