Regina Marzlin Nova Scotia, Canada After immigrating to Canada from Germany in 2003 I discovered the fascination of quilting, first as a traditional craft, increasingly as a means for artistic expression. I taught myself how to use a sewing machine and  learned techniques mostly from books. I wanted to learn

Eunhee Lee Seoul, South Korea I walked through ‘Insadong’ street and entered an exhibition hall by chance. There I saw a quilt exhibition. It was very different from the quilt I knew. It was an ‘art work’. I was deeply shocked and impressed, and began to art quilt in earnest.

Deb Cashatt Cameron Park, California, USA Professionally, I have been part of the creative duo Pixeladies since 2003. Pixeladies create art quilts, teach Photoshop, and print their own fabric. Joining Cloth in Common is one of the first solo artistic endeavors I have undertaken in a long time. Probably like

Terry Grant Oregon, USA I have been sewing, drawing, and painting forever. I earned a degree in art and focused on painting and printmaking. It wasn’t until I saw a group of beautiful quilts that it occurred to me that my love of art and of textiles and sewing could

Dörte-Ina Liebing Borna, Germany I am a textile artist, I live and work in Germany. Since 2006 I have been focusing on textile materials and techniques. Before, I have graduated in economics (accounting/statistics) at the University of Leipzig and I am working as a tax counselor today. I am delighted

Like many others in the group, when I heard that our prompt would be “neighborhood,” I immediately thought back to when I was a kid. I moved around a lot, but always lived in suburbia. Kids played outside a lot. We rode bikes, built forts, and went from one yard

https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article175885722/Leute-Schwedische-Kultband-Abba-fuer-zwei-Songs-wiedervereint.html Scientists at the IST Austria have found that the fastest growing cell in the eggs of zebra fish inhibits its neighbors using mechanical signals. “The winner takes it all, the loser’s standing small” – this quote from the famous song by the Swedish pop group ABBA also applies to

I live in a small town of 5000 people, so it feels like the whole town is my neighbourhood. My direct surroundings consist of detached family homes. The lot sizes are generous with green spaces between houses and lots of nice gardens, trees, and small unkempt wilderness areas. What I

Due to a lot of circumstances in my life I had to move to a new home. The new home is about 750 meter from my old home. So I stil live in the same neighborhood. The part of town I live in is quit new. When I moved to

Cloth in Common founder Karol Kusmaul has created a book for purchase that shares the group’s journey through the first round of prompts. You can purchase your copy here. The book’s introduction traces the group’s origin story, “By August of 2017, eleven artists had agreed to join Cloth in Common.  A

Its amazing how a neighbourhood can come together to create something special. Last year I had the pleasure of being invited to Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada along with  other New Zealanders. We brought an amazing quilt exhibition and taught classes and best of all interacted all week with locals, ex-pat kiwis,

In my Grandmother’s Day Japanese houses were small, very close together and had no water supply. Each neighborhood shared a well. Women gathered at the Well to do laundry and prepare meals. They exchanged information, talked about family, discussed festivals and passed along rumors and gossip. Wells are gone now,