Monthly Archives: September 2007

NOT All Talk and No Action

Posted on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 by Jaye

Darling Boy and I drew together last night and I started the visual journaling I have been wanting to try. I didn’t do any writing, which I think I should. I found a picture of a fabric flower (fusing probably) … Continue reading →

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Thinking Blogger Award

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 by Jaye

Kristen awarded me the Thinking blogger Award. While it has taken me awhile to post this on my blog and write about it, I was really glad. I don’t think I have ever really shared my writing in any meaningful … Continue reading →

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CPS Writes Tips for Creative Sketchbooks

Posted on Monday, September 24, 2007 by Jaye

This is the e-mail newsletter that Cloth Paper Scissors sends out. I am including it here to give you another resource for creative sketchbooks and journals. If you want more information go to the Cloth Paper Scissors website. In This … Continue reading →

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Hiatus Progress

Posted on Sunday, September 23, 2007 by Jaye

I decided that this brief interlude while the 9K is in the shop can be considered a Pineapple hiatus. I don’t want to take the blocks off the wall and put them away, because then it will be a year … Continue reading →

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Making Lemonade

Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 by Jaye

When you have lemons, make lemonade.As you know, the machine is gone and I can’t work on the Pineapples (Well, I suppose I could, but I want to be sure all of the problems are consistent by using the same … Continue reading →

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Oh Joyous Day!!

Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2007 by Jaye

I had a lot to do today, as is par for the course, I guess. I needed to be out of the house early, because I had an appointment and wanted to stop by my designer as well as take … Continue reading →

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Sad Day

Posted on Friday, September 21, 2007 by Jaye

Today I lost my thimble. It was in my little handwork bag, I think, when I worked on the Cross Blocks (Flowering Snowballs) on Tuesday. Now it is not there. I loved that thimble and used it constantly for handwork. … Continue reading →

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Yarnstorm’s Colors

Posted on Tuesday, September 18, 2007 by Jaye

The writer of the Yarnstorm blog has posted photos of her house. Of course, she has a much more interesting house than I do: window seats, interesting mantels, built in bookshelves, etc, but the colors she has used are fantastic. … Continue reading →

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Today’s Work

Posted on Monday, September 17, 2007 by Jaye

Remember those three half completed blocks from last weekend? Here they are. Complete. I think they came out pretty well. I like the colored pieces I chose. I was rummaging though my blue bin and came across these old dots. … Continue reading →

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Making Cross Blocks (Flowering Snowballs) Tutorial

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 by Jaye

Judith asked about making the Flowering Snowball blocks, so here is a visual tutorial. Please note that this is the “Jaye-Way” and may not get you an prizes at Houston. I would suggest that you read the book by Jinny … Continue reading →

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New Inspiration

Posted on Sunday, September 16, 2007 by Jaye

The seasons are changing here. I think we are past late summer and entering early Fall. The clouds are changing and the air feels different. Work got me a new device, which has a camera. It is not as good … Continue reading →

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Project Progress

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2007 by Jaye

I now have 15 Cross Blocks (Flowering Snowball). I could have laid them out in a 3×5 grid, but it didn’t look that good.MavMomMary and I took the Pineapple Quilt Class together back in January. She is already putting her … Continue reading →

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New Fabrics. Again.

Posted on Wednesday, September 12, 2007 by Jaye

I couldn’t manage to finish entire blocks over the weekend (remember? I was staring at the screen all day Sunday hoping a blog post would magically appear?). I did get part way through these, though, and it will be a … Continue reading →

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Thr3fold Journal Articles Review Part 4

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 by Jaye

The last part of the journal is what I would call the how-to section. I can accept this section as it does not tell me how to do a certain project. I don’t want to do someone else’s project. I … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Visual Journals

Posted on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 by Jaye

I stared at the screen all day yesterday and was amazed when no new posts materialized. Today Deirdre got me thinking with her post mentioning a new box of crayons. This dovetailed with me finding two sets of felt tip … Continue reading →

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