In writing this bio I realized several things: 1. I have been making quilts for a LONG time, 2. I have WAY too much fabric and it keeps growing; 3. My enjoyment comes from sewing together little pieces of fabric, often randomly. I do NOT like to quilt the pieces; 4. I can only follow patterns so far and then something goes awry with good or sometimes bad results. This is why I stopped sewing my own clothes as soon as I had a real job.
My first quilt |
My second quilt was made for a cousin’s birth in 1972.
Second quilt -A Faraway Land To Dream On. |
It was published in The McCall’s Book of Quilts. Both these were machine appliquéd and tied. McCall’s asked if they could machine quilt my cousin’s for publication. This was my introduction to machine quilting. I had no idea what I was doing when I started quilting. No one else in my family quilted—my mother started 20 years later. My inspiration came from a friend, Nancy Erickson, who made stuffed fabric forms for her MFA sculpture class. I also had an art instructor, Dana Boussard, who worked with fabric.
The Rainbow Quilt from 1975 was published in Better Homes and Gardens Applique. It was my first larger piece and a “quilt as you go” experiment as I didn’t how to quilt something large. Plates and bowls were used to draw the curves on the fabric. There were no rotary cutters or acrylic rulers. An LP record jacket was my square.
Enjoy the gallery of quilts below. Many of them are still works in progress.
Green Batik |
Batik backing |
Four patch stripe |
Eleanor's Quilt |
Gee's bend workshop | ||
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Light Stripes Maine Quilts Maiwa Quilt in Progress Maiwa Quilt Random blocks Reworked Blue Pattern Blocks Strips |
2 comments:
That was fabulous, Linda. It’s so nice to learn more about you. Hopefully you can do a show until one of these days in person.
Linda, love your unique style. It flavours your quilts.
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