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FOTY 2013 – Early May
I have cut more pieces for the Fabric of the Year 2013 quilt. Many of the fabrics in this group turned out to be more greyed… or not as bright perhaps as I thought. That is the problem with buying … Continue reading
Fabric of the Year 2013 #1
This year’s shape is a 3.5″ square and I have an idea to do a kind of waterfall effect. Stay tuned to see what actually happens! I had two fabri-lanches in the past few days, so I finally started pressing … Continue reading
QuiltCon Homework #2
Go back to see #1. Also, see the original blog post on Craft Nectar. Weeks writes “Aim high and ignore what other people are doing. Following the crowd will not teach you as much as figuring out how to combine … Continue reading
QuiltCon Homework #1
Weeks Ringle issued some homework in her lecture at QuiltCon and then posted it to her blog for the rest of us. In a recent Various & Sundry post, I briefly mentioned the QuiltCon homework. I glanced at it first … Continue reading
Thoughts on Pressing
Most quiltmakers are taught to press to the dark or in such a way as to enable nesting of seams. Generally this works pretty well for most projects. Ruth McDowell talks a lot about the direction of the pressed seams. … Continue reading
FOTY 2012 Emerges
Early last week I posted the final patches I was planning on using for FOTY 2012. The CQFA retreat was this past weekend and I worked on the quilt top all weekend. This is the final layout, or nearly the … Continue reading
“Seeing” Inspiration
A few weeks ago, I wrote about my strategies for getting out of the Creative Desert. Getting out of the Creative Desert is different from seeking inspiration. Just because you are piecing a bunch of squares together doesn’t mean you … Continue reading
Last FOTY 2012 Pieces
I may cut a few more, but these are probably the last patches for FOTY 2012 you will see until I sew. I made an effort to press and cut some more pieces. With TFQ’s help I made a little … Continue reading
In the Creative Desert
Creativity is a funny thing. It requires focus, time, dedication, energy and an extreme amount of nurturing. I find there is a delicate balance and if I slip too far one way, I find myself in the Creative Desert. If … Continue reading
A-B-C Challenge Back
Sunday, I worked on the A-B-C Challenge back. I finished the top on Saturday and got busy with the back on Sunday. It took forever. Well, it seemed like it took forever. I think I was just tired. I took … Continue reading
FOTY – Late October 2012
The time is really flying by. I was thinking about ordering my turkey next week (maybe the week after). I bought some pumpkin for Thanksgiving and Christmas pies last week in my attempt to get ahead of the major shopping … Continue reading
Corner Store Again
As you might remember there were good comments on the next to the last post I wrote about the border of this quilt. Rhonda was right, not that I doubted her, of course. This quilt looks a lot better with … Continue reading
More Sashing
The first picture in this recent post by Camille Roskelley (I just can’t stay away from her blog! If she posted 10 times a day I would be reading all the time and not going to work, cooking for my … Continue reading
Pineapple Redux
This is what the awesome BAMQG Charity girls made from my disappointing Pineapple blocks. I was so thrilled to see this quilt made from the blocks that I thought were a hopeless loss. In addition to being happy that the … Continue reading
Analysis of the Corner Store
Last week, I talked about finishing this piece and how it had no soul.This realization kind of sent me into a bit of a tailspin, because I am not used to quilt tops having no soul. I got a lot … Continue reading
