Ruth Marler
@ruthmarler.bsky.social
everything textiles: quilting, spinning, weaving, ragrugs, freeform crochet & knitting, genealogy, local history, poetry
QUILT: On point reclaimed black linen skirt with white embroidered flowers "fenced in" with red and green scraps & monochrome strips.
January 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
QUILT: On point reclaimed black linen skirt with white embroidered flowers "fenced in" with red and green scraps & monochrome strips.
QUILT: Rainbow squares
January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
QUILT: Rainbow squares
QUILT: in progress improv cutting and piecing
January 23, 2025 at 7:29 PM
QUILT: in progress improv cutting and piecing
playing with scraps
January 23, 2025 at 7:27 PM
playing with scraps
QUILT: on the design wall - beginnings of an "Exploding Quilt Block" quilt. How big can I go? (One of the blocks here has block has a curved-pieced block for centre).
January 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
QUILT: on the design wall - beginnings of an "Exploding Quilt Block" quilt. How big can I go? (One of the blocks here has block has a curved-pieced block for centre).
QUILT: Wall hanging :" I can see birds"- improv piecing using dark, light + gold ... and the emergence of a mythical flying half rabbit, half human!!
January 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
QUILT: Wall hanging :" I can see birds"- improv piecing using dark, light + gold ... and the emergence of a mythical flying half rabbit, half human!!
Quilt: The scrap-busting myth. Red and blue improv log cabin blocks.
January 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Quilt: The scrap-busting myth. Red and blue improv log cabin blocks.
Quilt: Full-size kawandi using vintage Japanese fabrics, reclaimed men's shirts and other fabric scraps.
January 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Quilt: Full-size kawandi using vintage Japanese fabrics, reclaimed men's shirts and other fabric scraps.
Quilted wall hanging: Profile of a quilty friend.
January 23, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Quilted wall hanging: Profile of a quilty friend.
Wallhanging: "Good Morning Springtime". Upcycled vintage embroidered traycloth and reclaimed, overdyed female figures.
January 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Wallhanging: "Good Morning Springtime". Upcycled vintage embroidered traycloth and reclaimed, overdyed female figures.
QUILT: Zig-Zag quilt front & everywhichway but use up your scraps back.
January 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
QUILT: Zig-Zag quilt front & everywhichway but use up your scraps back.
Knitting: Blanket of modular-knitted diamonds
January 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Knitting: Blanket of modular-knitted diamonds
Quilt: 2-layer summer coverlet using reclaimed fabrics and eco-printed reclaimed fabrics with machine-decorative stitches.
January 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Quilt: 2-layer summer coverlet using reclaimed fabrics and eco-printed reclaimed fabrics with machine-decorative stitches.
Quilt: First (small) attempt at a kawandi.
January 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Quilt: First (small) attempt at a kawandi.
Quilt: "Dear daughter ..." waiting for the arrival of a grandchild. Wall hanging Reclaimed fabric & lace with red stitching.
January 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Quilt: "Dear daughter ..." waiting for the arrival of a grandchild. Wall hanging Reclaimed fabric & lace with red stitching.
Basket weaving: freeform jasmine basket with side handle
January 23, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Basket weaving: freeform jasmine basket with side handle
Bbasket weaving / braiding Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax / harakeke) bracelets/bangles/wristbands
January 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Bbasket weaving / braiding Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax / harakeke) bracelets/bangles/wristbands
Basket weaving: Hazel rods and Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax / Harakeke)
January 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Basket weaving: Hazel rods and Phormium tenax (New Zealand Flax / Harakeke)
Freeform crochet and kntted shawl
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Freeform crochet and kntted shawl
Freeform crochet & knitting waistcoat/vest
January 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Freeform crochet & knitting waistcoat/vest
Words by Anne Holloway, Stitches by Ruth Marler
January 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Words by Anne Holloway, Stitches by Ruth Marler