Gail Lizette Quilts

Heart Chakra Quilt, hexies, Process Pledge

Heart Chakra Quilt Progress

This quilt is kind of kicking my ass. It is mimicking my life in ways I would never have noticed if I wasn’t making this as a therapeutic tool. I’m happy for new perspectives, but they can be hard to mentally and emotionally digest. For example, the center of this quilt features a 6 pointed…
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…
Interlaced Orbs, modern quilting

Selfish Quilting

Yep. That’s what I feel I’m doing right now:quilting for myself. I know many people who are very creative, and they make and make and make – and all for other people. It’s amazingly beautiful to see. I want to be that person someday… but for now, I’m working on personal mental health, and quilting…