It's Okay To 'Waste' Fabric

I abhor "wasting" fabric, and I'm confident that this is a mentality with which most quilters sympathize. Especially with the cost of fabric increasing along with everything else, it feels like throwing money away any time a scrap of unused mate…

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SAQA StitchPunk Exhibition

The Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Global Exhibition "StitchPunk" opened in April at the New England Quilt Museum, and last month I had the opportunity to visit it in person. This was also my first visit to the New England Quilt Museum, and …

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Stained Glass Fox Process

Ever since learning about stained glass art quilts, I've had an idea in the back of my mind about how I would create one. I love the look, as do many people. But creating that illusion of light, as though the sun is shining through, is tricky. And I'm a s…

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El Pollo Diablo Backstory

Earlier this year, I made a quilt, El Pollo Diablo, that probably seemed quite strange. It looks nothing at all like anything I've ever made before, which is fair. But making El Pollo Diablo was a trip down memory lane, and I'd like to take some time to…

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How to Value A Quilt

This blog post is inspired by a content request from one of my Patrons: I'm starting to get juried into some shows. They always ask for the value of my quilt. Since I've never had anything appraised, I don't have the least clue what the value would be, s…

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