Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I have mentioned The Quilting Loft in other posts, but it doesn’t look like I have done a full on review of the shop. I am much more organized now than I used to be (and I have done no sewing to tell you about!), so you get a review of this shop as well … Continue reading “Seattle: The Quilting Loft”
I had been looking for this article and came across it today. The Quilting Loft is a new-ish and really cool store in Seattle. clipped from seattlepi.nwsource.com Most quilting and fabric stores have white walls so they don’t clash with the fabrics that line them, said Angie Andreson, the 30-year-old owner of Ballard’s The Quilting … Continue reading “Quilting Loft in the News”
The trip home from Portland started off slow. It took us forever to get out of the city, which I expected. it was Friday afternoon, after all, and people wanted to get away. I was a little surprised, though, since we left around 1pm. I thought that was a little early for people to be … Continue reading “The Quilt Loft”
Online shopping is a godsend, because I really dislike going to stores and shopping. The looking around and trying to find the right thing kind of shopping. If I know what I want and where it is, I will go to a store, get the item and leave. Online shopping allows me to browse, not … Continue reading “Good Mail Day”
Around the Web Have you seen Judy Martin’s newish Free Block (quilt?) of the Moment? It is a nice updated version of a rail fence. It would make a nice FOTY project. Jinny Beyer also has a free block she calls Block-a-Week. Every Friday she posts a new block. I wrote about her block of … Continue reading “Various and Sundry Thursday”
Here are some of the Christmas gifts I received and bought for myself this year. I don’t have reviews for them yet, because I have really only just glanced through them. I will look forward to reviewing these books in detail and you can look forward to them in 2010. I talked briefly about Journal … Continue reading “Gifts for Me”
Below is the 2009 inventory of my UFOs. Let’s see if I made any progress since the previous roundup post of December 31, 2008 and where I am in the process as well as what I need to do. First, I want to tout my accomplishments. 😉 2009 started off very well. I read 50 … Continue reading “2009 UFO Report”
Here is my latest Multi-tasker tote. As usual, I made it from the Anna Maria Horner pattern. The more MTTs I make, the easier this pattern gets. Will this be my new tote bag pattern of choice? I bought the laminated cotton (oilcloth) at the Quilting Loft in Seattle on my week away. As I … Continue reading “A Dotty Bag”
Most of you have probably heard about oilcloth recently. Anna Maria Horner has some as does Michael Miller and many other designers. While on my week away, I bought some dotted oilcloth designed/produced by Michael Miller from the Quilting Loft. I don’t have a very strong garment sewing background and part of my tote bag … Continue reading “Using Oilcloth”
Today is another travel day for me. I am heading home after a week away. I have sewn and relaxed and been allowed to just be. All of my normal stuff is on hold until tonight or tomorrow or whenever it calls loud enough for me to pay attention. This is my last trip of … Continue reading “Being Away”
My design wall is empty because I have finished piecing the Eye Spy (hexagon quilt)! Hooray! I worried about not posting any progress or anything here during the past few days, but I wanted to soldier through the piecing. I knew you would all wait for me ;-), but I do like to write every … Continue reading “Empty Design Wall”
Yesterday was a gossamer or chiffon dress and drifting around Manderley kind of day. I mean that I drifted around the house from thing to project to computer to laundry not really accomplishing much as if I were a lady of leisure with servants to pick up after me. The house is kind of suffering … Continue reading “Tidying Up My Mind”
I spent last weekend in Seattle with TFQ. While I was there, we spent quite a bit of time at the APNQ show. As usual there were a lot of great quilts. Sadly, however, there were a lot of depressing colors in the quilts. Happily, the jurors really picked quilts with GREAT technique, so there … Continue reading “APNQ 2008 Show : the good, the bad and the merchant mall”
TFQ and I went to Angie’s AKA the Quilting Loft. We both made a beeline for the bolts of dots (upper lefthand corner above) when we saw them. Neither of us had seen them before. The mags are mostly patterns, but I am feeling the need to soak in quilt-everything. Fast and Fabulous has a … Continue reading “Additional Seattle Fabrics”
I saw this orange dotted champagne flute (plastic) and thought that it would be a great idea to have a really nice glass in the bathroom. I, of course, also liked the dots. This is a little more Halloweenish than I think I could look at every day, but a champagne flute I could go … Continue reading “Inspiration and Kaleidoscopes”