We were sewing up a storm today at Material Obsession in my Stacks of Improvisation workshop. Somehow I was so engrossed that I didn’t get to photograph everyone’s creations but here is a selection of works in progress and colour and desig exercises. I am also teaching this 1 day workshop at the Australasian Quilt […]
Technique:Piecing
Flying in Circles
At Quilt Camp this year, I did a machine piecing workshop with Lessa Siegele. I learned a whole new way (to me) of making flying geese units and, between much laughing and talking and a side trip to Rumplequiltskin, managed to make three blocks.
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 […]
Transparency Tricks
I haven’t quite made it back to the sewing machine yet as I have been working on updating some of the instructions on patterns of my original quilt designs including Seaside Treasures: Thanks to this useful tutorial for creating transparent backgrounds in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements, mentioned on Blogging Basics 101, I have been […]
Inner Piece
I’ve finished piecing Firebrand. I have some misgivings with how the miscellaneous purple sashing turned out. That casual wonkiness that is characteristic of so many of the Gees Bend quilts is surprisingly difficult to achieve from a technical perspective, especially when you are working with scraps. Still I am happy with the overall proportions (the […]