Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I have been to Seattle on trips when the weather has been challenging: pouring down rain and a flat grey sky. This trip, however, displayed really beautiful weather with a lot of opportunity for nice shadows in the photos. This was a door we walked by. The door grille/safety gate is a really interesting design … Continue reading “Inspiration and Thoughts”
If you don’t go back and read the comments to some of my posts, I encourage you to do it every once in a while. I don’t get a lot of comments, so it shouldn’t really be a hardship. You can also subscribe to them on the comments page and then they will come to … Continue reading “Coalescing Ideas Continued…”
Often, I work almost all the time at one of my two jobs or dealing with other non-paid work type tasks. This past weekend, I threw it all aside, took Friday-most of Sunday off and went to a quilt retreat! Hooray! It was great! I spent Friday night, Saturday and a few hours on Sunday … Continue reading “Quiltmaking By the Sea”
I spent almost all week engaged in quilt related activities. First, I picked up my Nosegay from the quilter. She did a fantastic job. Photos to follow as it is such a monster I have to move furniture to get any kind of photo. I also picked up some quilts from the photographer so I … Continue reading “Quilt Activities for the Week”
Darling Boy and I drew together last night and I started the visual journaling I have been wanting to try. I didn’t do any writing, which I think I should. I found a picture of a fabric flower (fusing probably) in a catalog and have had it pinned to my design wall for ages. I … Continue reading “NOT All Talk and No Action”
First, some inspiration. I was inspired by Yarnstorm’s photos, so I took my camera with me yesterday and snapped a pic of these roses in my neighbor’s yard. Now on to the Teacher Pillows. They are done except for the hand stitching. I am thrilled that I survived. It is always touch and go at … Continue reading “Teacher Pillow Success”
I have been feeling sort of at loose ends since I finished my various projects and took them to the quilter. I can’t decide if I should start the Chocolate Box quilt or just putter around. It finally dawned on me that I do have a project: the Teacher Pillows! I don’t know what I … Continue reading “I Guess I Do Have a Project”
Finally, I feel some relief. I have finished the top and back to Sharon’s quilt and it is ready to go to the quilter. As I mentioned, I didn’t feel a sense of euphoria or relief after finishing the Nosegay, but I do feel some of that relief now. Top: with the border on, it … Continue reading “Relief (Sharon’s Quilt)”
I thought I would feel some kind of high and float around for a few days afer finishing the back of the Nosegay, but it is not to be. All I can think about is Sharon’s quilt, so I got the blocks out and put them up on the design wall. I had made a … Continue reading “On a Tear (Sharon’s Quilt)”
Although rain is forecast for later, the sky is blue and it is very warm outside. Despite all the weird weather we have been having, today things seem back to normal as we always have a week or so of warm weather in the middle of February. I can remember sitting out on our fire … Continue reading “Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”
As you can see from my previous blog posts, I have been sewing and making progress. Still, these seem to be new projects, so I thought I would inventory my UFOs and see what I was facing. One year (1996, I think) I buckled down and worked only on UFOs and finished 9 quilts. That … Continue reading “As the UFOs Turn”
While I haven’t done a lot on Serendipity Puzzle, I have made a little progress. I cut a bunch of patches and then started creating the Flying Geese elements. I wanted to have enough to be able to move the elements around and have some choices for color. The other day, I rearranged some of … Continue reading “Serendipity Puzzle Moves Forward”
Here it is right before I sewed the bottom right hand side together: Here is the bottom right hand side sewed together: Here is the top of the left hand side (the side I have completed) with the joining rows laid out next to it: Below are the rectangles that I cut for my aunt’s … Continue reading “Additional Progress on Thoughts on Dots”
I spent the day at home doing laundry and minor household chores. Since nobody else was here (what bliss!), I was also able to get the left side, yes the ENTIRE left side!, of Thoughts on Dots finished. I am thrilled and love the way it looks thus far. The above photo shows the bottom … Continue reading “Good Day with Fabric”
After the CQFA meeting today, I came home, eschewed the work nagging in the back of my mind and worked on Thoughts on Dots. Earlier this week, I started to sew the squares into pairs. Today I kept on sewing – four patches, groups of two four patches until I was finished with the main … Continue reading “Real Progress on Thoughts on Dots”