Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter: Easy-to-Follow Lessons for Dynamic Art Quilts by Katie Masopust My rating: 4 of 5 stars This will be one of my go to design books for the future. Starting from the introduction, Masopust includes the reader. The tone is very familiar and in using ‘you’ so much in her … Continue reading “Book Review: Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter”
“Be compassionate to yourself” is the message that stuck in my head after listening to Melanie Testa interviewed by Rice Zachary-Freeman on the Voodoo Lounge podcast. You have to listen to this podcast. it is very calming, Rice talks just enough, but not too much and she lets Melanie tell the listeners everything. It is … Continue reading “Odds and Ends Tuesday”
Quilting for the Rest of Us I talked about Sandy’s podcast a little bit back in August, but I wanted to do a real review. Sandy is a relatively new podcaster who started out podcasting like a pro. Her podcast has good sound quality, she is organized and doesn’t say um, uh or like very … Continue reading “Podcast Reviews”
One of my first serious craft undertakings was cross stitch. Counted cross stitch. I started cross stitching when I escaped to Denmark for a week during a difficult year. I went to visit my Danish sister and her family. Ulla, my Danish sister’s mother, treated me like her long lost daughter. One of the things … Continue reading “Old Project Resurfaces”
I have mentioned several times recently making incremental progress on a variety of projects, but not any major progress on one project. I decided I would show you some of the projects. I have to say that the FOTY progress I made on Monday really helped me feel better about my progress. Above is my … Continue reading “What’s on my Design Wall”
Well, my crappy day was put into perspective by Sandy of Quilting for the Rest of Us podcast fame. Her son was put into the hospital with severe appendicitis. He had surgery and is now in the ICU recovering nicely. YAY! If you have time, put a comment up on her blog wishing her and … Continue reading “Interim Goings On”
I have had a few magazines that I wanted to review on my desk for awhile. This week was a good time to share the good and the not so good with you, mostly because I need to clear off my desk. The magazines that made it out of the ‘to read’ pile and into … Continue reading “New Magazine Review”
The Child and I worked on and finished his pillowcase. I wanted him to do several, but we won’t be doing that. My original idea was that he work on a project during the summer that was not screen related and would help or benefit someone else. We started on Thursday of last week. There … Continue reading “Pillowcase Learning”
Doing Good I have gone on and on about the Rainbow Around the Block project. It is so easy to make blocks. They are like candy. I can’t just make one. Etsy featured the project on their blog a few weeks ago. If you want to get together with people to make pillowcases, check the … Continue reading “Finally, Again, Odds and Ends”
If you haven’t started listening to the Off Kilter Quilter podcast, I suggest that you go over and start right away! TFQ taught me this method of putting quilts together. I have adopted it as my own and use it for block quilts. Very occasionally I’ll put a long border on after the center of … Continue reading “Chunking It – For Frances”
It was hard to get to the Great American Quilt Factory. It is in Denver, but pretty far away from downtown. Unlike my last trip, I didn’t have a car or a navigator. Thus, I didn’t think I would make it out there on this trip. On a whim, I asked a librarian who used … Continue reading “GAQF Visit Part#2”
On Tuesday July 20, I set off from home for the airport to pick up TFQ before heading south for a quilt adventure along the coast. We were headed to Long Beach for the big quilt festival there put on by Quilts Inc. We were both excited. Fresh off the blogs from Spring Quilt Market, … Continue reading “The Princess and the Pea”
I am sick of Wordless Week. It was great while I was gone, because I didn’t have to worry about posting, but now that I am back (yes, I will tell you all the details) I want to toss up some words and get some words back from YOU! I am sitting here listening to … Continue reading “Pillowcase Party”
I felt a bit of freedom in my sewing today. I finished the Blue Janus back yesterday (have to write about that, yes) and didn’t have anything pressing to work on. That left me to see how I felt and work on what I felt like. I sewed two more test blocks for the Frosted … Continue reading “Sunday Work”
Journal Bliss: Creative Prompts to Unleash Your Inner Eccentric by Violette My rating: 5 of 5 stars Violette’s book has been in my to read stack for awhile. I was finally able to read this book when I took it with me on a trip. I found that it was a quick read. It might … Continue reading “Book Review: Journal Bliss”