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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Pokey Bolton Moves On
Pokey Bolton announced that there is a shakeup at Quilting Arts. You can read the whole deal on her blog. I’d like my title to be Chief Creative Officer. I’ll get right on that. I would have kept this news … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #124: Anger
Yes, it has been an angry and busy week for me, thus the inspiration for today’s word (better late than never right?). Controlling anger before it controls you 12 Angry Men Anger management Definition: Anger is an automatic response to … Continue reading
Various & Sundry #18
I can’t believe that September is over – well, nearly, anyway – already! I hope you are doing your Christmas sewing, because it will be upon us before you know it. And those of you who don’t celebrate can just … Continue reading
Tsukineko Ink Test
I bought some Tsukineko inks some time ago and never had the chance to use them. As time passed, I lost my inspiration and the inks languished. Mark Lipinski did me a real favor when I was at his house … Continue reading
Juicy Soul Retreat
A couple of weeks ago I went back to A Work of Heart for a Juicy Soul Retreat. I really had no idea what a juicy soul was or how it could be retreated. I went because I needed a … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #23: Off Center 4 Patch Rectangle
This blocks is similar to the four patch and the other rectangle block I have posted, which I called Rectangle Four Patch. This blocks is slightly off center, so the squares and rectangle are slightly different sizes than what you … Continue reading
Triangle Technique
The other night I caught a new episode of Love of Quilting and Jo Morton was a guest again. She was showing another technique for making half square triangles. I first became aware of Jo last year when I watched … Continue reading
Sampler Quilt: LeMoyne Star
I worked on the LeMoyne Star today. I had some work, which languished while I was out of town,so I had to do that as well, but it was great to get back to sewing a bit. The LeMoyne Star … Continue reading
Mean Teacher
I had to be mean teacher to Frances. Do you know how hard it is to be mean to Frances? She is such a nice person and has such a lovely podcast that I found it difficult. I had to … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #123: Butterfly
May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun And find your shoulder to light on, To bring you luck, happiness and riches Today, tomorrow and beyond. ~Irish Blessing (quotegarden.com) Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork … Continue reading
FOTY 2011 Triangles – Mid September
Mid September already! The CQFA Retreat has been set, so now I have a working deadline. I am pretty good in the fabric washing department. The cutting of triangles for fabrics I have used this year (already in my fabric … Continue reading
WIP Wednesday
Some of the blogs do a feature every week called WIP Wednesday where they show a work in progress. I don’t want to do that every week, but somehow this week it seems appropriate. This is the project that started … Continue reading
Book Review: Layer Cakes, Jelly Rolls & Charm Packs
Jelly Roll, Layer Cake & Charm Quilts by Pam Lintott This is almost a pure project book and I wouldn’t have picked it up if Frances and Sandy hadn’t talked about it over and over. Frances has definitely made my … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #22: Square House
I have house blocks on my mind this week. Chris from Quilt Bits sent me the directions to make a cover for a composition book. I bought one to test the directions (which I am sure are perfect!), but haven’t … Continue reading
Food Quilt, part 2
As I mentioned in a previous post, back in July, this quilt is all about the fabric. I got down to it over Labor Day weekend and made the top. I still need to add borders, but the top is … Continue reading
