Repeats
Where does a quilter get his inspiration from, when she has to work on a theme. People are often inspired by nature. While making a trip you can also be impressed by buildings, people, cultures, landscapes, coastlines and much more. With me during our trip to Spain, was the SAGRADA
Light on the LINE
The light has changed from wood burning, animal oil, oil, gas, and electricity. People must have felt that the light of civilization came on LINE. When they got brightness of electric light from the dark light of the night. After the sun goes down, the street lights come on and
Flood Lines
My first quilt for Cloth in Common, prompt – LINES. I thought about lines of communication; lining up for warm school milk as a small child; the myriad lines that define us; life written on our faces in lines and wrinkles as we age, stretch marks, the repair lines on
Bent and Reflected
Lines get more interested when bent and reflected.
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
Climate Change
It’s all around us. Drought. Floods. Hotter. Colder. It affects people, but it also affects trees, and trees make a difference. From the National Wildlife Federation’s web page: Trees are a truly beautiful part of the natural environment, but they are also amazingly efficient machines—constantly working to make Earth a
Land engulfed in flames
The rising temperature of the earth causes climate change and is progressing to the point where it can no longer be ignored. Heavy rains, severe droughts, powerful typhoons and tornadoes, large-scale forest fires, and other types of disasters threaten human life. Among them, this work was inspired by massive forest
Red List
The red list is an officially established list of plants that are known as threatening in the Netherlands. Since 1950, nearly 500 of the 1536 native wild plant species in the Netherlands have declined in number. More than 40 species are already extinct. ( according to Wikipedia) A similar list