A happy Pattern
Kimono, a traditional Japanese costume, has various patterns and each has a meaning that has been passed down for long time. Pines：Eternal green and happiness。 Bamboo: A life that stretches straight toward the sky. Plum: Blossoms are the first to bloom in spring calling for bright future. Chrysanthemum: A symbol of
Me and Nancy Down at the Teaching Barn
My piece for our Pattern prompt is for Nancy – my teacher, mentor and friend. I spend a month in the spring and a month in the fall each year at the Teaching Barn on her farm in the middle of rural Ohio. I’ve taken almost all of the 20
Early Morning Light: Five little birds at the water’s edge
Janine Ibbini / Revealed Quilts/ Pattern Prompt Ogee arches are seen often in Islamic architecture in the UAE. What is an Ogee? From Wikipedia: “An ogee is the name given to objects, elements, and curves—often seen in architecture Ogee windows and arches were introduced to European cities from the Middle East Ogee is also
Black Box Forest
I am surrounded by Black Box and River Red Gum Forest. The River Red Gums, Eucalyptus camaldulensis, grow right on the banks of the river and love to have their roots deep into the wet clay soil of the riverbank. They are the stately kings of the Australian river systems
Wall of Polish
Since anything I’ve made this year could fall under the prompt “Pattern,” it was hard to narrow down my subject. Every so often I go have a pedicure. I almost never have a manicure because my hands are tools, and I’m pretty hard on them. A manicure doesn’t usually last
Kimono Pattern “Meisen”
Japanese kimonos come in many varieties, depending on the material method, and dying method. Among them the Kimono called “Meisen” was very popular with Japanese women at the time, with its bold colors and designs. Meisen is made of leftovers from fine silk and not wore on formal occasions, but
The oldest pattern
This new prompt goes from lines to patterns. As already mentioned, a nice transition. A patron in New Netherland, the Dutch colony in North America in the 17th century was a landowner with “lordly” rights over a large area. The pieces of land were called pattern shelves. Within the patronage, entire
Pattern and Rhythm
I’m a little late with this post because the pattern of my life was interrupted this month. But the Rhythm has been re-established so here is my take on Pattern, our latest prompt. My quilting experience began with a quilt that someone else had designed and I used their pattern
Modern Crazy
The prompt of pattern immediately made me think of the Canterbury Plains in New Zealand. This is where I live. Flat farmland broken into paddocks with the backdrop of the Southern Alps on one side and a short distance to the sea on the other. This area clearly relates to
Back to the roots
When I started my quilting journey about 20 years ago, I made a couple of traditional quilts. I learned to sew the blocks and arrange them. Patterns are a main design element of traditional quilts, as the repeating blocks are put together to form patterns. Often, secondary and tertiary patterns