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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Sketching #109
I had trouble with this on, but flipping through my book of drawings and seeing the drawings related to Tea, gave me inspiration.Wouldn’t it be nice to sit with a loved one on your anniversary and drink tea or coffee … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #60: The End
The End kind of gives it away, doesn’t it? Today’s block is the last AQ Block-a-Long block. The project is ending. I am starting to run out of ideas and repeat myself. Since this project never really caught on, I … Continue reading
Sketching #141
There are certain elements that I am liking in this mini series of drawings: the writing paper the books/journals the coffee/tea cup the shoes peeking from under the couch As I said earlier, I liked doing this big group of … Continue reading
Cupcake Block
Lynn of Country Crossroads Quilt Shop started a project to make a quilt for Mark Lipinski. The theme was cupcakes and the block to the left is the one I made for him. Lynn said that he likes pink, so … Continue reading
Sketching #115
As I mentioned, I did a number of drawings in one day. The Flight response was one of those drawings. I did a lot of similar drawings, which does a couple of things: Gives me practice without having to worry … Continue reading
Mini Quilting Update
A couple of years ago before Memorial Day, I came down with a terrible cold or the ‘flu. I didn’t go to the doc, so I don’t know which. I don’t get deathly (yes, slight exaggeration) ill very often, but … Continue reading
Sketching #160
I went on a binge of drawing the other night and did all the drawings I had missed except for two. I am trying to keep up now. I had some trouble with the splashing of the water into the … Continue reading
Creative Prompt #161: Foam
packing peanuts foamcore board Soybean foam-core crib mattress meringue foam roller foam mattress memory foam upholstery foam Definition: The use of foam in cuisine has been used in many forms in the history of cooking. For example, whipped cream, meringue, … Continue reading
Sketching #158
This is another prompt where I wanted to do something more elaborate, but I just didn’t know what. In the end I just did a kind of flock of birds. I have been looking at birds lately and wanting to … Continue reading
Broadway Quilts Sonoma
As I have mentioned before, DH is on the board of a non-profit, which starting now will require more travel on the weekends for us. this past weekend we headed up to Sonoma for a historic building dedication, a commemoration … Continue reading
Garden Progress
It is monumental that I am quilting. I hope you appreciate the momentousness of the occasion. Really, I do quilt small things, but most of my larger pieces are quilted by someone else. Part of the reason is an old … Continue reading
I’m A Winner!
Several BAMQGers got together and entered our Kona Challenge quilts as a group. My friend, Kathleen, went to the county fair today and sent me an email saying that I had won 2d place in our category! I couldn’t believe … Continue reading
Block-a-Long #59: Squares & Rectangles
Those long thin rectangles aren’t very popular in classic blocks (that I remember), but I like them and thought I would give them one last hurrah before the end of this project. I mixed up the squares and smaller rectangles … Continue reading
Color Relationships
I sewed some of the Corner Store blocks together yesterday in the 87 seconds I had to sew between political events, laundry and general keeping the house together stuff. I do find that after a quilt has been around for … Continue reading
Sketching #157
Sometimes, I wish I could spread my papers around and kick off my shoes like I have drawn in this picture. often my desk looks slightly more orderly, though with no fewer papers than this. Just spend 5 minutes working … Continue reading
