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A group of talented quilt designers that I am sure you recognize, i.e. @ broadclothstudio, @lynsavenue, @the weekendquilter, @sewspcious, @benmillett, @mrsporfiria, @jennbquilts, @quiltallthethings, and @coronado.quilt co will be hosting a free modern Solstice Sampler from October 14, 2024 through December 16, 2024. See the image preview of the quilt above. If you are interested in […]
This small art quilt is fused applique using chiffon, an applique technique I learned from Esterita Austin. Using a line drawing of an iris, I pinned a piece of white organza over the top of the drawing. Organza, like chiffon, is very transparent so the drawing is easy to see. Starting with the petal at
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My girlfriends and I traveled an hour north of the Bay Area to Sonoma, in the Napa Valley, to take a cheese-making class from Sheana Davis, a homemade ricotta wizard. Sheana is an epicurean cheese-maker and provides cheeses to the French Laundry and other five-star restaurants in the area. Sheana travels around the country, learning
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Things have been quiet here at CaliQuilter for the last few years. I returned to full time work as the Executive Director at a non-profit public garden in the city where I live. Gardening has been a life-long passion, and the ability to manage a beautiful public garden was an opportunity that appealed to me.
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Last Fall, my good friend Jan lost her husband Chris. She came to visit from Southern California, bringing along a bag containing some of Chris’s clothing. She asked if I would sew them into a small quilt that she could put on the family room sofa and use on evenings when it was chilly. It
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