Ideas in Full Fruit
Using My Sketchbook
I’ve read many articles by many quilt artists about maintaining a sketchbook. A lot of them say everyone should keep a sketchbook going, just to have a place to put all those clippings and random thoughts, creative or not. Going through some old files I came across some magazine clippings…
Storytelling Encore
Yesterday was an exciting day. I received my first commission for a quilt. Last spring, I made a storytelling quilt for a friend who was expecting a new baby. The pattern came from a great book called “The Modern Quilt Workshop” by Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr. It was actually…
Progress on the Alphabet
I’m so pleased with how my alphabet quilt is turning out. After many different arrangements of background squares I decided a random look was too much for my comfort zone. I actually like the grouping by color, especially after I selected and then cut and placed all the letters. I…