Terrorsaurus Dax

It's so odd how some clothes last while others don't - sometimes defying brand, fabric content, and quality of construction.

This is worth celebrating! 👏

Close-up of free-motion quilting

Close-up of free-motion quilting

Close-up of free-motion quilting

Some details. I want to move towards using free hand quilting to "draw" images in the fabric. A sewing machine is a very large and clunky drawing implement.

Nine patch Irish chain quilt using scraps of purple, blue, and green squares for the chain. Quilted with sky blue thread in floral spiral patterns.

A simple nine patch Irish chain quilt using scraps.

I took this as an opportunity to practice some long arm quilting designs and techniques before I quilt my kintsugi/DWR.

#modernquilting #ninepatch

I think the phrase horror vacui is clearer than "weird little guys" because you're contrasting a specific form of minimalism and maximalism. "Weird little guys" is overly broad. I thought you were talking about those baroque portraits of pale Dutch merchants with small hands - not Bosch.

Thank you!

A small abstract quilt made from scraps of green fabrics, evoking a landscape. Quilted with green topstitching thread in straight and curved lines.

A small 12"x12" abstract fabric collage inspired by aerial landscapes of summer fields.

This is one in a series of small studies for a bigger piece I'm working on. I'm exploring the interplay of quilting and piecing to get the feeling I want.

#blueskyartshow
#summer #modernquilting

I know. It's awful. I made some moderation lists where I flag all ads, genitalia, and irrelevant accounts to mute them. But they keep proliferating.

Ooh! 3D printing sounds like very interesting option.

Smoky gray acrylic shapes cut with a laser cutter to use as quilting long arm templates

I wanted some long arm quilting templates, but those are so dang expensive. So I borrowed my friend's lab and a scrap piece of acrylic to make some. They're not perfect. But these are test prototypes and a learning experience.

Maybe helpful to add that my first version was for a big dude. It worked well for him after removing the front darts. He didn't need the shaping in the bust.

I highly recommend it. I love Waffle patterns. The drafting and illustrated instructions are excellent. I think that if I made another one, I might think about what tools I want to keep on my person and not add as many pockets. (They get heavy and bulky).

The fit on that is incredible! Well-done with a tricky material and cut.

Pattern: Waffle Patterns Kaede Utility Apron
Fabric: heavyweight cotton herringbone
Notions: twill tape, plastic buckles, nylon webbing

Gray utility apron with pockets stacked on pockets

I took a break from quilting to make myself a utility apron with lots and lots of pockets.

#wafflepatterns #kaedeapron

A detail of the quilt showing the shiny metallic gold insertions

I'm interested to see what happens after it's quilted. I think I will focus on highlighting and drawing out the interlocking rings with a cobalt blue stitch pattern.

A quilt top: random blue floral prints cut with gold fabrics, assembled into a double wedding ring pattern.

A modern take on a classic quilt pattern inspired by kintsugi. It's a crazy quilt / double wedding ring mashup with metallic gold lines inserted into random seams.

#blueskyartshow #shiny #kintsugi #modernquilting

The comparison is trippy! They're both beautiful and interesting.

That's so cute. The fit is really good, too. What pattern did you use?

A pieced quilt top inspired by a nighttime cityscape

A modern quilt of a cityscape after quilting

A quilt inspired by a city skyline at night.

Reposting for the 8/23/2025 #blueskyartshow
#skyline

😆 English is so squishy

Angry at me? How did that happen?

I made this quilt because I needed to tell this story

For years, Arizona leased desert farmland in Butler Valley to a Saudi Arabian company that siphoned off BILLIONS of gallons of groundwater to grow alfalfa. Upon harvest, they shipped it to Saudi Arabia to feed horses.

Pieced quilt top depicting 14 dark green and brown circles on pale brown background

Another landscape quilt is ready to quilt. This one has a title: "Butler Valley, Arizona." It is a portrait of an exploited landscape.

#landscape #landscapequilt #modernquilt

You say "just hoarding" as though collecting sewing supplies were not a separate and totally valid hobby. 😆

It's lovely. The design is simple and impactful. I'm amazed that you hand-quilted the whole thing.

White fabric with gold lines sewn in

I also tried cutting up a big piece of fabric and inserting gold lines before cutting it into smaller shapes. But it got messy and ugly. I didn't like it. I also discovered that I prefer the gold lines very thin.

Blue floral fabric with gold lines painted onto it

I tried painting the gold onto the fabric, but I hate it. It melts into the iron and looks bad.

Scraps of blue, white, and gold fabric pieced into larger chunks and pinned onto a design wall

I've been experimenting with some piecing techniques and ideas on and off for the last 6 months. I thought this was going to be a series of small 12 inch "sketches," but it had other ideas. It's growing into a big piece.