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Monthly Archives: April 2008
1000 Journals Project Visits SF
You Tube Video of 1000 Journals Project I have never been to a film festival that I can remember (my parents took us to a lot of strange and culturally significant places), but I went to the San Francisco Film … Continue reading
Posted in Journals, Off Topic: Crafts
Tagged Illustrated Journal, Journals, Projects, Visual Journaling
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Two Bag Day
I had resolved to look at all of the Pineapple blocks yesterday in order to see how many I need to remake in order make progress on the Pineapples. It has been kind of a Pineapple disaster couple of weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Finished, Off Topic: Crafts, Projects
Tagged Completed Project!, Off Topic: Crafts, Projects, Tote Bags
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Organization
It is very hard for me to accomplish anything if I am not organized. The first thing I do on any project is organize the pieces. I get a lot done, I think, because I am organized. It drives a … Continue reading
Another One Night Stand, Part 2
At the end of the Nance O’Banion class today, we had to talk about what set us off in the direction we went and the themes we saw emerging our work. Both of my pieces were driven by the beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Class, Off Topic: Crafts, One Night Stand, Projects, Visual Journaling
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Another One Night Stand
Today I made fast art again, which, on this blog, is called a One Night Stand. Start to finish is all one session. A One Night Stand here has nothing to do with sex. EBHQ, the East Bay Heritage Quilters, … Continue reading
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Tagged Class, Illustrated Journal, Off Topic: Crafts, Projects, Visual Journaling
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Fabulous Clementine Fabrics
Camilla, of the famous Clementine’s Dry Goods, posted these picts on her blog. Don’t want a happy birthday banner like that one? I love the fabrics she has chosen for her shop and the crisp white shelves on which she … Continue reading
Flowering Snowball Inspiration
Clevelandgirlie asked me about the Cross Block/Flowering Snowball and I looked through the blog to see if I could point her to the original quilt that inspired this project. The original post was on October 20, 2006. I guess that … Continue reading
Leaves
The Gabrielle Swain Workshop I am taking in May is about leaves. I, amazingly, looked at the supply list tonight (rather than the night before the workshop) and found that out. Now I have leaves on the mind! I think … Continue reading
Nance O’Banion Workshop
I will be taking the Nance O’Banion workshop on Saturday with EBHQ. It is a little different than the normal quilt workshops, but I thought it would help with the visual journaling theme that I have been dipping into of … Continue reading
Make CHEERFUL Quilts
EBHQ Show April 12-13, 2008 The East Bay Heritage Quilters held their bi-annual show last weekend at the Oakland Convention Center. The best part of the weekend was that TFQ came down to visit and go to the show with … Continue reading
Weekend Inspiration + Updates
I have been driving around and seeing all the cherry trees blooming and never have my camera with me. This is a photo by my friend, JeanneN (aka TFQ!). I though I would put it up to keep up the … Continue reading
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Tagged Inspiration, Off Topic: Crafts, Tote Bags
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Gifts Bags Spread
It is a little too early in the year for me to be encouraging you to get out your fabric and make fabric bags to wrap your gifts in (though it really is never too early), but Deirdre pointed me … Continue reading
Bags of Friends
TFQ has made a wonderful bag. It is very happy. You can also look at TFQ’s Flickr page.
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Tagged Off Topic: Crafts, Other Artists, Tote Bags
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Bags Return, Part 2
As I mentioned in my previous post, I bought fabric to make a bag for my SIL for a gift. TFQ and I were emailing back and forth about the EMT bags and she mentioned an easier way to make … Continue reading
