Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
TA-DA!!! Yes, here is the pink donation top. It will go off to Jennifer and Deborah the Charity Queens of Awesomeness at the next BAMQG meeting. As you might remember (since I know you memorize all of my posts), there was some lively discussion about the white sashing I used last time on the Blue … Continue reading “Pink Donation Top”
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”
I am working steadily on the pink donation blocks. I have all 16 finished, though I just had 12 finished when I started writing this post. I have the Corner Store on the portable design wall, so as soon as I finished the last donation block, I started to cut sashing. I haven’t cut all … Continue reading “More Donation Blocks”
You know what this means, right? Yep, the 9000 was in the shop. Bleah. Or so, I thought. It wasn’t really bad, though. I took the 9K to a place I used to take it to. The owner is a used car salesman kind of guy, but I wasn’t happy with the last service, so, … Continue reading “Workroom Chaos”
I sewed some of the Corner Store blocks together yesterday in the 87 seconds I had to sew between political events, laundry and general keeping the house together stuff. I do find that after a quilt has been around for awhile I don’t even notice the colors that cause such drama for me when I … Continue reading “Color Relationships”
As I mentioned the other day, I worked on small projects on Memorial Day. I had cut the background for this Swoon block a couple of weeks ago, but hadn’t cut anymore. Then I cut a bunch of 2.5″ squares before I remembered that I use the Triangle Technique to make the half square triangles … Continue reading “Swoon #7”
I was tired on Memorial Day and think I needed a break from the Corner Store. We were out late the night before watching the Bridge fireworks, so I got a late start. My head was spinning from the work I accomplished on the Corner Store, so I worked on some smaller projects. I finished … Continue reading “Small Projects”
This is a block made partially from a kit that the BAMQG Charity Girls provided. I wasn’t that thrilled with the choices left when I went to look in the basket, but these postage stamp type blocks are very popular and the kits are arduous to make up. And beggars can’t be choosers, so I … Continue reading “May/June Donation Blocks”
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”
What I am Reading: Just finished Isobel’s Story by Jennie Walters on my Kindle; started An Age of Innocence, but think it might a better book to which to listen, which means I might jump to Creating Time: using creativity to reinvent the clock and reclaim your life by Marney Makridakis Audiobook playing on my … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2012 #7”
I thought I would work on the Corner Store as my next project. It was calling to me during the dark time while I pieced the Renewed Jelly Roll Race. As soon as I turned my attention to it, it held no interest for me. I worked a bit on the Garden, as I mentioned, … Continue reading “Flowering Snowball – Chunked”
I am not sure why I feel compelled to write at the moment , but I do. Perhaps I have been neglecting the thoughtfulness I try to put into my posts lately. Life is busy and that takes a toll on my quiltmaking and blog writing. I try to keep up, but usually it means … Continue reading “Random Quiltmaking Update”
The Super Secret project is ready to go to the quilter, so I am back to my 26 Projects list. Before I start the Corner Store, I plan to put together the blue donation blocks into a baby quilt. I am going to put it together with sashing rather than just putting the blocks together. … Continue reading “More Donation Blocks”
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 April Update”
Here is the list, again, still in no particular order. This time I have moved the finished pieces off. 22 WIPs left! Stars for San Bruno #3: Quilted; applying binding Food Quilt: needs quilting, backing and binding. Jelly Roll Race: top cut into diamonds. Sashing being applied; diamonds being sewn together into chunks. Original Bullseye: … Continue reading “26 Projects Update – March 2012”