Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
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”
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 last week, mostly, off, but with one thing and another, I did a lot. Another … Continue reading “A-B-C Challenge Back”
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 really hope you can understand this when you read it. I stayed up too late watching the election Tuesday night and, as I write this, the exhaustion is taking over. The last time I wrote about the Spiderweb was last December. Nearly a year later, something is finally happening. But the worst part of … Continue reading “Spiderweb Feelings”
I can’t remember the last time I went to a CQFA meeting, which is a very sad thing. I think it may have been May, which is forever ago. It was a great meeting – very well attended. In a way I wish BAMQG and CQFA were not on the same day, but, on the … Continue reading “CQFA Meeting”
Around the Web Sigh. Camille Roskelley was featured on House of Turquoise. I love her house. I love her house, because it is beautifully decorated, but also because there are no giant stacks of paper or baskets of laundry. I am tossing things into the Goodwill bin right and left, but it doesn’t help me … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #15”
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”
I have been in Chicago for work for a week and have had no opportunity to sew. I thought about bringing some handwork, but, in the end, just brought a book, my journal (especially to do studies for the Creative Prompt Project) and my iPad. Prior to leaving, I saw a clear theme in my … Continue reading “26 Projects – July Update”
This list is really funny. I want to scratch items off of it, but I don’t want to rush through them either. I find that, now, I pick up a project and intensely work on it until it is finished. Any projects on this list are projects I have decided I want to work on. … Continue reading “26 Projects – June Update”
As I have mentioned before, DH is on the board of a non-profit, which starting now will require more travel on the weekends for us. this past weekend we headed up to Sonoma for a historic building dedication, a commemoration ceremony and the reenactment of the Bear Flag Revolt. After all of that and the … Continue reading “Broadway Quilts Sonoma”
Blue Donation Top Flowering Snowball: (10/31/2012) Food Quilt (June 2, 2012) Kissy Fish NSGW Pillows Pink Donation top (June 2012) Pink Donation top #2 Pink & Green Mosaic donation top Pavers! Purple Journal Renewed Jelly Roll Race (September 2012) Stars for San Bruno #2 Stars for San Bruno #3 (April 2012) Well Done & Good … Continue reading “Quilts: 2012”
Many of the fabrics in this group are from the back of the Flowering Snowball. I am also diligently pressing and cutting pieces from fabrics that have been washed. The chair on which I hang just washed fabric is no longer falling over. That is a good thing. There is some Half Moon fabric there, … Continue reading “FOTY 2012 – Mid May”
Here is the list, again, still in no particular order. This time I have moved the finished pieces off. 23 WIPs left! I had to add two more projects to the list. I can’t believe I forgot about the Stepping Stones. Also, I have a Super Secret project that I did, but it took me … Continue reading “26 Projects – May Update”
I think this project will progress in fits and starts. I made the new blocks (on the right) while I was piecing the Flowering Snowball. I used the Corner Store blocks as leaders and enders. Such a useful, productivity improving technique. I find that I put the blocks up on the design wall and I … Continue reading “Corner Store Progress”