Later That Same Day
Karol Kusmaul The prompt of Transformation gave me a push to create an image I’ve been thinking about for nearly a year and a half. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022, and the TV news channels were showing video of the victims, I was deeply touched and disturbed.
Transformation
On July 5, my husband and I traveled from our home in Florida to our former home in Illinois. We attended a class reunion in his hometown of Marseilles. I always enjoy getting to meet people who knew him during his childhood and hearing wonderful stories of their youthful days
Goodbye for now, Welcome, and our new Theme announcement
Cloth in Common is starting our fourth Round of artwork after nearly six years in existence. We must say a fond goodbye to three members: Regina Marzlin, Deb Cashatt, , and Susan Lapham. We appreciate all of your contributions to the group! Regina has been with us since day one,
Nexus
Karol Kusmaul Nexus is a connection or link between things, persons or events. (Merriam- Webster) When this theme was announced, I was struggling through a new-to-me technique, improvisational curved piecing. It was challenging to sew two curved pieces of fabric together and have them lie flat. When I stitched two
Connections
It is time for Cloth in Common members to decide on an overarching theme for the next two-year round of the group, which starts on June 1st. We will be brainstorming and sharing ideas, then coming to a consensus, which we’ll announce on this blog. Our current theme for April/May
Line Dancing
I went WHIMSICAL with this quilt. I began by pulling out several of my collection of shirts, skirts, and dresses that had stripes or lines on them. I chose lots of light neutrals for background and then limited the colors of the darker pieces. Laying out some shapes, I began seeing
A few lines
Karol Kusmaul It’s my turn to write a few lines about our current theme ‘Lines’. We’ll be revealing our completed art pieces in just a few days, so I need to keep mine a surprise. I thought I would talk about what I’ve been doing quilt wise recently, since it
Lines and Welcomes
Karol Kusmaul I’m writing a few lines today about our group Cloth in Common and our current theme, Lines. This theme is wide open and there are a gazillion ways we could interpret it. I started by making a very long strip of bias binding so I could let it
Climate and Other Changes
Karol Kusmaul Our current theme is climate change. I confess to not knowing enough about the topic. Science has never been my forte. So I consider my own experience living in Florida, USA for the past 48 years, and focus on the weather changes I have observed. It is hot