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Alethea Ballard

Artist, Teacher, Author of Maverick Quilts

Must Have Fabric 3 – If Looks Could Kill!

April 3, 2012 by maverickquilts 2 Comments

Alexander Henry Fabrics has sent another visual valentine to us fabric lovers. It is a Must Have Fabric! I have spoken and it shall be so! With last year’s Ghastlies series, we reveled in wonderful fabric that featured images from the strangest dinner party ever, and this year we can join this oddball group in A Ghastlies Family Reunion. It comes in several colors, including mauve, grey and green. (I

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Portable ironing board – make one today!

September 18, 2011 by maverickquilts 2 Comments

A portable ironing board can be made from two empty fabric bolts, some batting, a piece of heat resistant material, and a little cotton fabric. Laura Nownes is the Queen of Pressing, so I shared the instructions with her for her blog, See How We Sew. You can ask your local fabric store for a couple of empty bolts and you’ll be able to make yourself a handy ironing surface

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Let the Quirk Begin…

August 23, 2011 by maverickquilts 14 Comments

(Read all the way to grumpy cat and the P.S. to be eligible to win a prize. Really.) There is a very special quilt event beginning on Thursday. The San Ramon Valley Museum in Danville, California, is opening a month-long quilt exhibit. It is called the Quirkology of Quilts – Warmth to Whimsy. Margaret Linderman and I were asked to co-curate the biennial quilt show for the museum, which is

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Marvelous Margaret strikes again!

August 7, 2011 by maverickquilts 6 Comments

I am supposed to be cleaning my sewing room, so I will blog instead!  It is much more fun… Yesterday I went to a really fun class held at Woodengate Quilts with inspiring teacher and friend Margaret Linderman. We made napkins in two different styles.  Of course, being the nutball I am, I had to pre-cut all my fabrics and then proceed to make two thousand and two napkins.  They

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