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orange fabrics
Chakra Quilts, Sacral Chakra Quilt

Sacral Chakra Quilt Start

It’s time. I finally pulled all my orange fabrics from my stash, and I’m getting ready to start the Sacral Chakra Quilt! This is the second major Chakra system after the Root Chakra. It relates to passion, creativity, and self awareness. We learn from the Root Chakra about relationships with family members, and we use…
sacral quilt fabric on wall
health, Sacral Chakra Quilt

Progress Report: Sacral Quilt

I’ve been working on the Sacral Quilt project as part of the Chakra Quilt series. This has been quite a journey for me! The actual sewing part of this has been meditative, it has provided a safe space to let my mind wander. I would rather be thinking about orange fabric than orange skin right…
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Chakra Quilts, modern quilting, Portland, Sacral Chakra Quilt

Anarchist Jurisdiction

Ha! This new moniker given to Portland really cracks me up. There is so much happening in the world that I’ve been a bit overwhelmed. I took a bit of a break from writing here because quilting seems so unimportant in comparison to things we should be dealing with right now. We made a T-shirt…
patchwork rolls
modern quilting, patchwork, Process Pledge, Sacral Chakra Quilt

Using Scrap Fabrics

I have been working on my Chakra quilt series for a couple years. The first four are finished, the fifth is in progress, and the last two are sketched out. These quilts use color to reflect a specific Chakra. However, certain shades and hues of color don’t always look good together. Because of this, I…
Cloth face mask
Art Therapy, Face Masks, Portland

Cloth Face Masks

I am currently on a new mission – making face masks. The CDC made a recommendation that we should all be wearing masks if we go out from now on. Not for self protection, but to protect others since up to 50% of those with the Covid19 virus are asymptomatic. And since no one is…
Sacral Chakra Quilt

Strange Times

If you’re like me, you are trying to balance fully freaking out with keeping your shit together while the world is seemingly melting all around us. How are you handling this global crisis? Mentally and physically? Are you still working? If not, do you have intense stress about how you will stay afloat, like me?…