Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
The top photo is a photo of the back for the Corner Store. The Japanese Chrysanthemum print that makes up the majority of the back is by, of course, Phillip Jacobs. I bought that fabric for a Multi-tasker tote I planned to use for the Autumn, but never got around to making and it seemed … Continue reading “New Meditation on Quilt Backs”
I want to make another Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote. “But, Jaye,” you say “you have so many works in progress, don’t you want to finish them before you start something new?” I did finish something!!!! The top for the Stars for San Bruno #3 is pieced, the back is pieced, the binding is made. … Continue reading “Stars for San Bruno #3 – Ready to Quilt”
After finishing the Stars for San Bruno #2 top, I needed to get away from quilt tops for awhile. I really liked the Bird Watcher Messenger bag that Angela made and showed at the BAMQG meeting a few months ago. This pattern is from a book I reviewed called The New Handmade by Cassie Barden. … Continue reading “New Handmade Bag”
The New Handmade: Simple Sewing for Contemporary Style by Cassie Barden I like this book. I first heard about from Angela, a fellow BAMQGer who made the Bird-Watcher Messenger Bag and brought it to a Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild Meeting for show and tell. My thought was that some of the projects might make … Continue reading “Book Review: The New Handmade”
This past weekend, I spent all weekend doing fun quilt stuff,. None of it, really was sewing, but all of it was inspirational. The Bay Area Modern Guild met on Saturday for a meeting and sew day. Don’t you love the new logo? I do! The Manteca Quilt Show was all weekend, but I went … Continue reading “BAMQG Meeting Report”
I really like the Martha Negley giant vegetable prints. I am not sure why except that they are really different. This one was a much darker color than I thought when I bought it (online), which I mentioned when I made this pattern back in October. I was a little unsure what I would do … Continue reading “Finished: Black Jane Market Tote”
Here are the books I got for Christmas, etc. DH came through with the two books on the left, American Quilts and Sew Serendipity. The American Quilts book is another book Robert Shaw and some of the quilts are the same as those in his other books, but I love to read books where quilts … Continue reading “New Books & Fabric”
I decided to rename this post. I just don’t like the term UFO. It is too negative. My pieces may be unfinished, but they are all in progress. Below is the 2010 inventory of my current works in progress. Let’s see if I made any progress since the previous roundup post of December 31, 2009 … Continue reading “2010 WIP Report”
This is the larger size of the Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote. I wanted to make a bag that worked with the Moda Half Moon fabric after the Mini Multi didn’t turn out as expected. I am pretty pleased how this one turned out. I might be done with this pattern. I dug the Cruzer … Continue reading “New Bag for Me!”
The Zig Zaggy quilt is one on which I made minor progress this weekend. In between other obligations, I worked on two Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker totes. The whole time I was sewing the bags together I wished that I had some leaders and enders prepared, but I didn’t and I was too lazy, apparently, … Continue reading “Zig Zaggy Quilt Progress”
On Tuesday July 20, I set off from home for the airport to pick up TFQ before heading south for a quilt adventure along the coast. We were headed to Long Beach for the big quilt festival there put on by Quilts Inc. We were both excited. Fresh off the blogs from Spring Quilt Market, … Continue reading “The Princess and the Pea”
I felt a bit of freedom in my sewing today. I finished the Blue Janus back yesterday (have to write about that, yes) and didn’t have anything pressing to work on. That left me to see how I felt and work on what I felt like. I sewed two more test blocks for the Frosted … Continue reading “Sunday Work”
I met Faye on a list back in the dark ages of the Internet, when normal users couldn’t upload any photo they wanted and write in a blog. She and her husband came to visit me when I was on maternity leave and took a shine to The Child. They became his unofficial New Zealand … Continue reading “Faye’s Bags”
Every horizontal surface in my workroom is covered, mostly with fabric, but other stuff, too. I don’t have large enough horizontal surfaces, but that is no excuse. I have so many things going on. On the top of my list is sewing! I am trying to pick out fabric for my latest Anna Maria Horner … Continue reading “Selecting Bag Fabrics”
We spent the weekend on the North Coast. I wasn’t excited about going, but, for various reasons, agreed and was glad I did. The North Coast is beautiful and I found as the car left the City behind and my eyes took in more green than concrete and metal, I felt calmer and more relaxed … Continue reading “North Coast Quilt Shops”