An avid gardener understands the importance of ornamental plants. It’s the layered values beyond the aesthetics that draws me equally to gardening, and quilting. Towering banana trees shade the pond. Shade keeps algae from growing while providing a heat blocker for the aquatic critters. Human size leaves double as utilitarian privacy fence. Their gargantuan sizeContinue reading “Deconstructed Banana Leaf”
Category Archives: Craft
All the Little Pieces
Scrappy quilts use little bits of leftover fabric. After a little hiatus from my sewing machine, I jumped in using what I had easily available to me. Electric is the moment I look for when creating. Energy from contrasting color and pattern gets me motivated. Offset checkered fabric makes rhythm akin to improvisational jazz causesContinue reading “All the Little Pieces”
Hairpin Turns Ahead
This quilt traversed across great distances. Pictorial quilts start with a plan, and usually end with the same plan. Quilts based on patterns have endless possibilities. Vintage craft books bring back memories of childhood. I taught myself how to knit, crochet, macrame, sewing from my mother’s books. I love a good diagram. A page fromContinue reading “Hairpin Turns Ahead”
She’s Got the Devil in Her
An Evening Around the Fire It’s like the song by Cedell Davis and Ayron Jones, “She’s Got the Devil in Her”. I wanted a quilt that changed as it was folded. One evening we were sitting around the wood stove in the studio. I was talking about my brother’s Mad magazines. When I was aContinue reading “She’s Got the Devil in Her”
The Party is Over
I love sharing our home with friends. The day after one of our biggest parties ever, my husband I were outside getting motivated to clean. The cooler had a few ice cold seed beers left in it. We cracked a couple open and sat down. Willie Nelson’s song “The Party’s Over” was playing. We replayedContinue reading “The Party is Over”
Cry, Cry, Cry
There are two kinds of tears that I cry. Crying can be sad, but better are the tears of joy. I made “Cry,Cry,Cry” for the needs of both. No matter what is happening in our country, there is no denying the beauty of our landscape. Nature is very important to me. This quilt sees, smells,Continue reading “Cry, Cry, Cry”
Black and White Cat Quilt
My favorite! Half way through I thought that maybe I should have bought black and white striped fabric, but As I start to play with varying the stripe size, I like the irregular lines.
The Circus Trip
The Circus Trip is technically a collaboration between my husband and I, but I have a hard time think about it like that. So much of myself goes into making a quilt. He had a sketch that I worked from. I altered it, and the amount of work it takes to sew a quilt top,Continue reading “The Circus Trip”
Rex Burned His Fancy Pants
I learn from every quilt I make. I think of this quilt as my breakthrough quilt. This started out as a star of Bethlehem quilt. It looked boring. I wasn’t happy with how it was going. I cut up the parts I had finished, sewed on new portions, and scraps. Diamonds came alive. I feelContinue reading “Rex Burned His Fancy Pants”
White Wedding
I almost cut up this quilt top, and started over. I wanted to add more color. I was only half way through, and wasn’t used to working without color. Because of the encouragement of a friend, I decided to keep going. I like it so much more now. There are touches of light colors, butContinue reading “White Wedding”
Jennifer Haston Quilts 