Home Is Where the Art Is

Home. It's a nebulous concept, one that's been on my mind a lot lately. These mini quilts are an expression of longing, rootlessness - perhaps "home" is a part of us that we always carry, though it may drift to the bottom with the kleenex and loose change.

[The Home quilts were created for my top-tier Patreon patrons in 2016. I closed my Patreon page in 2022.]

Following is a more detailed look at the quilt construction process:

Notes on construction, quilting patterns.

Drawing a general outline onto the batting.

Sewing the pieces directly onto the batting, as part of a quilt-as-you-go technique.

The first one with all three layers (top, batting backing) assembled and quilted.

Quilting lines look so cool on the back.

Moving down the assembly line...

Finished blocks, photographed on a convenient hedge.

Quilting creates such wonderful textures.

More stitches. I'm not a fan of stitch-in-the-ditch, but I love getting right up toward those ditches.

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Hand-finished binding, always perfectly imperfect.

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