Inspiration for 2025
I’m slowly starting to think about my quilting projects for this coming year. I remembered a pattern that I made a while ago and the colors immediately reminded me of my original inspiration for this pattern: my favorite mug that I bought in a shop in Des Moines, Iowa during a family visit.
Use Adobe Color to create a color palette for your projects
From time to time, we all ask ourselves this question: which colors to choose for our next project? Often, we find inspiration during our travels or walks in nature, or from a work of art. But it can be a little difficult to replicate the shades of color that we see. This is when “Adobe Color” can help us.
Falling in love again with appliqué at the craft fair Pour l’Amour du Fil
Appliqué quilts with a fresh perspective and a sense of humor: a focus on the artwork of Deborah Dorward and Megan Manwaring
QuiltCon 2022 Part I: Improvisation and Heidi Parkes
This is my first experience at a QuiltCon and I spent all day Friday attending various lectures, one of which was called “Improv Quilt, Improv Life,” by Heidi Parkes. I wanted to share with you some of the main ideas from her talk and how you can integrate them into your own quilting practice.
Inspiration behind the “Jeu de Miroir” Quilt Pattern
The inspiration behind the “Jeu de Miroir” quilt pattern came from several sources, including a literary work by Marguerite de Navarre and works of art by Joseph Cornell.