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About Me:

I am modern quilter.
I am a Pisces (who doesn’t know how to swim).
I learned how to sew when I was six and took it up ‘seriously’ at twelve.
I passionately believe that beauty is the birthright of every human and that beauty should be all around us.
I have a BS in Mechanical Engineering.
I approach quilt design like an engineer.
I love to swing dance so much that I feel like I’m dancing at the feet of the gods when I dance.
I love Indian food. (Can you say Saag Lamb?)
I can watch Law & Order any day of the week.
I hated the color green until about five years ago; now I its my favorite color.
I find green more and more often in my quilts.
I love Blue Bell Cookies and Cream ice-cream and country music from the 90’s.
I love the mountains.
I learned how to fly before I learned how to drive.
I love to quilt.

Category Archives: Fabric

Aug 29 2010

WIP’s: A Pixel Quilt

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Does having the fabric cut out count as a WIP (Work In Progress)?I hope so because I don’t even have the quilt laid out yet. But, I’ve been dreaming about a pixel quilt for a long time. Here are my fabrics – 20 Kona Cottons. I can’t wait! Have a good week everyone!

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Aug 09 2010

Measured Improv: “Up In the Air” Quilt

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So, I’m still exploring what I call Measured Improv. If you’ve read some of my earlier blog entries, you will remember that this is what I termed my approach to Improvisational Piecing. I now introduce you to “Up In the Air”, my most current exploration: The inspiration for this quilt was a block created by...

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Rhonda Ludwico - December 31, 2010 - 10:01 am

I love this quilt. It reminds me of rulers, pencils, and sketches laid out on a drafting table. I think “engineer” when I see it. And at the same time, the green on green makes it soft and inviting. I want to curl up in it. Beautiful. I can really relate to how hard it is to plan and implement something so that it all looks accidental. Great piece of art!

Sherri Lynn Wood - August 24, 2010 - 11:15 pm

Very nice! It reminds me of abstract drawing with tape.

Congratulations.

Erica - August 12, 2010 - 6:08 am

This is so awesome! I love this!

Cheryl Arkison - August 10, 2010 - 9:39 am

It is fascinating to read about other people’s struggles with improv. I struggle with precision and planned out pieces! Your eye is incredible, regardless of the process.

yahaira - August 10, 2010 - 6:05 am

I have loved all your quilts in this series and this one is no exception. it makes me swoon

Lynne - August 9, 2010 - 10:32 pm

Unbelievably fabulous and amazing and stunning and different – I hopped over here from flickr and really have to add you into my bloglist because your things never cease to amaze me – you seem to work completely differently from the rest of us – are you an artist by training?

Amy - Amy's Creative Side - August 9, 2010 - 6:13 pm

Beautiful! I love those colors, and the composition is fantastic!!

Chancy - August 9, 2010 - 3:09 pm

I love it!

adnohr - August 9, 2010 - 1:37 pm

I think for me, improv goes against my frugal nature (scottish roots!) because if something needs to get a chunk trimmed off to make it fit I would have a hard time doing it. But I will try something like this one day, I really love the way it turned out, and the name is perfect.

britt - August 9, 2010 - 1:29 pm

I love this! Your design shows such restraint. The green tone-on-tone work is really nice… this quilt really inspires me to dig into my stash of solids!

Latifah - August 9, 2010 - 1:09 pm

Thanks for the comment! I too am a planner by nature and Improv has been very difficult for me. You should try it though – it’s been quite the experience. It’s nothing like stretching yourself in a direction quite different from the norm.

I’m glad you like it though. I’m always a little hesitant to share when I make things so different from everything that’s out there!

kylydia - August 9, 2010 - 12:54 pm

I have a lot of trouble just making wonky blocks. I know that improvisationaly piecing would be very challenging and tedious to me, too. I’m a planner, by nature.

I think this is SO fantastic, though. I love it. At first, I thought “minimalist” but I looked again and saw that it is very complex in areas. The colors you chose are just great.

Mar 06 2010

Moment – Japanese Fabric Store

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I just so happened to be in Torrance, CA taking care of some business this afternoon when remembered a discussion post over at the LA Modern Quilt Guild about a new Japanese fabric store on this side of town . . . I just can’t resist oogling over beautiful fabric so of course I had...

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Dec 01 2009

Flora & Fauna

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So, I’m realizing that there’s something about me and black in quilts. Even when I do baby quilts – they tend to have a little black in them (or a lot). It’s not intentional. I guess that’s just what I’m drawn to. Especially when it is paired with bright rich contrasting colors. Ooooh! So, I...

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