cultural fusion quilts

Winter Garden Wall Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

A moral right to express unpopular opinions is not a moral right to express those opinions in a way that silences the voices of others or puts them in danger of violence.

~Nesrine Malik

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DD wanted a wall quilt of taupe and cream. She sent a photo of the wall and carpet colors. It required a quick trip to my LQS. Of course browns, grey, taupe, black, cream, and white exist in my stash but many of the browns are on the yellower side while the blacks seemed too loud and/or too dark. Here's the progression I ...

added by Ann 3 weeks, 2 days ago. under cultural fusion quilts , leaf block , sujata shah

Block Prints Quilt from The Root Connection

Ever since I came home from Sisters, I have spent a lot of time in my sewing room. There are quite a few unfinished projects lingering in my head and in my studio. It is time to pay attention to those and make progress.

"Block Prints" began in the classroom during Quilters Affair 2023. I always like to do live demo, give pointers and tip as I go along about the technique. After making a few blocks, my head kept going back to Jaipur, India, where the idea of making this quilt originated.

I took the liberty to follow my ...

added by Sujata Shah 1 year, 9 months ago. under 2024 , block prints , cultural fusion quilts , finished top , freeform blocks , my way , organic machine piecing , stories in stitches , triangles

Crossroads Baby Quilt 2 from Fret Not Yourself

A lie ain't a side of the story; it's just a lie.

~The Wire (TV series)

Quilting

This quilt uses up all the remaining Crossroads blocks. Most of the background colors are organized into columns. Although many of them are dark, the quilt still works.

Crossroads 2 baby quilt

The very last Crossroads block is on the back - just to move them all out. I thought it would be an easy back but had to paw through a lot of remnants to find a group that works with the block. The outer blue fabric is new this year ...

added by Ann 2 years, 8 months ago. under crossroads blocks , cultural fusion quilts , julie otsuka , leftover blocks , reading , scrap quilt

Crossroads Baby Quilt from Fret Not Yourself

Attending to what we hate in common is too often all the rage (and it happens also to be very big business), noticing what we love in common, and studying that, might help us survive.

~Ross Gay

Quilting

Helping with Vacation Bible School gave me a very nasty summer cold. How did I forget all the germs little kids bring with them? Instead of quilting on Ocean Waves, I spent a week in bed with boxes of tissue and an assortment of medicines. Once over the cold, I still felt lethargic so decided to dig through my box of leftovers ...

added by Ann 2 years, 9 months ago. under crossroads blocks , cultural fusion quilts , leftover blocks , scrap quilt

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