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Category Archives: Art Quilts
More Improv
Still playing around here. I have more strips done. I tried a lighter piece for the narrow strips in one. I’ll either have to take it out, or make more like it so it feels like it belongs. This could … Continue reading
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More Messing Around
I know, this color palette is getting old. But I still had these pieces out, so I played some more. First strips going one way. Then adding more the other way. I like the fractured quality you end up with. … Continue reading
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Improv Curves Finish
No masterpiece here, but it was a fun experiment! I played around with the bits I made for a long time. I decided I liked the pieces backing up to each other to make arches or doorways of sorts. And … Continue reading
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Ta Daaaa! Improv Finish
I finished this little top. It isn’t a masterpiece, but it sparked further ideas, so I’m calling it a success. And yes, I did inset that dark green corner. Not a perfect job, but needs must. And here is a … Continue reading
Posted in Art Quilts, Finishes 2021, Hand Dyed Fabric, Small Quilts
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Little Improv Finishes
Apparently I have been sewing a lot lately. As such, my blogging and projects are a bit out of sync. I will probably blog twice a day now and then to get things caught up. So here are my little … Continue reading
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More Experimenting
So I finished this little piece with a facing. It didn’t feel done. I decided to add some big stitch quilting, but couldn’t find my perle cotton. Ugh. Then I remembered a box of top stitching thread I picked up … Continue reading
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Finish It Up Friday ~ Kintsugi
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of mending pottery and using gold to fill in the cracks. It means that each time a pot is broken and repaired, it becomes more beautiful. That is what I was thinking about as I … Continue reading
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Something New
I’m playing in the hand dyes again! I can enter one or two items into the local art show for the same fee. So I’m trying to get something else ready to enter by Friday. I haven’t worked with these … Continue reading
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Finish It Up Friday ~ And So It Goes
I finished this up Wednesday night and planned to take pictures Thursday morning. Mother Nature had other plans. I headed to the west side of the state Thursday afternoon to visit Daughter #3 and it was raining when I left … Continue reading
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Around and Around
I decided to play with these free pieced curves. There are so many things you can do with them. Piecing them is easier than you think. Maybe I’ll do a tutorial. Not that I’m an expert, but I’m getting better … Continue reading
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