Tag: quilt

PAX = Penny Arcade anXiety

I’m going to my first ever Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle in a few weeks, and I admit to having performance anxiety. This is not my first time at a large gathering of nerds – I’ve been to many conventions of the comic book variety, including San Diego, but this is different. These are gamers. […]

Nintendo Quilt Pics and Copyright Questions

So, as promised, here are some (small-scaled) photos of my 72″ x 80″ Super Mario Bros. quilt, featuring Mario, a Goomba, a Parakoopa, a Spiny and a Question Box. The finished product has a 7″ black border, with what is called ‘trapunto’ effect — the blue sky background is stipple-stitched flat and the characters made […]