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Suggestions welcome…

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…

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…

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…)

**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…

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…

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…

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…

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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