Tales of a Stitcher
Learn about Alaskan quilter, Maria Shell. Find out why she calls herself a "bitmaker."It's all about quilts at www.TheQuiltShow.com.
Tales of a Stitcher
Maria Shell uses unique color combinations and traditional quilt blocks to create eye popping modern quilts that make a statement.
There is a point in every workshop I teach where someone asks, “But how do I stitch it together?” In response to that question, I have begun to emphasis construction up front. I even wrote a blog post hi-lighting this concept. It is a pretty good read, but the jest of it is in this paragraph.…
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I believe last weeks’s blog post, Some Thoughts on Sharing, received more comments than any other blog post I have written. Oh yes. Those where I give away things have gotten more comments, but this post was about ideas, not freebies, and you commented. Thank you. Thank you. I encourage you to go back and look…
We shot Quilting Arts TV Series 2200 at KS Productions’ studio in Solon, Ohio, last month. The 13 episodes in this series will be releas...
It seems like a very long time since I’ve made a quilt featuring circles and curves. I used to make them all the time. Spinda was the first quilt I had photographed professionally. Fletcher named it after a Pokemon spider character. I really don't see how Spinda looks even remotely like a spider, but the…
Okay, this is a boring way to begin blogging again, but I have had more than one friend point out that I need to list where and when I am teaching on my website and on my blog. So here we go. This is to the best of my ability a full disclosure of what…
Circular Explorations Classic Geometrics & Improvisation Plus! Creating with Solids
I was a lucky enough to be asked to teach at the Valdez Quilt Festival this year, and as the termination dust settles on our mountains, I finally have time to share what a great adventure that was. Many of you know, I learned to quilt Valdez, so going back for the festival is super special.…
Embroideries, Maria. Check the product sheet and request a sample on the Pierre Frey website!
In the Alaska, we can be well into May and still have patches of snow and ice. We were out in McCarthy, Alaska last weekend, and this is what the swimming hole looked like on Sunday May 27th. From late March to the end of May life looks like this. Last year, I wrote a…
My goal was to create 24 new pieces this year, but I came up far short of that. I find that I over and over again set unrealistic goals for myself. The good thing about this is that it pushes me. The bad thing about this is that I always feel like I am falling short.…
I am just going to start at the beginning of the end of the deadlines I just went through. Just so you know, there is a very tired lady in the airplane seat next to me. At any moment, she could fall over into my seat, spill my wine, and cause problems for my computer.…
Diane Melms, is a textile artist and teacher. This website features galleries of her contemporary quilt art, information about her work, exhibitions, and contact.
I hope everyone is having a great summer. I have been enjoying getting outside as much as I can. Alaskan summers are always short and often cool and rainy. Every day of sunshine is a gift. But I doubt that is why you are reading this. I think, I hope, you might just want to…
After I posted about two pieced quilts that I liked at FNF, Sandy left a comment: Not being a piecer/patchworker I am not quite sure what ...
