Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
At the EBHQ Show the other day, I noticed a lot of quilts that were made because the artist had something in his/her fabric stash already. There was a lot of “I made this quilt because these blues had been in the drawer for awhile” type of descriptions. So, you made the quilt because you … Continue reading “Artist Statements”
Patterns, Projects and Tutorials Everyone needs a pincushion and wouldn’t a chicken pincushion make you smile? Check out her tutorials and small projects page for other interesting projects. The Foldline has an article on using up fabric bits of under a metre (about a yard!). Many clothing patterns. Meadow Mist is starting a blog series … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #2 – 2016”
Fill your mind with gratitude! Fall Quilt Market and Festival Pat Bravo posted a recap of Quilt Market on her blog. Great pictures and inspiration. Not tons of words. Aurifil had several posts on the subject of Quilt Market and Festival. I really liked one with lots of photos from the Carolyn Friedlander booth (or … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #14 – Thanksgiving”
I have a lot of Tsukineko Inks. I love the idea of them. They don’t change the hand of the fabric. They purport to be permanent (have not Googled that nor do I have personal experience). They are not too messy and have fabulous colors. Sadly, I have never had a lot of time to … Continue reading “Tsukineko Inks Class”
As you know, I am all about process. Well, I try to be all about process, but I do like finishing things. Ann is also a member of EBHQ, but we haven’t met in person. Back in March, I posted a photo of a quilt by Ann Grundler. Kelly and I admired her quilt at … Continue reading “Ann Grundler Works in Progress”
Yes, I did some free motion quilting. Now that you have all peeled yourselves off the floor and revived yourselves with some smelling salts and a stiff drink, I will repeat that, yes, I did some free motion quilting. Kelly, the BAMQG President is issuing personal challenges and this is the first one I have … Continue reading “Free Motion Quilting”
Recently I bought some stuff. Quiltmaking stuff, of course. Pink Chalk had a special on these Indian Summer by Jenelle Clark solid grouping and they were kind enough to cut half yards for me. I will use the blues and greens for the Tale of Two Cities piece, but I do like looking at the … Continue reading “Pretties”
Introduction Sarah was kind enough to ask me to participate in this blog hop. Although I did write a bag review for Purse Palooza at the request of Sara over a Sew Sweetness, I feel like this is a different kind of thing. Thus I am sticking to my guns and saying that this is … Continue reading “Review, Blog Hop & Giveaway: Sarah Ann Smith”
Free PR One of my blog posts was featured in Alex Veronelli’s paper.li newsletter. I am not sure featured is the right word, but the post was in the newsletter and I was thrilled. I’ll have to mention that I use Aurifil almost exclusively and am using up my Mettler basting fabric to paper in … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #12 2013”
Pink Spider Looking at the Stars is the first quilt I ever finished.* Note the word “finished.” I started my Sampler quilt and got to the quilting point and then stopped. Hand quilting was the order of the day and hand quilting takes a long time. I was a UFO girl from day one. Pink … Continue reading “Vintage Tuesday #4”
Good-bye 2012! I really enjoyed you! Nothing really bad happened and one of my dearest dreams (that has nothing to do with quilting) came true. Here I am again telling you all about my accomplishments. Here are the finishes: Quilts Blue Donation Top Pink Donation top (June 2012) Pink Donation top #2 Pink & Green … Continue reading “2012 Works in Progress”
Yes, I rearranged the way this post was structured. You will get to see the year’s roundup soon, but I wanted to highlight the finishes on this list, too. Finished projects that were on the list: Stars for San Bruno #2: Finished! YAY! Pavers. Finished! YAY! Kissy Fish: Finished! Yay! Stars for San Bruno #3: … Continue reading “26 Projects List – December Update”
Well, I am pleased with progress. The Spiderweb is well underway and I am nearing completion of that top. The Original Bullseye was found, which is an important step towards getting that completed. My record for quilt finishes was 9 in one year (mostly UFOs). I thought I might finish that many this year, but … Continue reading “26 Projects – November Update”
I skipped September, because I was sewing slowly due to the rotator cuff injury. I didn’t feel like I was making any progress. It was a good idea. I feel like I am back in the saddle. Original Bullseye: needs border, backing, quilting and binding, which are all hard to do if you can’t find … Continue reading “26 Projects – October Update”
I said, last time, that I am sick of this list, that it felt a bit tyrannical to me. I decided that I would ignore the list for awhile and see what happened. What has happened so far is I am designing a whole cloth quilt. I have a rotator cuff injury that may have … Continue reading “26 Projects – August Update”