Chakra Quilts

Art Therapy, Interlaced Orbs, modern quilting, Vishuddha Quilt

Getting Photos

I’ve been working on my ability to photograph quilts by myself. Quilt photography is very tricky and a bit expensive if you have to pay for it. However, it’s worth every penny to get a photo that will really show a quilt in its best light. I recently got a portable quilt-hanger, and now I…
Art Therapy, EPP, Heart Chakra Quilt, hexie tutorial, hexies, paper piecing, Process Pledge

Whipstitched Hexie Rows

This is another quick tutorial on how I sew my hexies together. After a layout, and sewing all the rows together as in my last post, I’m ready to start sewing the rows together! I start from the left side – I have the first smaller rows stitched together already and now I’m adding the…
Art Therapy, EPP, hand quilting, Heart Chakra Quilt, hexie tutorial, hexies, modern quilting, paper piecing, Tutorial

Back To It: Hand Sewing Hexies – Tutorial

I’m sewing some hexies together for the center of the Heart Chakra quilt project I’m currently working on. I’ve sewn a few whole quilts with hexies and I’m going to share with you how I sew my hexies together without any stitching showing on the front. To start, these are the notions I use: Needle:…
Heart Chakra Quilt

A Fresh Start

I’m very excited to tackle the next quilt in my Chakra quilt series. I finally have a layout I’m going to use as my base: The Anahata Chakra is based near the heart and connects our physical with our spiritual presence. The two triangles in the center depict the physical / spiritual connection within the…
free motion quilting
Manipura Quilt, Root Chakra Quilt, Vishuddha Quilt

Spinning Around The Sun

I’m finishing another revolution soon, and it’s a big one. I don’t know how to feel about it. Being older is strange. I never expected to make it past age 25… so this is double-bonus-plus! It’s been a very interesting new year so far. Spent the first two weeks so sick – it hurt my…
Manipura basting
Manipura Quilt, modern quilting

The Privilege of Quilting

Recently, I entered a quilt into another show: QuiltCon. It was a big decision this year. I have to be patient and wait to find out if it’s accepted or not. My expectations are set very low as I’ve entered every year and have never had a quilt accepted. I entered my Manipura quilt. I’m…