I LIKE PIE
Karol Kusmaul I don’t specifically remember my grandmother or my mom teaching me how to bake pies, but I suppose I learned just by watching. Each of them probably made thousands of pies through the years. Whenever I make a pie, I’m transported back to their kitchens in my memory
Family Recipes Passed Down
I’m rolling the idea of Heritage around in my brain. Heritage as it relates to Structure, our overall theme of these two years of quiltmaking for Cloth in Common. One of the meanings I found in the Merriam-Webster dictionary online is “something transmitted by or acquired from a predecessor”. This
POTENTIAL
Karol Kusmaul The prompt was Flexible Structure. I decided I wanted to work with some of my hand dyed fabrics, so I pulled out several groupings. Here are some pieces I considered stitching together as a background on which to ‘build’ a flexible structure. I searched through several other ice-dyed
Pieces of Me
Karol Kusmaul Cell Structures Though there are many types of cells in our great world, I decided on human cells, and made a portrait. In trying to follow the theme and the idea that we are made up of billions of cells, I envisioned a face with lots of small
Theme Recap
I thought it would be a good time for a recap of what this group is about. We take turns proposing a theme for each of our quilts. We have overall themes for each approximately two year round of work. Beginning in 2017, all of our themes were UNUSUAL. If
Patience
Karol Kusmaul I am writing this on a foggy overcast morning in Florida (the Sunshine state). It’s amazing the effect that sunlight can have on our dispositions and energy. Fortunately, I can at least write about light with this portrait project. We like to go to an outdoor seafood restaurant
Structure and Light
Karol Kusmaul Considering Light and Structure this time, I thought I would look through my past work that is related to these themes. I’ve already decided the focus of my piece, which will be revealed at the end of March, but I’ll save that as a surprise until then. My
Polka Dot Sky Day
Karol Kusmaul My husband and I went on a spur of the moment week long getaway to Illinois in October of 2021. We both are originally from there and still have family who live there. It always feels great to revisit our hometowns and remember bits of our past. My
In His Hands
My sister and I made a pact to each create a felt and sequined bird once a month during 2021. When we were small, our mom made some beautiful sequined bird ornaments for our Christmas tree. These, unfortunately, were lost during the sale of our parents’ estate. As I made
Lost childhood
My first thought regarding lost worlds was about recent times, and how much our world has changed and continues to change. Our pre Covid daily lives seem to be out of reach. I miss travel, and personal, face to face connection with friends and family. So many conveniences we took
Strokes
Many years ago, I started a traditional mystery quilt project led by Bonnie Hunter. Bonnie is known for her scrap quilts, many of which are intricately pieced with numerous prints. This one was titled, Roll, Roll Cotton Boll. I followed each instruction as she provided it, making just enough units