quilted portrait

This past fall I lectured to a quilter’s group in Northern Virginia. My quilt talks consist of a PowerPoint supported lecture where I go through my history of quilting. I then discuss the quilted homes process I developed. And finally I talk about my fiber-art pieces; reviewing my techniques, showing samples, and doing a demonstration. It is always so much fun! As someone who would never voluntarily speak before a group of people, I am remarkably calm during these lectures. Probably because I’m talking to “my people.” THEY get me, these ladies who quilt.

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Part One: My Barn Workshop

A few years back I wrote a blog post on how to create one of my quilted home portraits. Unfortunately, it seems that the photos from that post have disappeared to data heaven. I decided to do a revised edition, featuring a recently completed quilted home I created in honor of my brand new workshop. I will be sharing some details of my woodshop project below. If you are reading this to learn how to create your own quilted home, skip to Part 2 — I won’t mind </p>
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March 5, 2020

Ieshia Evans Takes A Stand from StitchinGirlMary's Blog

I have been thinking about this piece for almost 4 years. The first time I saw the photo Jonathan Bachman took for Reuters, it moved something in me. The motion he created in the image — the police in riot gear swooping down on a young woman in a sundress. Her stillness countered with the rush of their bodies. Their bulked out, distorted frames contrasted by her slim figure. I saw this and ‘itched to stitch’ it. But the medium I work in is slow; it does not lend itself easily to social commentary.

Nonetheless this image stayed with me. I ...

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What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Part One: My Barn Workshop