Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Is it still early January or have we moved into mid January already? I don’t know. I seem to be back in the saddle after a really good mini-session with Maureen and Dolores. More on that later, but in the meantime, I have been making a sort of effort to sew. That effort has result … Continue reading “Design Wall Monday – Early January”
It seems a little odd to keep posting these photos of what looks like the same design wall week after week. Still there is some difference. You can see the blocks I am making for the project TFQ and I are working on. The octagons are still there, because I am still stuck on the … Continue reading “Design Wall Monday”
My design wall is shockingly similar to the last time. Fewer octagons. Similar black and grey donation blocks. If you zoom in, you can see the beginnings of the Modified Garden of Eden blocks I started after we went to PIQF. You have to zoom in, because all you can see are some grey triangles … Continue reading “Design Wall Monday”
Again, my design wall looks remarkably similar to what I posted last time. C’est la vie. I have to remind myself that it isn’t speed that I am going for (though sometimes it isn’t true), it is engaging with the process that is important. #1: I am still making those turquoise and red four patches. … Continue reading “What’s On The Design Wall”
I decided to join in the Design Wall Monday posts that people write and discuss. Why not? My design wall looks remarkably similar to the last time I posted about my design wall. I did note that I have made progress. Though we had some things to do this weekend, I decided to make progress, … Continue reading “Design Wall Monday”
Periodically, I look at my design and think “there is enough here for a post”, so here is that post. The last post I wrote about what was on my design wall was earlier this year. You can find it on the April 1, 2013 post. My cup runneth over. Well, my design wall runneth … Continue reading “What’s on the Design Wall”
Kathleen asked in a recent post what was on everyone’s design wall. Here is what is on mine: What is on yours? Post a link to your blog, (Flickr stream, FB page, Picasa, Shutterfly), etc in the comments or in the comments in Kathleen’s post. Let’s see your creativity in action. Here is the … Continue reading “What’s on your Design Wall?”
On Sunday May 1, I posted some information about what was on my design wall. Sandy commented “You have a lot more going on with your design wall than I do with mine. I get too distracted by a lot going on visually so I can only have one project at a time up on … Continue reading “Follow-up: Design Wall”
I have to clear off the design wall so I can create the samples and step outs for the quilt class. Taking a good look at the design wall made me realize that it is kind of being used as another dumping ground and more spring cleaning is required. So, before I clear it off, … Continue reading “On the Design Wall”
I have mentioned several times recently making incremental progress on a variety of projects, but not any major progress on one project. I decided I would show you some of the projects. I have to say that the FOTY progress I made on Monday really helped me feel better about my progress. Above is my … Continue reading “What’s on my Design Wall”
I thought I would give you a view of my design wall. It is packed to the gills right now and I may have to drag out the portable design wall. You can see the Tarts. In the bottom middle are the swap/friendship blocks I am starting to work on with my SIL. On the … Continue reading “What’s on the Design Wall”
With some Christmas money, I decided to buy one of the Cheryl Ann’s Portable Design Walls. Terri had one at the CQFA retreat last year. She let me use it and I found it to be very useful. Despite our financial woes, I decided to buy one. It will come in very useful when I … Continue reading “Expansion of Design Wall Space”
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”
I am slowly chunking the Diagonal 9 Patch #3 together. I’d like to get on to the green Diagonal 9 Patch soon, or start one of the newest donation quilts from the green strip blocks. Unfortunately, the large piece I made for the Retreat Organizer is taking up most of the design wall. I really … Continue reading “Diagonal 9 Patch Nearly Finished”
I got back from the guild retreat on Monday night. I had time to relax, look at my projects, unpack as DH was out at a class. Friend Julie was much more organized than me and took some photos of getting ready to leave. I thought about it several times as I packed, but it … Continue reading “Return from Retreat”