Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
My design wall is empty because I have finished piecing the Eye Spy (hexagon quilt)! Hooray! I worried about not posting any progress or anything here during the past few days, but I wanted to soldier through the piecing. I knew you would all wait for me ;-), but I do like to write every … Continue reading “Empty Design Wall”
The dishes and laundry are waiting and I am having another Manderly kind of day. Not as bad as the other day, but still kind of unfocused. The tab with my blog has been staring at me all morning making me think, as I have been plowing through some work, that I should write something. … Continue reading “Sunday Work”
Yesterday was a gossamer or chiffon dress and drifting around Manderley kind of day. I mean that I drifted around the house from thing to project to computer to laundry not really accomplishing much as if I were a lady of leisure with servants to pick up after me. The house is kind of suffering … Continue reading “Tidying Up My Mind”
Last year, after PIQF, I went home depressed. The quilts were so grim. Every year is a new year, however and I am really pleased with the quilts. They are much more cheerful and I am finding lots to look at in many of the quilts. The quilt to the side is by Carol Stapleton … Continue reading “PIQF 2008 Day 2”
Once again, in 2007, I have been sewing and making progress. I thought I would, again, inventory my UFOs and see if I made any progress since my previous roundup post of December 27, 2006. But first, I want to tout my accomplishments. 😉 Completed Pieces in 2007 Nosegay: binding still needs to be hand … Continue reading “2007 UFO Report”
I did not make a Halloween costume this weekend as promised, but did work on the Pineapples. I tried to get back into the Pineapple groove by taking the baskets down. I had two Pineapples half finished from before the machine went to be serviced. I started by finishing those and make two new ones. … Continue reading “Pineapples Return”
I spent almost all week engaged in quilt related activities. First, I picked up my Nosegay from the quilter. She did a fantastic job. Photos to follow as it is such a monster I have to move furniture to get any kind of photo. I also picked up some quilts from the photographer so I … Continue reading “Quilt Activities for the Week”
Jan over at Bemused Blog is posting about quilt blocks again. She has been working on selling her house and, thus, has been distracted. I am glad to see her post the basket blocks.Be*Mused really has a way with color. I love what she did with the baskets. I tried to analyze what appealed to … Continue reading “Be*Mused is Back”
Any time I can get inspiration off of a floor, I take a photo. I am fascinated by mosaics and tile patterns. Above is a detail and you can see the border of 4patches. I like the way the small green border frames the piece. I think the greens and the reds could be all … Continue reading “More Denver Travelogue”
I went to the following quilt shows this year: APNQ, Seattle, August 2006 EBHQ, Oakland, March 2006 PIQF, Santa Clara, October 2006 San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, August 2006 Not enough, obviously, but they provided plenty of fabulous inspiration. People are still really pushing their machines to the limit. St. JCN suggested that I … Continue reading “The Best Quilts of 2006 According to Me”