Project started: August 2014 This is my latest, and most ambitious project to-date. It is a large-scale (6′ x 8′) self portrait quilt made of 1″ squares. When finished, the quilt will contain more than 7,000 pieces – all scraps from my fabric collection. This is my progress as of February 27, 2015. July 11, […]
Read MoreSeveral years ago, a friend and I visited the Heath Ceramics studio in Sausalito, California. I have been a fan of their beautiful tile and ceramics ever since. Last summer in preparing to renovate my bathroom, I stumbled upon some neat little square-images of tile samples on the Heath website. I quickly realized I couldn’t afford Heath tile for my […]
Read MoreMy September 2012 trip to Shanghai, began in this bookstore in Iowa City, Iowa… …where I bought an exhibit catalog containing this image: “Sea of Japan in Winter” (1983) It is a quilt by Shizuko Kuroha, which appears to made largely of indigo fabrics from Japan. This quilt inspired me to to make my own version of […]
Read MoreThe inspiration (upper right in photo) – what I am guessing may be an overshot woven coverlet? (Photo from Tunestam’s Antiques in Mineral Point, Wisconsin) ~ October 2013 In process on the design board in my studio Binding the quilt Taffy is not impressed Beautiful hand-quilting by Amish quilter On the bed Done! April 2015 Overshot is a […]
Read MoreSketch of initial idea More detailed quilt map Getting started On a roll Progress! Late one cold winter night, I finished the bottom portion of the quilt. This is the point where I hit a creative block. It took three failed attempts to figure out how to finish off the remainder of the quilt. Taking inspiration […]
Read MoreAbove: the inspiration piece: “Sea of Japan in Winter,” 1983 by Shizuko Kuroha I have not yet titled my latest quilt in process (inspired by the Kuroha quilt above). Rather, I’ve had a series of title possibilities: Arab Spring > Blackout > Revolution > Juneteenth > Portmanteau. Almost done with the top, I’ll have to […]
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