Making Memorial Quilts from the Clothing of the Beloved
Announcing a Passage Quilting Workshop in Cincinnati, OH. This is a hands-on bereavement process, making memorial quilts from the clothing of the beloved. Continue reading →
View ArticleVeteran’s Day Virtual Sewing Circle
Even though the war in Iraq is supposedly over, deadly emotional ramifications continue to persist. Join me for a virtual sewing circle in honor of Veteran's Day. Help stitch the names of soldiers who...
View ArticlePassage Quilting™ Bereavement Workshop in Cincinnati
In December I was invited to lead a bereavement, memorial quilt making workshop in Cincinnati. Six people attended, each with the loss of a child, parent, or close friend. Everyone brought clothing of...
View ArticleWalter F. Kenney, Jr., February 2011
Walter F. Kenney, Jr. 2011, 54″ x 48″, machine and hand-pieced, hand-quilted, from the clothing of Walter F. Kenney, Jr. Lauren Kenney asked me to make a memorial quilt out of her father’s clothes as a...
View ArticleMini Keepsake Quilt-Along ~ Passage Quilting™ Tutorial ~ Part 1
I am so impressed with all of the comments about ideas and materials for keepsake quilts, by those of you who entered the Whip Up Mini Quilt Book Giveaway. The possibilities are endless. Choosing Your...
View Articlea new quilt taking shape
I’ve been asked to create a memorial quilt for Ruth Anne from the clothing of her mother, Dolores Wolfe. Ruth Anne began this quilt herself in the Passage Quilting™ Workshop that I taught in Cincinnati...
View Articleready for quilting
The Dolores Wolfe memorial quilt is basted and ready to be quilted. Ruth Anne, Dolores’s daughter, will be joining me in June to begin the hand quilting as part of her bereavement process. Ruth Anne...
View ArticleValentine Roses Broken Heart
I am still enjoying the bloom of these roses from my sweetheart. No wonder it's hard to get any quilting done around here. Continue reading →
View ArticleGood Friday Prayer
It's Good Friday, the day of Christ's death and burial, so I chanted a little prayer to Jesus while I was stitching today. Continue reading →
View ArticleBereavement Work
I can't imagine the depth and pain of a client's loss, but I can connect with it compassionately when I'm stitching on their quilt. Continue reading →
View ArticleSunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ The Gift of Clothing
Sunny's western shirts, Wrangler chambray and a few Pendleton wools are his gift to his grandson, and the score for our quilt improvisation. Continue reading →
View ArticleFor Whom The Bell Tolls ~ Remembering Kathreen Ricketson
Through her daily living she translated the importance of slowing down, and rejoicing in the simple pleasures of craft and relationships. Continue reading →
View ArticleSunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ Improvisational Patchwork
The improvisational patchwork process mirrors the re-orientation of bereavement. Continue reading →
View ArticleSunny Edwards Memorial Quilt (1918-2011)
Because Rowan's hands chose Sunny's clothes, cut them apart, pieced them back together and participated in the slow process of hand-quilting, the result is not only a memorial to Sunny, but it also...
View ArticleTalking Quilts with Eli Leon ~ Signature Quilt
With its visual field of deep black velvet and twinkling white stitches this African-American signature quilt is as powerful and mysterious as the universe. Continue reading →
View ArticleJerrod Allen Nickelson (1977-2013)
These three quilts were made from the clothing of Jerrod Allen Nickelson, one for each of his three children. With the help of their mother, each child chose specific items that best carried their...
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