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Protected: Middle of the Night Quilts…

Posted on March 1, 2014 by thomas

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Secret codes…

Posted on August 10, 2013 by thomas

Anyone out there paying the least bit of attention will have noticed that I have completely fallen for making secret code quilts. Hell, I’d love to do a whole book of them someday (hint, hint F+W). I’ve just sent a … Continue reading →

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Awkward…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by thomas

It isn’t so much that I like ugly stuff (though sometimes I rather do), but that I am drawn to the awkward, those things that just don’t quite fit. It works for me like that with color and composition; things … Continue reading →

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Endoplasmic reticulum…

Posted on February 13, 2013 by thomas

Endoplasmic reticulum??? Seriously??? Yep, that’s what I was thinking about when I designed this quilt: The quilt and the pattern for making it are next (this week) issue of Love of Quilting. The quilt actually started as a challenge to … Continue reading →

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Valentine’s Day…

Posted on February 3, 2013 by thomas

So, this morning I asked Bee a question: “Do you know how much I love you, Bee???” Bee’s response; “So much I could pee my pants off!!!” First off, that seems about right… Secondly, it just gave me the perfect … Continue reading →

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A tale of two studios…

Posted on May 3, 2011 by thomas

Somedays, rare days, my studio life is like this. I dive into a project and start digging away. The work is hard, but before too long there is a garden, and there are hugs, and all is happy-happy. I love … Continue reading →

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Nekkid Beds

Posted on April 7, 2011 by thomas

Hi all. As I am starting my next quilt (one borrowing from one of my all-time favorite pieces of art: Jenny Holzer’s Truisms) I am already starting the background work for the one after that. I was planning to take … Continue reading →

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Getting there

Posted on April 3, 2011 by thomas

Know what I love about quilting: experimenting, just sketching things out (or not) and giving it a go. I spent so much of my career as an artist planning every minute detail of a piece, often planning for six months … Continue reading →

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