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Becky Home Eccy
A compendium of creative crap, quilt-wise, I’ve been doing… QUILT ONE I remade the Science Quilt into a wee size (about 38″ x 38″). Well, almost. Even though all instincts were telling me to stop! on Saturday, after a long and hot day, I hurriedly sewed the binding and royally screwed it up. I’m a…
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If you’ve not been Facebooked nor Twittered to death about it (by me), I’ll tell you now: the Science Quilt did not win a prize in the Ventura County Fair. Instead, I got an “everyone gets one” Honorable Mention sticker. inadequately displayed. on the bright side, it was two quilts over from a NASCAR quilt!…
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quilts I am currently exploring new ways to look at quilting, including incorporating elements of science and technology, and using nontraditional materials. I am a member of the Board of the Ventura Modern Quilt Guild. junk quilt Junk Quilt Becky Haycox, 2009 Size: 53.5” x 53.5” Materials: Printed advertising circulars, paper bags, brass paper fasteners,…
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Some good arty crafty stuff going on these days, making the Happy Center of my brain get a refreshing makeover — new coat of paint, curtains, and maybe a chocolate fountain? Ventura County Fair, as usual, delivered mightily in every way. The horticulture, food, art, craft, and domestic art exhibits were fantastic. I highly recommend…
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I made a big quilt out of advertising circulars and paper bags. It got accepted into a show in Ventura — I hope this early victory bodes well for the other shows in which I entered the Junk and Science Quilts. My friend Turquoise’s painting “Summerhouse” got in to the show, too. Come to the…
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