Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
In Austria the traditional greeting for the New Year is ‘Gute Rutsch’, which means good slide into the new year. I hope your slide out of 2020 and into 2021 was pleasant and happy. Thanks for reading. I look forward to another year of you reading my thoughts and posts about my projects. Articles, Media, … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2021 #1”
Kitchen Stitches: Sewing Projects to Spice Up Your Home by That Patchwork Place I borrowed the book from the library right before shelter-in-place started. It has been in my ‘pedicure bag’ since March. I read halfway through it and then didn’t get back to it until the other day. I usually write my reviews while … Continue reading “Book Review: Kitchen Stitches”
A bunch of things came together this past week or so to make me think about process vs. product. For at least a month, I really wanted to finish the Frolic! top and back and get it ready for quilting. I felt like it was taking me too long to piece. However, when I looked … Continue reading “Process vs. Product…Again”
If you have read for any length of time, you have seen the various color strip donation tops I have been working on. I am really liking the way they are coming out, the slight variations I have explored and the way the shift in colors makes the top look different. Also, Tim’s quilting adds … Continue reading “Evolution of Strip Tops?”
Sew Day was on January 5. It seems like a long time ago, but I was so thrilled with the projects I got cut out. Yes, I did prep work. I used Thanksgiving tablerunner n.1 on my dining room buffet all through Christmas because someone spilled on my everyday tablerunner. I took it to the … Continue reading “Sew Day”
I still have a lot to write about PIQF. My post about my quilts barely scratched the surface of my experience. Writing about the MetroScape block n.5 yesterday made me think about all the other things I wanted to talk about. Vendors There were noticeable changes to the vendors, as there were last year. The … Continue reading “PIQF 2018 Thoughts and Purchases”
Art Quilt Maps: Capture a Sense of Place with Fiber Collage-A Visual Guide by Valerie S Goodwin This is a 2013 book. I have had it for awhile, but put it in my bag a couple of weeks ago. I have been carrying it around with the intention of reading it since then, which I … Continue reading “Book Review: Art Quilt Maps”
Ruth gave out her sheet of instructions for her Color My Quilt at the last meeting and I got right down to business. I was going for sparks of color on a dark-ish background. I may not be quite done with the piece. I wanted all the color contained so I am contemplating that plum/burgundy … Continue reading “Color My Quilt – Ruth”
I mentioned on Twitter (see sidebar if you want to follow me) that my Oliso had started to have problems. I could deal with them for awhile, but the poor thing just became exhausted and confused and I had to reach out for tech support. Tech support for an iron sounds weird, but I think … Continue reading “Contemplating Irons”
Alison is really great. She always brings something to work on after the meeting. I have brought things in the past and I seriously thought about bringing the BAMaQG IRR quilt to stitch on. I think I need to try my hand at Big Stitch again at home before I start Big Stitching in public. … Continue reading “Meeting Inspiration”
ColorPlay and the Creative Spark will return soon! Yay! This set is finished! A little more than a year after I got it, it is finished, signed, sealed and sent off. The quilt in this set was probably the easiest part. I did a pillowcase binding and then sunk the threads. It is a pretty … Continue reading “Finished: Hansel and Gretel Set”
ColorPlay and the Creative Spark will return soon! I finally cut out the apron I had in mind for one of my nieces. Not great progress, but a start. The pattern is an old Simplicity pattern. I think I bought it for a sewing class I took after I graduated from college. I noticed the … Continue reading “Superhero Apron”
ColorPlay and the Creative Spark will return soon! Day 2 of QuiltCon 2018 started out slowly. We didn’t have any classes and our lecture wasn’t until late, so we lazed around a little bit in the hotel. It may not have been the wisest move, because I poured hot water all over my hand and … Continue reading “QuiltCon 2018 Day 2”
I received some photos from people who received gifts from me. I am always pleased when the recipients can, at least, be bothered to look happy when they open a gift I have made. Remi and Murdock got the Nighthawk and Cosmic Wonder Dust, respectively. I sent them, along with the others, up to Portland … Continue reading “Gifts with Recipients”
CQFA was last Saturday, as I mentioned in the ATC post, and was held in our new space. Andrea at A Work of Heart is allowing us to use the space on Saturdays when the shop is closed. Marie and Maureen worked really hard to arrange for us to use the space. It is a … Continue reading “CQFA December 2017 Meeting”