Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Once again, I used the palette builder to…well… build some palettes for you. The photo is a photo I took from the car window as my friends drove me around GroBes Walser Tal in Vorarlberg, Austria. I chose this picture deliberately because there were a lot of blues and I wanted to see if the … Continue reading “ColorPlay Mountains”
My third Petrillo bag has been on the To Do list for a long time. Before I went on my trip, I decided to sew it, as I mentioned when I enumerated the bag hacks. I also worked on it, because the Peacock was acting like a beast and I wasn’t feeling the quilt love, … Continue reading “Petrillo Bag #3”
We are going to take a break from the quilt class and talk about quilt retreats. I may slow down the quilt class just a little to catch you up on some progress I have been making. I just got back from a quilt retreat. BAM went to Sunnyvale together, had a lot of fun, … Continue reading “BAM Retreat”
The other day I had to go to Santa Clara to take the YM to a one day job. He actually got paid! He could have ridden the train, but Julie and I decided to get together, so it worked out. We went to lunch and went to Golden State Sewing. I hadn’t been to … Continue reading “Progress, New & Possibilities”
I have had a couple of slams in the face about my own creativity lately. I have projects; I just don’t seem to be interested in working on them. I have plans for working, if I had days straight just to sew. I guess I have to face up to the fact that I seem … Continue reading “Contemplating Creativity”
I haven’t reviewed this list since April! I suppose I have too much other content to report on. Finished 2016 Quilt Projects Cityscape / Red & Black Improv quilt Flowerburst Flower Sugar donation quilt Food Donation quilt (did not quilt-just made top, back and binding) Finished 2016 non-Quilt Projects Apron Christmas Tablerunner Periwinkle Sew Together … Continue reading “July 2016 26 Projects List”
Even though I am planning to work on the Peacock, I am still going to show you the projects I revisted and tell you my thoughts about them. The Stepping Stones was the first project to go up once the Food Quilt #3 was off the design wall. My other design wall where the blocks … Continue reading “Revisiting Projects: Stepping Stones #2”
I blew through the layout stage and am on to piecing. Well, relatively anyway. I gave myself a certain amount of time to do the layout. The time period was about two weeks and during that time, I didn’t take my cutting table or other in-process projects out of the fabric closet. I only allowed … Continue reading “Fabric of the Year – Chunking”
In my last post on this topic, I was feeling as though I was on the verge of finishing several projects. I have two large quilt projects well in hand, but nothing else, really. I guess that means I am still on the verge or was mistaken or could have been experiencing a bout of … Continue reading “May 2016: 26 Projects List”
In my last post on this topic, I felt like all of my sewing work was heavy and unmovable. Fortunately, that feeling has passed. I have made some progress. I am also still thinking about working slower. Finished 2016 Quilt Projects Flower Sugar donation quilt (I feel odd putting this finish here as there is … Continue reading “April 2016: 26 Projects”
This is the next Carpenter’s Wheel. I almost finished it in between this week’s donation blocks and the Peacock blocks. I have one more seam. The green is a bold choice, but I only have a couple of small pieces of the chair fabric left and I wanted to use it
As I said yesterday, I spent Sunday making the Peacock blocks. In between I made donation blocks. I had taken 3 kits from the BAMQG meeting on Saturday so I made those up first. Those blocks are the 2 on the right and the one on the top. After I was done with those, I … Continue reading “Doing Good Donation Blocks”
March?? March already? What happened to January and February? The last time I posted on this topic was back in December and that was a great post, because I had accomplished so much. So far this year, there is a lot of hunting and gathering going on, but not many completions. It is all about … Continue reading “March 2016: 26 Projects”
I know you must be exhausted by all of these quilt shops. I know I was by the time I got to the Rabbit Hole. I almost bailed on this shop, but since it was on my way I decided to stop in. Definitely worth the stop! The last shop I visited was called the … Continue reading “Oroville Quilt Shops, pt.4”
The CQFA Retreat was back to its normal last weekend of January timeframe. I was so pleased to be able to attend again. I know I went in May, but the last couple of January retreats, I wasn’t able to attend. I love January and quiltmaking in January is the best. Short description of the … Continue reading “CQFA Retreat”