Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
I have been, slowly, responding to ancient emails and dealing with setting up my computer again as I try to recover from the crash. Below is a lot of different things that I have been thinking about or looking into. Exhibits As a result the new mystical powers of my computer, I listened to a … Continue reading “Various & Sundry Thursday”
What I want to do is get more organized in my workroom. It is difficult, because my budget for redoing this room is virtually non-existent. Other house rejuvenation priorities come first. I had all the makings of a bulletin board ready to go last week. I took a coupon to Beverly’s and bought a large … Continue reading “Making Yesterday (Inspiration Board)”
Judy Martin Video I really like Judy Martin and always have. I especially love her block books, but they are old and she doesn’t seem to be publishing those types of books anymore. I love block books, but think I am in the minority. I kind of wish she wouldn’t rush out her books, but … Continue reading “More Odds and Ends”
I have been thinking of row quilts on and off for a long time. I wrote about a row quilt idea back in April of 2007. I have seen a number of them that I really like. One I remember was from a Sue Nickels machine quilting class I took a number of years ago … Continue reading “New Row Quilt Thought”
I know I showed this earlier this week, but I wanted it to have its own celebratory post. House & Garden Finished!!! This quilt was started in Pamela Allen’s class at EBHQ in May 2007. Two years, almost to the day later. Hopefully, the ones I started last month at CQFA won’t take that long
Ok, you might think this is a hideous and weird looking carpet. The colors are fairly….interesting. What I like about this carpet is that: there is a strong layering effect. It reminds me of the Gabrielle Swain class I took from EBHQ last year. It gives me great ideas about layering fabrics to make a … Continue reading “Inspiration Wednesday”
I have been in class for the past two days with Pamela Allen. Pamela is much more than a quilt teacher. She is truly an art teacher who works and encourages work in fabric. I had THE Aha moment in her class today and it really thrilled me. I could feel the difference in my … Continue reading “The AHA Moment”
One of the things I learned this year about quilts is that a portion of a quilt can be attractive to me, even if I don’t like the total execution. This revelation came about after viewing a number of shows where I found no quilt that jumped out at me and said “I am the … Continue reading “The Best Quilts of 2008 According to Me”
I brought two projects to the CQFA meeting yesterday and didn’t even finish one. Better safe than sorry, I say! The first was the Pamela project that I started at EBHQ in a class with Pamela. I want to get this done before she comes out for the next class in April. If I can … Continue reading “Saturday Project”
PICT2528 Originally uploaded by jlapac TFQ and I went to the PIQF Preview tonight and it was wonderful. Apparently, most people who attend, attend to shop. I saw two ladies leaving with Jem Platinums! We have started to attend the preview in order to take photos. I barely looked at the quilts, but just shot … Continue reading “PIQF 2008 Day 1”
I sat down today and sewed together all of the FOTY pieces I had cut. I had two batches from a number of sources. The one belowwas from my Memorial Day Weekend travels. The rest of the fabric was from a rip or wo to new Pieces, the fabric I bought while TFQ was here … Continue reading “FOTY Progress”
I saw the cupcake fabric on the Camilla Knits blog (See also blogroll). It is right under the A in Happy. I immediately was inspired to make a bag. Who woldn’t laugh seeing someone carrying a cupcake bag around? Then, I thought it would be unprofessional. TFQ reminded me: WHO CARES??!! I bought it. I … Continue reading “New Stuff”
Today I made fast art again, which, on this blog, is called a One Night Stand. Start to finish is all one session. A One Night Stand here has nothing to do with sex. EBHQ, the East Bay Heritage Quilters, had a workshop with with Nance O’Banion. She is the head of the printmaking department … Continue reading “Another One Night Stand”
I will be taking the Nance O’Banion workshop on Saturday with EBHQ. It is a little different than the normal quilt workshops, but I thought it would help with the visual journaling theme that I have been dipping into of late. I also hope that it will give me some ideas (and freedom???) to do … Continue reading “Nance O’Banion Workshop”
EBHQ Show April 12-13, 2008 The East Bay Heritage Quilters held their bi-annual show last weekend at the Oakland Convention Center. The best part of the weekend was that TFQ came down to visit and go to the show with me. As usual, I took a lot of pictures. TFQ has a new camera, so … Continue reading “Make CHEERFUL Quilts”