Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
SherriD has been encouraging me to include some cookies in the Tarts. I have a bunch of good reasons why I can’t or won’t. Mostly, I haven’t been successful at drawing them so viewers know they are a cookie. Of course, SherriD, resourceful quiltmaker that she is, found this quilt. I am sticking to my … Continue reading “Cookies in the Tarts?”
I was out of the house almost all of last weekend, which is not my usual routine. While I had fun, I was disappointed not to get to spend copious amounts of time working on my projects. Still, as I mentioned on Wednesday, I did fit in a bit of work around the edges on … Continue reading “Tarts Progress Nearing Finish Line”
I have been staring at this quilt on my design wall for months. I am glad it is progressing; the end is finally in sight. I will be very glad when I get it sewn together and off my design wall! I made one tiny change to the arrangement of the Tarts Come to Tea. … Continue reading “Small Tarts Change”
Most of the work on the Tarts has been mental lately. Those of you thinking mental case, may be right. 😉 With all of the rote sewing I have been doing lately I haven’t made the time to sit down and do the next drawing, which will be another pastry. I am liking this layout. … Continue reading “Tarts Update”
I wasn’t done with the Tarts, as TFQ suggested. I feel like I made some significant progress yesterday. the blocks take a long time for me to make. I have to do the drawing, trace a couple of times, put the pattern on fusible, cut out the fabric, make sure the pieces are all going … Continue reading “Tarts Progress”
I am having some trouble deciding how to organize the blocks on the left hand side. Other arrangements are: If you start from the bottom you can see the evolution over the past few months.
Summary: Different options for one new element in the Tarts Come to Tea. This is a quick post to see what you think about cake plate options. Here is one of the renditions of the Tarts Come to Tea from 4/19/2009. As you can see I redid the cup in the middle with a to … Continue reading “Tarts Cake Plate Conundrum”
Summary: This post talks more about how the Pamela Allen class with CQFA will inform the Tarts Come to Tea. I find that a good class will inform my work in a way that other experiences don’t. I don’t see quiltmaking in a vacuum. I see it related to other art and that is one … Continue reading “Pamela Informs the Tarts”
Most of what you can see is the Tarts Come to Tea, but some are other projects, which I will talk about later. Progress is being made, despite seeming to make only very tiny amounts of progress every weekend. I thought of putting a cupcake in the line of cups instead of another cup for … Continue reading “More Progress on the Tarts”
I finally had a brainwave for the spot in the upper lefthand corner – a sugar and creamer! I worked on it for about a week and am pleased with the results. The lid of the sugar bowl doesn’t quite show up as much as I wanted, so I may add a little line of … Continue reading “Tarts Progress”
This tea set has a lovely warm color and wonderful shapes. I can see sitting in a big comfy chair with one of these cups in my hand. This is one of the most divine teasets we’ve seen. Buttermilk yellow and moss green glaze. 4 cups and saucers, a milk jug and sugar bowl (open … Continue reading “Tarts Inspiration???”
Please meet The Tarts Come to Tea. I started this project sometime in the past. TFQ and I made some tops using a technique that we called Improvisational piecing. Mostly we did this type of piecing at her house. When I came home after one trip, I decided to take an idea for a hot … Continue reading “Re-introducing The Tarts”
2023 blog posts: 358 2023 fabric used: 58.63 (30% used for Charity) – I can really believe I have made all the items listed below with 25 yards of fabric! It really doesn’t take much fabric to make a quilt. To compare, take a look at the 2022 Year in Review post. Finished 2023 Quilt … Continue reading “2023 Year in Review”
We are nearing the end of the year! Can you believe it? Finished 2023 Quilt Projects BAMaQG IRR The Lobster tablerunner Orange You Glad Pointillist Palette #4 The Tarts Come to Tea Finished (for me!) Donation Quilts I don’t quilt much and I enjoy the collaborative effort of making a top and allowing someone … Continue reading “26 Projects 2023 #11”
Admin I updated the series page. I also updated the Works in the Series menu to include a lost page. For some reason the improvisational page was never included in the Gallery of Series quilts. Now it is. I haven’t worked on this series in awhile, but since I finished the Tarts, I have been … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2023 #12”