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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Janome SewingSpy?
Janome is engaging in some viral marketing and I thought I would share the link: http://www.youtube.com/sewingspy.
Bullseye Arrangement
I have a sinking feeling I already posted this picture, but I can’t find it in the blog, so either I am losing my mind or imagining things. Either one could be positive. This is the first arrangement. It will … Continue reading
Amy Butler Tote redux
I found the Amy Butler tote on the K&C Company website. It looks really nice and has gotten rave reviews from some people who have emailed and commented. I’ll have to think about it before I buy. I still want … Continue reading
Admiring Rectangles
Fractions on a Roll is another Jelly Roll pattern that I admired at the APNQ show. In addition to diamonds, I have also been admiring rectangles. I actually started a rectangle quilt to comfort my aunt while she was in … Continue reading
Jelly Roll Patterns
I saw this pattern at the APNQ show, which I promise to write about soon. I seem to be attracted to Jelly Rolls and Jelly Roll patterns lately. Not sure what that is about, but am just going to go … Continue reading
APNQ Mariner’s Compass Full
This is the full Mariner's Compass that I spoke about in my post of August9, 2008.Jaye
More Complex Bags
I was at Pacific Fabrics yesterday and saw this great bag from K & C Company and Amy Butler. It is called the Creativity Bag and says it was designed for scrapbooking. TFQ and I liked it because of the … Continue reading
Thinking about Borders v.APNQ
Quilt shows are a good place to try and work out a quilt puzzle because there are, generally, more quilts at a quilt show than any other place you normally inhabit. I wasn’t really trying to work out a problem, … Continue reading
Twists of Fabric
I saw this Dior (I believe!) ad at the airport yesterday. I love this dress for the twisty knot of fabric in the front. I like the petal pink also, but I think I understand why women love haute couture … Continue reading
Mixed Media Event in Pleasanton, August 22-24, 2008
<span style=”font-size:100%;”><span style=”font-family: georgia;”>The Convenzione Zne, a mixed media artists convention will be held </span><span style=”font-size: 18px; font-family: georgia;”>August 22 – August 24, 2008 in Pleasanton, apparently at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Why am I telling you this? Because the … Continue reading
Bad News from the Quilt World
I got my recent issue of Quilter’s Newsletter and it is time to cancel. They, recently, had a big campaign to get people to sign up for a 3 year subscription. I thought they had made some nice changes lately … Continue reading
Flowering Inspiration
I have been contemplating a flower quilt for a long time. As a result, I keep taking pictures of flowers in order to get ideas of flowers to interpret into fabric. I also think that flowers are beautiful and good … Continue reading
Friday Sewing Session
I almost never sew during the week anymore. I used to sew almost every night, especially back in the dark ages (especially bW) when I had to wait for a port to open to connect to the UNIX based Internet, … Continue reading
