Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I volunteered to take over for Lynette creating raffle baskets for the monthly giveaway. I was a winner a few months ago and was blown away by the amazing array of things in the bag. Lynetee is amazing and I am not sure I can live up to her standards. I recruited a team Sue … Continue reading “Raffle Baskets”
We had the BAMQG meeting yesterday. As is our habit, people made bags and others brought gifts with which to fill them for the officers as a thank you for their hard work. It was a great success. I, however, could not get the Charity Girls out of my mind. Michelle and Peggy have done … Continue reading “Gift Post #6: Mode One Hour Baskets”
My sister left a comment on the post back in August after I made and wrote about the blue batik One Hour Basket. She wanted one. She offered to send fabric, but there is no fabric shortage here. Her comment gave me an idea for a Christmas gift. During my travels back from taking the … Continue reading “Paris One Hour Baskets – Gift Post #2”
Materials 100% cotton fabric 100% cotton thread Techniques Machine pieced Longarm quilted Details: Year: 2008-2010 Size: ?”x?” Fabric: various Quilted By: Colleen Granger Details TQF and I saw a quilt at PIQF in 2008 and it inspired us to make this quilt together. I did most of the sewing and TFQ did the … Continue reading “Cheerful Baskets”
The Cheerful Baskets is finally finished! I am pretty excited, because this quilt has been long in the making. TFQ had some trouble getting it quilted, so we dropped it off with Colleen in Long Beach and then picked it up at PIQF. She did the most amazing job of quilting it. The quilting is … Continue reading “Cheerful Baskets FINISHED!!!”
One of the good things about going to quilts shows, aside from buying fabrics, is the opportunity to get inspired. Due to the large number of cheerful quilts, I am really inspired and anxious to sew. TFQ and I started a basket quilt based on a block in a quilt we saw at PIQF 2007. … Continue reading “PIQF Baskets”
One of the themes I noticed at PIQF was baskets. There are a number of things I like about this quilt, which I think is unusual. First all of the baskets are unusual. I didn’t examine each one separately to see if they were all different, but I think they might be. In looking at … Continue reading “The Baskets of PIQF”
Traveling is a good time to get inspiration. Last weekend we went to Jackson for the Native Sons event, Discovery of Gold. I enjoy visiting these small towns in the boonies of California. I always find something interesting. I thought the tile at one closed storefront would make an interesting row quilt – or the … Continue reading “Quilts in Jackson”
Carrie is having fun making door prize collections. This one has a picnic theme, which I think is very clever. She is using some contributions from other team members, such as an interesting pouch that Tim made. The basket is from Amazon**, but there free patterns* for rope baskets, too. They are a good project … Continue reading “BAM Door Prizes Again”
This post follows the first post on the museum and focuses on a few quilts from the museum’s permanent collection. I really like this Suspension Bridge Variation. The effect of the blocks is gorgeous. The colors are fantastic and the curved border is wonderful. The colors are really great. I love the slightly dull turquoise … Continue reading “Pacific NW Fiberarts Museum pt.2”
I have said before that my guild Raffle Team is awesome. They continue to show their amazing willingness to continue to make things for the raffle baskets. Carrie sent me a photo of two bags she made for the team last week. I will fill these, when I receive them, with the other goodies and … Continue reading “More Raffle Items”
As I mentioned when I received my first subscription box, Modern Handmade is one of my favorite shops. Because of shipping delays, I received another box a few days ago. I really wanted it to come and couldn’t really wait. I don’t know how I will wait until the end of June. I am much … Continue reading “New Modern Quilter’s Box”
A couple of weekends ago, I realized it was a friend’s birthday today, so I needed to get busy and make a gift. I had decided to make another Mega Pinnie. I already had the fabrics and the pattern picked out. It was really just a matter of cutting and sewing. She doesn’t celebrate her … Continue reading “International Women’s Day Mega Pinnie”
At Home with Modern June: 27 Sewing Projects for Your Handmade Lifestyle by Kelly McCants This is an older book, but it came to my attention again when I was looking through my books for patterns for raffle prizes. I had plowed through the books I used for my gift grouping for Mary. I looked … Continue reading “Book Review: At Home with Modern June”
I have been working for a few months on getting raffle baskets for the year together, as I have mentioned. After the last meeting, I got all of the gifts and prizes my team has collected and organized them into months. I put each month’s gifts in a ziploc bag (except the books, which were … Continue reading “First Raffle Basket”