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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Teacher Pillows 2009 Complete
The four Teacher Pillows are complete. I have one more pillow form, but the Child is being uncooperative about the last drawing, so I may just save the pillow form for next year. I could take a drawing out of … Continue reading
Creative Prompt Response #15: Exploring Squares
Amy of Creative Mom Podcast posted a picture of one of her ATCs. It was the ATC response to the March ATC project she does. I think the prompt was Lucky, but am not sure. I kept thinking about that … Continue reading
Beach Town Progress
A friend on FB asked me to post Beach Town. As you regular readers know, I get around to posting everything eventually and this past week has been a bit of a challenge. I wondered whether I should post this … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #15: Square
A cube. A box. A plane with 4 sides. Are you square? Do you live on a square? Do you walk or gather on the town square? There is more information and inspiration on the Creative Prompt Page, which I … Continue reading
Sketching #14: Queen
I didn’t realize how hard this prompt would be until I posted it. I thought of the series of drawings (are they a series??) that I have going and my heart sank. How would I fit this word into the … Continue reading
Weekend Mess
I really cannot believe that it is Wednesday already. I am glad, because that means the weekend is closer. The week is flying by. As you know from a previous post, my fabric closet is prone to avalanches. I needed … Continue reading
Inspiration: Quick Note
I know that I ignored you all weekend. I spent about 24 hours over the three days sewing and really got a lot done. It is difficult to be at work today, because I am still desperate to be at … Continue reading
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Tagged Inspiration, Machine Quilting, Off Topic: Crafts, Piecing, Projects
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Facing Tutorial
I started out with Jeri Riggs’ directions, which Maureen pointed out to me. You need those directions. I needed some clarification and my additions to Jeri’s post comprises the info below. One of the things I really had a hard … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #14: Queen
Are you the queen of a mythical land? Are you a queen in hiding? Queen Bee? Queen for a Day? Quilt Queen? Craft Queen? Queen Mother? Queen of Hearts? of Spades? of Clubs? of Diamonds? See the Creative Prompt page … Continue reading
House & Garden Finished!
I know I showed this earlier this week, but I wanted it to have its own celebratory post. House & Garden Finished!!! This quilt was started in Pamela Allen’s class at EBHQ in May 2007. Two years, almost to the … Continue reading
Creative Response #13: Trees
This is a photo I took in 1981 or 1982 in the small town that I lived in Austria. I found it recently and thought it would be a great response to the Trees Creative Prompt.
Lisa Call’s Wise Post
Lisa Call is a fiber artist I am in awe of for writing this post. She is methodically going through the steps of building her fiber art business into a life that she loves. This is a really good post … Continue reading
Sketching #13
Color seems to be creeping into my work. I have been seeing these trees that that are completely bare except for lots of puffball pink flowers on them. Not cherries that I have seen before, but they are everywhere. How … Continue reading
Learning Something New
It is always a good day when I learn something new. Yesterday I learned out to make a facing, made a facing and am thrilled! Maureen, a quiltmaker whose work I greatly admire, was making a facing at the CQFA … Continue reading
Deadly Flax
We have an independent art store in the City called Flax. It is art and inspiration nirvana. I didn’t mean to go there, but I ended up there on Friday. I went to an appointment and then out to lunch. … Continue reading
