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Monthly Archives: May 2010
Auction Throw Pillows,
My DH is an executive board member for a California organization called the Native Sons of the Golden West. In addition to supporting the preservation of California history, they raise money to help people suffering from facial deformities such as … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #67: Leaf
leaf rubbing fallen leaves tree LEAF: A spirited celebration of regional and world folk arts. Includes music, dancing, concerts, handcrafts and healing arts. Linux Embedded Appliance Firewall falling leaves leaf: In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized … Continue reading
LisaLizaLou’s ATCs
If you haven’t been over to Lisa’s blog, today is the day to check out her ATCs. These are awesome! The one with the circular motif on the right looks like a quilting design. I had to look really carefully … Continue reading
Various and Sundry Thursday
Around the Web Have you seen Judy Martin’s newish Free Block (quilt?) of the Moment? It is a nice updated version of a rail fence. It would make a nice FOTY project. Jinny Beyer also has a free block she … Continue reading
Quilting at the DeYoung
I volunteered to go and help demonstrate quilting at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco last Friday with the East Bay Heritage Quilters. I took the Chocolate Box with me so I could show how quilts are finished. I had … Continue reading
Good Mail Day(s)
A good mail day is a day where the mail brings me envelopes and boxes of items in which I am interested and, then, those things surprise and delight me. I had one such day last week when I finally … Continue reading
Brain Dead Projects
I have had some time to reflect on this project. I realized that “brain dead projects” have a place in my quiltmaking process. “Brain dead project” sounds fairly derogatory and I don’t mean the concept to be. To me, a … Continue reading
Happy Blogiversary!
I missed my Blogiversary last year and was only reminded after listening to Amy of the Creative Mom Podcast talking about her Podcastiversary (is that a word??). I guess it isn’t that important to me. Or, perhaps the beginning of … Continue reading
Sketching #57: Pear
We are back to the dining room in this response. After seeing Diane’s ATC, I got inspired to do the pears. I may still give them a little color.
Creative Prompt #66: Home
Home is where the Heart is. A house isn’t necessarily a home. Mary Engelbreit country home See the Creative Prompt page if you have questions about this project. Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted … Continue reading
Knitting Box Fail
I have been trying create a portable knitting bag for my SIL. The idea is that she can put the loop on the ‘box’ through her belt and the bag/box part will hold a ball of yarn. The point is … Continue reading
Sketching #56: Pair
Ice skates immediately came to mind when I posted this prompt. It took me a long time to finally get them to sort of look like skates. Response to Pair Creative Prompt.
Sketching #65: Arches
I like SherriD’s response much better than mine, but I was on a roll, so here it is. Part of my unhappiness has to do with the size of the paper and the consistency I want to keep in the … Continue reading
Sketching #62: Coffee
That umbrella keeps appearing. I really like the idea of sitting under an umbrella on the sidewalk, in a cafe’. I never have found the reality to be quite as wonderful as the idea, though. This drawing is in response … Continue reading
Sketching #64 Flower
Last week Jill mentioned the crack in one of her comments. That comment brought this response to life. I think I could have made the stem a bit taller. I may draw it again with a taller stem, but we … Continue reading
