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Monthly Archives: June 2009
Eye Spy Photos
As with the Nosegay, I wasn’t able to get the whole Eye Spy quilt in the photos. Still, I am happy that I finally got a mostly entire picture of the quilt. The Child loves his quilt, which makes my … Continue reading
Nosegay Photos
On Sunday, the sun was right, I had an assistant and time to fool around, so I went outside and made an attempt to take full photos of the Nosegay and the Eye Spy. They are large and hard to … Continue reading
Making Inspiration Your Own
So, this post is about what inspiration can do for you if you look at an inspiring object you long enough. I have been in that kind of mood lately. The “What if” mood. The light has been the way … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #18: Moon
Moonlight. Howling at the moon. Artemis is the Greek goddess of the moon. You are the moon. Paper moon. Over the moon. See the Creative Prompt page if you have questions about this project. Post the direct link or URL … Continue reading
Sketching #17: Here to There
I have been drawing studies in my journal as my designs get more complicated. I also have been doing studies of parts of the drawings as I try to work out the perspective and proportion of elements. In this drawing, … Continue reading
Beach Town Progress
I spent 10 hours in my workroom on Sunday. I spent most of it machine quilting Beach Town. The piece is relatively small, so I was surprised that it took so much work. The really surprising thing is that I … Continue reading
Sketching 16: Sun
This drawing didn’t turn exactly as I expected, but I still like it. I am enjoying the series immensely and the opportunity to move the story forward every week is great.
Warm Up Blocks
My warm up for Sunday turned out to be some FOTY blocks. I have not been diligent about pressing and cutting up my new fabric. I have fabric I washed a month ago still sitting on my chair. It isn’t … Continue reading
Jinny Beyer Returns with The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns
One of my first quiltmaking books was The Quilter’s Album of Blocks and Borders by Jinny Beyer. It is also one of my favorites because it is just a dictionary of block designs. It is NOT a pattern book. When … Continue reading
New Here 2 There Pattern
I am not a big pattern maker, but I like to point out the products of hardworking quiltmakers. I have not had this pattern in my hand. I looked at it on the Etsy site and noticed that they have … Continue reading
CREATE Art Piece by Dana Barbieri
CREATE Originally uploaded by dana.barbieri Dana Barbieri has created this wonderful piece that is stuck, like glue, to my mind. I LOVE it and want to make one, perhaps two, myself. My sister recently received the Cricut software which allows … Continue reading
Magazine Indulgence
Last week I went to Borders to buy some magazines for the Wellness program at work. I couldn’t help stopping by the hobbies section and picking up a few bits of inspiration. Yes, you do see an issue of Quilter’s … Continue reading
Tools and Supplies for Drawing
Words are very important to me. I like the shape of them – the way they look when written and the way they feel on my tongue, which is why the title is tools and supplies and not just supplies. … Continue reading
Thinking about Throw Pillows
Some years ago I took a pillow making class at the Sewing Workshop. Sewing Workshop classes are fabulous: thorough, and inspiring. I am sorry to say that, although the class was fabulous (with Linda Lee, no less), the pillows are … Continue reading
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Tagged Color, Inspiration, Off Topic: Crafts, Pillows, Projects, Teacher Pillows, Techniques
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Creative Prompt #17: Here to There
How do you get from Here to There? Where is here and where is there? Do you read the Here2There blog by Amy and Opal? See the Creative Prompt page if you want to know how to participate in this … Continue reading
