Monthly Archives: January 2012

CQFA Retreat Work

Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by Jaye

The CQFA Retreat was over the weekend. It was a relatively quiet retreat. Several people had to cancel at the last moment, which was a shame. Still, we had a good time and people made good progress on their various … Continue reading →

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Block-a-Long #41: Split Rectangle Nine Patch

Posted on Monday, January 30, 2012 by Jaye

This is similar to a nine patch, but split with rectangles in four of the blocks. You must use two different fabrics in the split patches and they two fabrics should have a lot of contrast. Rotary cutting directions for … Continue reading →

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Sketching #138

Posted on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by Jaye

I like to think that I am writing a story with my drawings and, as such, one drawing is sometimes not enough for a scene. This response is related to #131: Hills. I used the Inktense pencils my mom gave … Continue reading →

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Sketching #137

Posted on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by Jaye

When I decided on this word for the week, I was thinking of the New Year and how it is often depicted as a baby. When I went to respond to the prompt, I could only think of the large … Continue reading →

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Creative Prompt #141: Fish

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 by Jaye

living things that swim Definition: Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate (or craniate) animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony … Continue reading →

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Sketching #133

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Jaye

I think I have started a little mini-series within my series of responses. This image is related to a previous one for CPP #101 : Pink.

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Sketching #140

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Jaye

In responding to this prompt it occurred to me that just drawing something was not the point and that I needed to, in fact yearned to, immerse myself in the drawing. I found that drawing the details of the cake … Continue reading →

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Road to California 2012

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by Jaye

I took myself off, with TFQ, to Road to California this past weekend, which is in Ontario, California. I have never been to this show before and it is touted as one of the largest quilt events on the West … Continue reading →

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Gift Bag Challenge

Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by Jaye

In cleaning up the fabric avalanche, I found a piece of marginally Christmas fabric. It is a little pale to be a gift bag, because eager eyes can see through it, but I made a gift bag anyway. This made … Continue reading →

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Block-a-Long #40: Rectangle Nine Patch

Posted on Monday, January 23, 2012 by Jaye

This block could be interesting with as little as four fabrics and as many as eight fabrics. Rotary cutting directions for Rectangle Nine Patch #40 are posted. If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Pillowcase

Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 by Jaye

Here is another small project FINISHED!I don’t buy much conversational fabrics, so I knew this was slated for a pillowcase. I really liked the Sweet Dreams pillowcase I made for my mom. This fabric is from the same line and … Continue reading →

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Blue Belle Fleur Journal Cover

Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 by Jaye

I know that I am going to start the FOTY 2011 quilt next week, so I have been working on smaller projects. I have, either, been finishing projects in process or making items I have had on my mind. Here … Continue reading →

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Creative Prompt #140: Birthday

Posted on Friday, January 20, 2012 by Jaye

Yes, today is my birthday, thus the CPP was obvious –at least to me! cake birthday wishes gifts birthday cards All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much. George Harrison Today is your birthday! … Continue reading →

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Gift Bag Tutorial

Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 by Jaye

Supplies: Fabric – I use either a half yard, a yard or a fat quarter. If you use a yard you can make 4 smallish bags, two medium bags or one large bag. You can make bags with any size … Continue reading →

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Well Done & Good Job

Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2012 by Jaye

For a long time, I had an idea in my mind that I would make two pencil rolls for some friends who worked with me on the Primal Green show. Somehow the pencil rolls never got made. Then, the idea … Continue reading →

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