Tag Archives: quilting

Suggestions welcome…

Posted on May 25, 2013 by thomas

Now that I am moving into the land of machine embroidery, I am finally getting started on a project I have long wanted to do; it is what I am calling in my head the Techno-Redwork Library Quilt.Now, I know … Continue reading →

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The words…

Posted on May 24, 2013 by thomas

These words have been rattling around in my head for quite a while. I owe so much of my love of words to these, Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own, and Joyce’s description of eternity in A Portrait of … Continue reading →

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My Market Quilt…

Posted on May 13, 2013 by thomas

So, I’m not going to Market this time: between Baby Rabbit, health issues, and a zillion other things this trip just doesn’t make sense. That said, a wee bit of me did fly off via UPS this morning: the first … Continue reading →

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Manifesto #2 (on getting smarter…)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by thomas

**This quilt pile also includes quilts by Kim Niedzwiecki, Dan Rouse, and Martha Heidt. **Total stream of consciousness here; pretty sure it needs a good editing, but that’ll have to happen later. Welcome to my brain… Every day I go … Continue reading →

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Pirate Ship…

Posted on May 7, 2013 by thomas

Yes, my work is getting more and more esoteric these days, but it is nice to know that I can still make a pretty darn good pirate ship… And luckily we just happen to have an excellent pirate captain handy… … Continue reading →

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Why I Ask…

Posted on May 4, 2013 by thomas

I ask a lot of serious questions around here, and sometimes I’m sure it can be annoying. The questions are partly just part of my nature; a lifetime in the academic realm has that effect on a person, or in … Continue reading →

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More words…

Posted on April 30, 2013 by thomas

Each of the chapters in this book will look at practices that seem vital within the quilting community right now and explore them as richly textured metaphor sets, not just as formal processes. It is in understanding the underlying significance … Continue reading →

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On the wall, or floor, or something…

Posted on April 26, 2013 by thomas

Even though I am not going to Market this spring it doesn’t mean things aren’t happening. Oh no, stuff is getting made and it is starting to take up space on the walls and floors and whatnot… I’ve shown this … Continue reading →

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