Made a "quick" and cheerful nine patch quilt for my friend in her favorite colors for her 40th birthday. It's a traditional quilt done in a modern colorway.
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Made a "quick" and cheerful nine patch quilt for my friend in her favorite colors for her 40th birthday. It's a traditional quilt done in a modern colorway.
A simple nine patch Irish chain quilt using scraps.
I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.
#modernquilting #ninepatch
I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.
#modernquilting #ninepatch
September 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A simple nine patch Irish chain quilt using scraps.
I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.
#modernquilting #ninepatch
I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.
#modernquilting #ninepatch
A small 12"x12" abstract fabric collage inspired by aerial landscapes of summer fields.
This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.
#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting
This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.
#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting
September 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A small 12"x12" abstract fabric collage inspired by aerial landscapes of summer fields.
This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.
#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting
This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.
#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting
I wanted some long arm quilting templates, but those are so dang expensive. So I borrowed my friend's lab and a scrap piece of acrylic to make some. They're not perfect. But these are test prototypes and a learning experience.
September 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I wanted some long arm quilting templates, but those are so dang expensive. So I borrowed my friend's lab and a scrap piece of acrylic to make some. They're not perfect. But these are test prototypes and a learning experience.
I took a break from quilting to make myself a utility apron with lots and lots of pockets.
#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron
#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron
September 1, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I took a break from quilting to make myself a utility apron with lots and lots of pockets.
#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron
#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron
A modern take on a classic quilt pattern inspired by kintsugi. It's a crazy quilt / double wedding ring mashup with metallic gold lines inserted into random seams.
#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting
#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting
August 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
A modern take on a classic quilt pattern inspired by kintsugi. It's a crazy quilt / double wedding ring mashup with metallic gold lines inserted into random seams.
#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting
#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Another landscape quilt is ready to quilt. This one has a title: "Butler Valley, Arizona." It is a portrait of an exploited landscape.
#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt
#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt
August 21, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Another landscape quilt is ready to quilt. This one has a title: "Butler Valley, Arizona." It is a portrait of an exploited landscape.
#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt
#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt
I've been experimenting with some piecing techniques and ideas on and off for the last 6 months. I thought this was going to be a series of small 12 inch "sketches," but it had other ideas. It's growing into a big piece.
July 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I've been experimenting with some piecing techniques and ideas on and off for the last 6 months. I thought this was going to be a series of small 12 inch "sketches," but it had other ideas. It's growing into a big piece.
Abstract landscape quilt inspired by the coast of southern Washington and the work of Richard Diebenkorn.
~80"x80"
100% scrap and upcycled linen
Overdyed and hand-stitched
#artquilt #landscape #modernquilt #upcycled
~80"x80"
100% scrap and upcycled linen
Overdyed and hand-stitched
#artquilt #landscape #modernquilt #upcycled
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Abstract landscape quilt inspired by the coast of southern Washington and the work of Richard Diebenkorn.
~80"x80"
100% scrap and upcycled linen
Overdyed and hand-stitched
#artquilt #landscape #modernquilt #upcycled
~80"x80"
100% scrap and upcycled linen
Overdyed and hand-stitched
#artquilt #landscape #modernquilt #upcycled
Finished the over-dyed nine patch. It's a complete functional object, but seems to want to be something else. I will have to put it away and think about it for a while.
#modernquilting #upcycled
#modernquilting #upcycled
July 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Finished the over-dyed nine patch. It's a complete functional object, but seems to want to be something else. I will have to put it away and think about it for a while.
#modernquilting #upcycled
#modernquilting #upcycled
July 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Oligarchy kills democracy. The top 1% owns or controls 16 times more wealth than half the collective population. They buy power to entrench their privilege.
In such a case, equality is nothing more than an Orwellian fairy story.
Happy Independence Day.
#protestart #protestquilt #artquilt
In such a case, equality is nothing more than an Orwellian fairy story.
Happy Independence Day.
#protestart #protestquilt #artquilt
July 4, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Oligarchy kills democracy. The top 1% owns or controls 16 times more wealth than half the collective population. They buy power to entrench their privilege.
In such a case, equality is nothing more than an Orwellian fairy story.
Happy Independence Day.
#protestart #protestquilt #artquilt
In such a case, equality is nothing more than an Orwellian fairy story.
Happy Independence Day.
#protestart #protestquilt #artquilt
The boys reportedly love their new quilts and lit up when they saw them. I expected mild indifference, but their mom said they like blankets very much and love that their quilts were designed specially for them. I hope they use them for forts and naps and adventure until they fall apart.
June 24, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The boys reportedly love their new quilts and lit up when they saw them. I expected mild indifference, but their mom said they like blankets very much and love that their quilts were designed specially for them. I hope they use them for forts and naps and adventure until they fall apart.
The cityscape crumb quilt is finished and delivered.
I used an Hilbert curve to quilt it.
The minky fabric backing is scrap repurposed from a garment sewing project.
#modernquilting
I used an Hilbert curve to quilt it.
The minky fabric backing is scrap repurposed from a garment sewing project.
#modernquilting
June 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The cityscape crumb quilt is finished and delivered.
I used an Hilbert curve to quilt it.
The minky fabric backing is scrap repurposed from a garment sewing project.
#modernquilting
I used an Hilbert curve to quilt it.
The minky fabric backing is scrap repurposed from a garment sewing project.
#modernquilting
This quilt is a collab. My nephew embroidered some squares in kindergarten.
I turned them into a quilt. We have the same initials, so I hand-quilted our initials and the year into one block.
I'm sad to see this go. I really enjoyed making and looking at this.
I turned them into a quilt. We have the same initials, so I hand-quilted our initials and the year into one block.
I'm sad to see this go. I really enjoyed making and looking at this.
