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Alethea Ballard

Artist, Teacher, Author of Maverick Quilts

The Coffin Quilt

September 25, 2019 by maverickquilts 5 Comments

Coffin for Alethea

The Coffin Quilt Story The Coffin Quilt has raw edge appliqué and quilted appliqués and photo-transfer coins.  The quilt will be on display at the Alden Lane Quit show this weekend, and I wanted to share the story of making it.  It was started in a class I took in April, 2018 with South African artist Rosalie Dace. Rosalie Dace is an extraordinary person, a wonderful art quilter, and an

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Exuberant Appliqué Show and Companion Classes

May 28, 2019 by maverickquilts 4 Comments

hand on quilt

Show Alert! Opening and Artist Reception: Sunday, June 2, from 1:00 to 4:00 Show on display from June 1 to June 25. Bay Quilts 5327 Jacuzzi St Suite 3-C, Richmond, CA 94804 The store hours are M-S 10-5 Sun 12-5 I am very pleased to invite you to my quilt show at Bay Quilts. Bay Quits in El Cerrito has a lovely gallery space and I get 60 feet of

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Margaret’s Muse – The Frida Quilt

October 15, 2015 by maverickquilts 6 Comments

  It was a dark and stormy night… And we decided to make a birthday quilt for our friend, mentor and teacher Margaret Linderman. And we decided to make it a surprise! And we wanted all of her peeps to be able to create a part of the quilt. I thought of the French Roses quilt, created by Heather French.  It is a versatile, layered, fabric flower that Margaret and

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Streak of Lightning Quilt – Make one today!

August 11, 2015 by maverickquilts Leave a Comment

If you’re looking for a super quick, classic, quilt pattern with endless variety, then hop over and pick up my Streak of Lightning pattern at PatternSpot.com today! They are having a 20% off sale until August 23, 2105. Use the code KIDS2015  Here’s the link. I’ve made this quick quilt as a wonderful rainbow quilt for a teen or tween. It was really fun at use all eyelet for the

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Alethea’s January quilt – more inspirations

January 30, 2014 by maverickquilts 2 Comments

I’ve been looking for quilty love in all the right places, I’ll tell you that. I need to create a background foundation for the January Obsession quilt before I go any farther with the appliqued flowers, and I have been looking to the imagery of the Mexican and South American serape blankets for a starting point. With the linear nature of these textiles and the gradating stripes, the little chunks of

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Alethea’s January Quilt – flowers and stitches

January 23, 2014 by maverickquilts Leave a Comment

The January (obsession) Quilt has made a bit of progress. I continue to find inspirations for shape, pattern, and color, like this darling little candelabrum that my dear friend Laurie gave me. It stands about five inches tall and it is intricately painted. The five-petaled flowers and the two-color leaves are making the brain cells work! The frilly painted lace motif is also something I am intrigued with. I’ve also

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maverickquilts

Artist/Teacher✂️Textile Collages💠Unexpected quilts🔅Online quilting classes!
Watch me sew! Sew with me! Aletheaballard.com

Instagram post 2193240701764722156_194116183 Gack! This fabric!!!
My LQS sent me these pictures. 
If you really need some Today call Woodengate Quilts this afternoon. (925) 837–8458
How absolutely cool is Alexander Henry Fabrics putting my postcards in their fabric deliveries?!? Thank you, Alexander Henry! You guys rock.
This makes my day!
And thank you Katie and Debi  at WGQ for being my biggest cheerleaders!!!
@alexanderhenryfabrics @woodengatequilts @kdkap @dabucc2 #tatoo #tattoofabric #sailorjerrytattoo #tattoo #hulagirl #hulagirltattoo #hulagirls #rhianna #fabric #fabricaddict
Instagram post 2190960646099317836_194116183 The season is kicking off at a cheerful pace! 🍾🍸🍹
How funny is this Tipsy Ladies wreath I made?!?
🤪😋😝🤣😂😆🤓🤪🥳
I found all of this mid-century-style fabric down in Santa Cruz at Hart’s fabrics three years ago!
💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫
I just had to do something super silly with it!
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Did you know that I share all my appliqué secrets in an online class?
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Check out the link in my bio, and you can make exuberant things like this, too!
😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
Make sure you put the good fusible and special scissors I carry in your shopping cart! They make all the difference in the world! ✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️
#onlinequiltclass #onlinequiltingclasses #onlinequiltingteacher #exuberantapplique #midcenturychristmas #midcenturymodern #tipsy #collage #collageartist @harts_fabric
Instagram post 2189668930876790389_194116183 Cardinals taking shape.

