PATCHWORK QUILTING

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Patchwork Quilting

March 18th, 2010 | Author: admin

Patchwork quilting is many things to many people, including you.

Whether novice beginner to professional… those of us that share a passion for patchwork and quilting have a desire to create beautiful quilted art. Whether functional quilts that warm our beds, or abstract pieces of art that adorn the walls of our homes, we all bring our lives, our experiences, techniques and passion to this craft of patchwork quilting.

While I have grown very comfortable with my online name of MaggieB, which I have had almost as long as I have been quilting, most of you, if you do know me in the real world know me as Marge Burkell.

In the 30+ years that I have been involved in patchwork quilting I have come full circle. I started out all those years ago wanting to make a quilt for the new baby on the way… that baby, my daughter Allison, will turn 30 years old this Saturday! Just last year I went full circle, back to “basics” as I started a fun and wonderful quilt for my new baby granddaughter, Alexis!

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Patchwork Quilting; Susan Shie’s Political Quilts

March 29th, 2010 | Author: admin

Last week we discussed patchwork quilting in political quilts.

Today I showcase a quilter that is currently producing fantastic political quilts that certainly reflect 2010 through her eyes.

I would like to introduce you to Susan Shie. She is a good friend and a great artist. Susie works in the genre usually identified as art quilts. She is a professional artist, classically trained and highly visible in the patchwork quilting field, the world over. She teaches quilting as well as producing fantastic quilts shown around the globe. She, along with her husband, Jimmy Acord, live in Ohio where they maintain their studios and quilting seminars. You can find out lots more about Susie and her work, and her passions, through her website, and her blog.

While Susan and I are on opposite sides of the political aisle, I have always admired both her, her art and her art quilts, including her political quilts. In the past year she has been producing some wonderfully graphic political quilts that are chronicling our current events for the history books.

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Liberate YOUR Patchwork Quilting!

March 20th, 2010 | Author: admin

Patchwork Quilting Liberated Quiltmaking II

I would like to give just a quick overview and review on Gwen Marston’s new book, “Liberated Quiltmaking II”… which I was lucky enough to get my hands on this week…

I first met Gwen when she had just published [along with Joe Cunningham] her first three books and took patchwork quilting classes from the two of them. I don’t recall what the subject of the other classes were but I do recall learning to draw feather quilting patterns without any templates. I used that class, and her books often.

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