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Monthly Archives: August 2010
Pillowcase Finished!
I had to finish something this weekend aside from the interminable pressing and patch cutting. I pulled out one of the pillowcases I had prepared when The Child was making his and finished it. These pillowcases are soooo unbelieveably easy. … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Good, Finished
Tagged Completed Project!, Group project, Off Topic: Crafts
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New Magazine Review
I have had a few magazines that I wanted to review on my desk for awhile. This week was a good time to share the good and the not so good with you, mostly because I need to clear off … Continue reading
FOTY Diamonds – August/2010
Here are a few more diamonds that I have cut from new fabrics. There are many more coming!
Creative Prompt #80: Heart
A Work of Heart Heartbreak The heart of the matter Heart (band) Military Order of the Purple Heart Heart and mind Kingdom Hearts Sacred Heart Academy Broken heart Cardiologist Lonely Hearts Club Card game (an “evasion-type” trick-taking playing card game … Continue reading
Pillowcase Learning
The Child and I worked on and finished his pillowcase. I wanted him to do several, but we won’t be doing that. My original idea was that he work on a project during the summer that was not screen related … Continue reading
Finally, Again, Odds and Ends
Doing Good I have gone on and on about the Rainbow Around the Block project. It is so easy to make blocks. They are like candy. I can’t just make one. Etsy featured the project on their blog a few … Continue reading
Posted in Doing Good, Resources, Supplies
Tagged Other Artists, Piecing, Various & Sundry
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Sketching #75
See the original prompt for inspiration and to create your own response. This was a hard one for me. Again, TFQ came through and helped provide some inspiration.
Week/end Work
Since I returned from Long Beach, I have been trying to sew a lot. I have a lot of new fabric and I want to play with it. I don’t feel like I am sewing enough, but I am trying. … Continue reading
Posted in Piecing, Process
Tagged Book Review, Machine Quilting, Off Topic: Crafts, Other Artists, Piecing, Projects
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Chunking It – For Frances
If you haven’t started listening to the Off Kilter Quilter podcast, I suggest that you go over and start right away! TFQ taught me this method of putting quilts together. I have adopted it as my own and use it … Continue reading
Mini Multi-tasker Tote
I was on a mission to start using some of the fabric I bought on my recent trips. I decided that after hauling the regular sized AMH MTT around for a couple of weeks that it was time to test … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #79: Grid
Street grid grid computing graph paper (my personal favorite!) search in a grid electricity grid living off the grid Grid Frameworks power grid computing grid Smart Grid gridiron grid layout Midwest layout of counties/states Post the direct URL (link) where … Continue reading
Birch Fabrics
During the drive to Long Beach, one of our stops was in Paso Robles, which has 3 (!!!!) quilt shops. We tried to find the shop and initially failed. We were starving so we went to lunch and then tried … Continue reading
Sketching #72: Ice
I really can’t help it that I am much more into drawing the doodle umbrella than I am the ice. See the original prompt from June 18, 2010.
Sketching #68: Oval
This was a hard one. It took me a long time to come up with something. TFQ finally said something that sparked an idea. See the original prompt.
