Ever since I received a surprise copy of her Vines & Leaves Volume 2 instructional DVD from Patsy Thompson earlier in the year, I’ve been planning on incorporating a vine or two into a quilt when an appropriate opportunity presented itself. Kaffe Tapestry seems like just such an opportunity. However, before I commit myself on […]
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Celebrating Bed Quilts & Anne of Green Gables
One of the many pleasures of working on my latest quilt Kaffe Tapestry is knowing that it will make a wonderful bed quilt. Bed quilts are also celebrated in this passage from Anne of the Island when Anne goes away to university: “… Mrs. Lynde gave Anne a patchwork quilt and loaned her five more. […]
Textiles at the Ashmolean Museum
This post comes from a damp and gray England where the Laundry King, his sister and her husband and I are spending the holidays. Our home exchange house is situated near St Albans to the north of London and makes a great base for day trips. Our first excursion was to Bletchley Park, the central […]
Workshop Spotlight: Power Stripping
Patchwork is often described as the process of cutting up fabric into small pieces and sewing it back together. In my Power Stripping workshop, I show there is another way! “Power Stripping” is an efficient technique of joining selvedge-selvedge strips lengthwise and then cross cutting them to create versatile “power units”. Depending on the placement […]