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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is probably the easiest prompt for me to work with. All of my pieces for this round start with blocks or units and I repeat those units in the pieces I create; every piece I’ve created would fit this theme.  One of my favorite patterns is the Greek key,