Learning to draw what we see — not what we think we see — is a tough lesson for all artists to learn. Even with years of practice under my belt, I still catch myself falling into that trap, and my latest quilt design was no exception. Let's talk about Luc…
Continue Reading →One of my quilts, Super Mario Galaxy, is headed to Awesome Games Done Quick 2023 (aka. AGDQ23), a charity event for the speedrunning video game community. My quilt will be one of the many prizes available to viewers to help raise money for the Prevent Can…
Continue Reading →Sometimes we prefer to frame a quilt instead of attaching a hanging sleeve. When the situation calls for it, I use a method I developed years ago to frame my fabric pictures, but it works just as well for quilts. Here's one example of a quilt framed using…
Continue Reading →The batting I use in my quilts is not a traditional batting at all. Rather, it's a nonwoven felt made from a blend of wool and rayon. This material was recommended to me by a fellow art quilter, and since giving it a try, I've switched to using it for eve…
Continue Reading →The chase is on! The Greater Roadrunner is after his next meal, chasing a Common Collared Lizard through a steampunk junkyard. The desert is a favored dumping ground for the detritus of progress, even in a fantasy world. A steam-powered industrial revolut…
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