Following some group musings, and a coincidental prompt from one of our readers, the entry pages to the Dandelion, Chocolate and Community theme galleries on the Twelve by Twelve website have been revamped to display a larger mosaic and therefore more quilt detail. Click the thumbnails to see for yourself: By the way, in preparing […]
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The Rime of a 21st Century Quiltmaker*
The Ancient Mariner famously lamented “Water, water, every where, nor any drop to drink”. I find myself in a similar situation with quilts. I am surrounded by quilts in my studio but, for various reasons, am not in a position to share them online. Instead I note that the next challenge theme for the Twelve […]
A Community Gallery
A new set of gallery pages featuring our community-themed quilts has now been added to the Twelve by Twelve website. I am always fascinated as I put these mosaics together to see how common designs elements such as grids and colour can unify an otherwise very diverse collection of pieces. I’m glad I came up […]
Continuous Binding Without Bulges
My community themed quilt My People is now on the Twelve by Twelve group blog. As obsessed as I am with alternative finishes, there will always be a place for a classic continuous binding with mitred corners. Here is my tutorial (with clickable photos) to show you how to avoid unsightly lumps and bulges where […]
Community Revelations
Today I’ve been busily quilting and binding my community themed quilt for the Twelve by Twelve group ready for posting on 31 March (US time). My unscheduled sojourn in Sydney* really knocked my timetable around so I’ve felt a little like this guy, losing a grip on things and teetering across the deadline. Or maybe […]
Stamping Little People
I gave up battling with fine freezer paper stencils for my Twelve by Twelve “community” themed quilt and decided to try out some stamping instead. I searched high and low in craft and art supply stores for some compressed craft sponge that Linda & Laura Kemshall mention in their book The Painted Quilt. I ended […]