#bird #birds #birdquilt #exuberantapplique #watchmesew #fabric #textile #textileart #textileartist #lonirossifabric
Instagram post 2189066931642583870_194116183 Back home means back to work means back to my birds. 
Tonight it’s a nuthatch. 
Fitting for my current level of sanity. 😝
#bird #birds #birdquilt #exuberantapplique #watchmesew #fabric #textile #textileart #textileartist
Instagram post 2188795262621706576_194116183 So Thankful for lots of family time this past week. 
It was very poignant to see this guy and his beautiful partner in their own new home! 
Lauren brought out this quilt which I made for my nephew John when he was six years old! 
Now he is all grown up and even has his own fur baby!! I made the quilt with pocket sections of Big Uncle Steve’s pants. 
John told me that when he was afraid at night he would stash his pocketknife in one of the pockets - just in case! 😝
He said he slept with the quilt for 15 years and it’s still in good shape!
How sweet is all of that?!?
Back then I was still afraid of triangles, so I made an inner border of prairie points instead of piecing it. 😋
#mifamilia #thanksgiving #givingthanks #familytime #luckyauntie #fourpatchquilt #cowboyquilt @nurse_lauren @parknerd
Instagram post 2180109654260838288_194116183 (Almost) Perfect angles from the Maverick Quilter. 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪😁😁😁😁😁 swipe for video 🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎
This was in my drawer!  Yay! I think it came from shared stash of a woman that we fondly refer to as Grammy Rose. Thanks Grammy Rose! 
These angles  are perfect! (If I was better at sewing)
🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🧐🧐🧐🤓
#clearlyperfectangles #newleafstitches  #quartersquaretriangles #quartersquaretriangle #prettyquickquilt #sewing #watchmesew #sewwithme #onlinequiltteacher  #quilts #quilting @newleafstitches #carlothewonderbird @sewbarquilting #juki
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maverickquilts

Artist/Teacher✂️Textile Collages💠Unexpected quilts🔅Online quilting classes!
Watch me sew! Sew with me! Aletheaballard.com

Instagram post 2193240701764722156_194116183 Gack! This fabric!!!
My LQS sent me these pictures. 
If you really need some Today call Woodengate Quilts this afternoon. (925) 837–8458
How absolutely cool is Alexander Henry Fabrics putting my postcards in their fabric deliveries?!? Thank you, Alexander Henry! You guys rock.
This makes my day!
And thank you Katie and Debi  at WGQ for being my biggest cheerleaders!!!
@alexanderhenryfabrics @woodengatequilts @kdkap @dabucc2 #tatoo #tattoofabric #sailorjerrytattoo #tattoo #hulagirl #hulagirltattoo #hulagirls #rhianna #fabric #fabricaddict
Instagram post 2190960646099317836_194116183 The season is kicking off at a cheerful pace! 🍾🍸🍹
How funny is this Tipsy Ladies wreath I made?!?
🤪😋😝🤣😂😆🤓🤪🥳
I found all of this mid-century-style fabric down in Santa Cruz at Hart’s fabrics three years ago!
💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫💫
I just had to do something super silly with it!
💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Did you know that I share all my appliqué secrets in an online class?
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Check out the link in my bio, and you can make exuberant things like this, too!
😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜
Make sure you put the good fusible and special scissors I carry in your shopping cart! They make all the difference in the world! ✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️
#onlinequiltclass #onlinequiltingclasses #onlinequiltingteacher #exuberantapplique #midcenturychristmas #midcenturymodern #tipsy #collage #collageartist @harts_fabric
Instagram post 2189668930876790389_194116183 Cardinals taking shape.

#bird #birds #birdquilt #exuberantapplique #watchmesew #fabric #textile #textileart #textileartist #lonirossifabric
Instagram post 2189066931642583870_194116183 Back home means back to work means back to my birds. 
Tonight it’s a nuthatch. 
Fitting for my current level of sanity. 😝
#bird #birds #birdquilt #exuberantapplique #watchmesew #fabric #textile #textileart #textileartist
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