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curve improv quilting and the uncertainty principle

Posted on October 31, 2012 by sherrilynn

Position and momentum can not be known simultaneously when you are dealing with modern improv curved piecing! Continue reading →

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I Ching Modern Quilt-along: 10 ~ Continuing

Posted on May 21, 2012 by sherrilynn

It was uncomfortable sewing TEN unbroken dark lines in a row. I wanted to CHEAT and control the random process, but continued with integrity! Continue reading →

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Improv Monday ~ I Can’t Get No Satisfaction!

Posted on November 14, 2011 by sherrilynn

It’s been a while since I’ve posted on Improv Monday but I received an email from a reader that prompted me to consider my relationship to expectation, satisfaction (or dissatisfaction), and improvisation. I was pleased to hear that someone reading … Continue reading →

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Improv Monday ~ Pausing to See

Posted on September 26, 2011 by sherrilynn

Welcome to Improv Monday! View the archive and please join the conversation! After a bang of initial energy, the linen quilt on my wall has remained untouched for almost three weeks… but finally PROGRESS! Many hours of pausing to look … Continue reading →

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Improv-ing Not Blogging

Posted on August 29, 2011 by sherrilynn

Welcome to Improv Monday! View the archive and please join the conversation! This week I’m caught up in actually doing impov instead of blogging about it. So enjoy the WIP pics! Click on the slide show to rotate the images … Continue reading →

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Stuck!

Posted on August 22, 2011 by sherrilynn

I’ve been working on this quilt since mid June and the progress is SLOW… I’m really stuck. It takes me a week to sew on three strips! Where is my flow? What’s holding me back? I have no idea where … Continue reading →

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Repetition, Improv, and Trance Quilt Making

Posted on August 15, 2011 by sherrilynn

Welcome to Improv Mondays, a weekly series exploring improvisation in quilt making. Traditional quilt making involves a lot of repetition – from the cutting of shape-after-shape out of the cloth, to sewing the pieces together block-after-block, to the in-and-out of … Continue reading →

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