Art Quilts & Wallhangings

Tea Towel Challenge Top Done

by Stephanie April 16, 2013

Making this top has been a blast. Now it needs quilting and some bead embellishment. Details and additional commentary are on my post over at the 15 Minutes Play group, which you can find here. I’m off to my LQS for some metallic quilting thread and whatever else might catch my eye.

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Tea Towel Challenge WIP

by Stephanie April 11, 2013

I was sitting out the Tea Towel Challenge over at the 15 Minutes Play group until the last possible minute, when I happened to come across a fabric panel wedged into the bulging FQs bin. It’s a lightweight cotton, more loosely woven than standard quilting fabric, and looks like a lovely Indonesian batik but is [...]

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a 12th finish for 2012

by Stephanie December 31, 2012

… phew, sqeaked that one in! Finished this cute baby quilt (which had been lingering in the “ready for quilting” bin for some time) a couple of days ago, to meet my “12 finishes in 2012″ goal. Had lots of fun free-motion quilting the border in organic petals and loops and loosey-goosey echoing, a nice [...]

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Giving Up

by Stephanie September 3, 2012

Notably lacking from yesterday’s design wall shot is the freezer-paper Ulu block, which has come down after months of neglect.It was fun to try out a new process, but the bottom line is that this method does not suit my creative temperament very well. Plus,I’ve come to the conclusion that to do it well requires [...]

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The Opposite of Improv – Part 2

by Stephanie May 17, 2012

A few months ago I added Ruth McDowell’s Design Workshop and Piecing Workshop books to my collection. I love how she uses prints and batiks in her art quilts to such great effect! So many art quilters only use solids or their own hand-dyes. While I might admire their results, that kind of approach is [...]

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