June 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This quilt is a collab. My nephew embroidered some squares in kindergarten.
I turned them into a quilt. We have the same initials, so I hand-quilted our initials and the year into one block.
I'm sad to see this go. I really enjoyed making and looking at this.
I turned them into a quilt. We have the same initials, so I hand-quilted our initials and the year into one block.
I'm sad to see this go. I really enjoyed making and looking at this.
I wonder whether other people work on one project until they finish it or whether they start and stop a dozen different projects like I do.
This may be why it takes so long for me to finish anything, but why so many projects get finished at the same time.
I finished three quilts last night.
This may be why it takes so long for me to finish anything, but why so many projects get finished at the same time.
I finished three quilts last night.
June 19, 2025 at 8:38 PM
I wonder whether other people work on one project until they finish it or whether they start and stop a dozen different projects like I do.
This may be why it takes so long for me to finish anything, but why so many projects get finished at the same time.
I finished three quilts last night.
This may be why it takes so long for me to finish anything, but why so many projects get finished at the same time.
I finished three quilts last night.
Finally finished this one. The lighting isn't great, but I couldn't wait until morning to take pictures. The photo on the right shows off the colors better.
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#modernquilting #quilt
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#modernquilting #quilt
June 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Finally finished this one. The lighting isn't great, but I couldn't wait until morning to take pictures. The photo on the right shows off the colors better.
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#modernquilting #quilt
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#modernquilting #quilt
Finished this abstract landscape-inspired quilt top yesterday.
100% linen from recycled/reused garments and scraps.
I overdyed some pieces blue for a cohesive palette.
100% linen from recycled/reused garments and scraps.
I overdyed some pieces blue for a cohesive palette.
June 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Finished this abstract landscape-inspired quilt top yesterday.
100% linen from recycled/reused garments and scraps.
I overdyed some pieces blue for a cohesive palette.
100% linen from recycled/reused garments and scraps.
I overdyed some pieces blue for a cohesive palette.
I made an ugly quilt top last year, using some free second-hand fabric. It disappointed me so much that I couldn't stand to look at it or finish it.
Today, I overdyed it violet. I couldn't be happier with the result. I'm excited to work on it now.
Today, I overdyed it violet. I couldn't be happier with the result. I'm excited to work on it now.
May 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
I made an ugly quilt top last year, using some free second-hand fabric. It disappointed me so much that I couldn't stand to look at it or finish it.
Today, I overdyed it violet. I couldn't be happier with the result. I'm excited to work on it now.
Today, I overdyed it violet. I couldn't be happier with the result. I'm excited to work on it now.
This has been a difficult year. I need moments of beauty like this to sustain me. This week's highlights have been: peonies in bloom, the scent of lilacs, and homemade rhubarb pies. They are little things, but embracing joy is an act of resistance.
May 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM
This has been a difficult year. I need moments of beauty like this to sustain me. This week's highlights have been: peonies in bloom, the scent of lilacs, and homemade rhubarb pies. They are little things, but embracing joy is an act of resistance.
My #grainlinearcher denim shirt. This is my most-used sewing pattern ever.
I made this shirt a few months ago to replace a beloved (and tattered) version, but haven't broken it in yet.
The cuffs and collar are faced with liberty tana lawn for fun.
#memademay2025
I made this shirt a few months ago to replace a beloved (and tattered) version, but haven't broken it in yet.
The cuffs and collar are faced with liberty tana lawn for fun.
#memademay2025
May 7, 2025 at 8:56 PM
My #grainlinearcher denim shirt. This is my most-used sewing pattern ever.
I made this shirt a few months ago to replace a beloved (and tattered) version, but haven't broken it in yet.
The cuffs and collar are faced with liberty tana lawn for fun.
#memademay2025
I made this shirt a few months ago to replace a beloved (and tattered) version, but haven't broken it in yet.
The cuffs and collar are faced with liberty tana lawn for fun.
#memademay2025
The back of the landscape quilt is a cotton sheet I picked up from the Goodwill outlet.
I think someone hand-dyed/printed leaves onto the quilt.
I try to use existing, scrap, or recycled fabric when I can. It's always a treat to find something that looks like it has a history of its own.
I think someone hand-dyed/printed leaves onto the quilt.
I try to use existing, scrap, or recycled fabric when I can. It's always a treat to find something that looks like it has a history of its own.
May 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The back of the landscape quilt is a cotton sheet I picked up from the Goodwill outlet.
I think someone hand-dyed/printed leaves onto the quilt.
I try to use existing, scrap, or recycled fabric when I can. It's always a treat to find something that looks like it has a history of its own.
I think someone hand-dyed/printed leaves onto the quilt.
I try to use existing, scrap, or recycled fabric when I can. It's always a treat to find something that looks like it has a history of its own.
I finally quilted, bound, and washed this landscape quilt. It's always amazing how these steps transform quilts.
I quilted it in organic lines designed to look like a typographical map.
The binding is a green/brown batik.
I quilted it in organic lines designed to look like a typographical map.
The binding is a green/brown batik.
May 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
I finally quilted, bound, and washed this landscape quilt. It's always amazing how these steps transform quilts.
I quilted it in organic lines designed to look like a typographical map.
The binding is a green/brown batik.
I quilted it in organic lines designed to look like a typographical map.
The binding is a green/brown batik.
I wanted to work on a quick fun palette cleanser of a quilt between more intensive projects. But I just *had to* complicate it by cutting the fabric into little bits before sewing them back together. This is why I'm still messing around with 4" blocks 2 weeks later.
May 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I wanted to work on a quick fun palette cleanser of a quilt between more intensive projects. But I just *had to* complicate it by cutting the fabric into little bits before sewing them back together. This is why I'm still messing around with 4" blocks 2 weeks later.