Improv Quilting
Talking 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.
Sunny 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 embodies the living relationship between them that resides in Rowan's heart.
Sunny Edwards Memorial Quilt ~ Improvisational Patchwork
The improvisational patchwork process mirrors the re-orientation of bereavement.
For 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.
Sunny 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.
Bereavement 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.
Good 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.
Veteran'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 have died in the Iraq war as a meditative act of petition, prayer and compassion.
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.