Have you ever done a 100 day challenge? The concept is that you create something every day for 100 days to “explore the impact of daily repetition on creative output”. I’m in the middle of one right now, called the #100daypantodesignchallenge,

I’ve never shared this quilt publicly before, but on the 13, 14, and 15 Sept, it had its debut at the Whangarei Patchworkers and Quilters Show. 

DIARY A quiet place to share work away from the hustle of social media…</p> <img width=”768″ height=”1024″ src=”https://quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-768×1024.jpeg” alt=”blue ribbon on a modern quilt” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&ssl=1 225w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&ssl=1 1152w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Ribbon-scaled.jpeg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w” sizes=”(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px”

UPDATE 2025 At the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in 2023, I taught Improv Piecing. I had great students, lovely faculty, and the worst case of nerves ever. I was humbled that people wanted to learn techniques that I was

On the topic of improv piecing…

It’s not only a game for solid fabrics. One quarter of this quilt is made by me.