Commentary about works in progress, design & creativity
The travel for NSGW with DH is starting up in earnest now. We spent the weekend after my birthday in Oroville at the Discovery of Gold event. DH had board meetings. I visited quilt shops. 😉 The first thing I did was search Google when I got to the hotel. My search was (without quotes) … Continue reading “Oroville Quilt Shops, pt.1”
I have visited the Fat Quail Quilt Shop before. The last few times DH and I have driven to the North Coast, we haven’t stopped. Absence makes the heart grow fonder? As Mom and I drove south from Portland it turned out to be a good place to stop for a stretch. Laytonville is a … Continue reading “Fat Quail Quilt Shop Again”
If you have been playing along you know that I was in Portland (Oregon) with my DH over the weekend dropping our Y.M. off at college. It was a whirlwind adventure filled with moving in, then 2 days of orientation, some picking up the slack and then letting him go off on his new adventure … Continue reading “Fabric Depot”
Fabric, Tools, Supplies & Embellishments I love the way that this fabric is organized! I would need a much larger closet, though. I was dying to buy fabric last week, so I washed some of the Great Unwashed and that helped to make me feel like I had some new pretties to pet. Ruler Recall: … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #4- Late March”
Frances had a podcast episode sometime ago about what we call ourselves. Barbara Brackman has some fun on her blog about that as well. Have you looked at the glossary lately? I updated it after writing the Maryland posts. If you would like to provide input on creativity and your habits around creativity, fill out … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2015 #2”
I really am a most demanding houseguest. All I want to do is sew or look at fabric and quilt shops when I travel. Fortunately, my SIL was willing and able to feed my frenzy. She came and picked me up on Saturday morning from the hotel in Baltimore and then we headed back to … Continue reading “Playing in Maryland: Prints Charming”
After Grand Parlor, I went back to Serge-a-Lot to get my 9k and brought it home, hopefully to use peacefully for the next 5 years. Sigh. I turned it on and it sewed great, but the screen was very faint. This machine uses a touch screen and you might remember that, a few years ago, … Continue reading “Sewing Machine Saga Continues”
Media I finally got a chance to listen to the Slightly Mad Quilt Lady podcast and I really like it. I like the descriptions of her process and what she is working on. Charlotte, the hostess, also has a very calm voice. If you haven’t listened to her episode #2, it is really great. NPR … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #5 – Mid-May 2014”
What I am Reading: Night Music by JoJo Moyes A Place at the Table – not at all what I expected! Fatal Grace by Louise Penney The Lilac Bus by Maeve Binchy How Light Gets in by Louise Penney Dirty Secrets Club by Meg Gardinier Supplies and Tools You probably know by now that I … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2013 #17”
What I am Reading Heat Rises by Richard Castle River’s Edge by Marie Bostwick Frozen Heat by Richard Castle Deadly Heat by Richard Castle The Murder Room by P.D. James Yes, there is a lot of murder and mayhem going on in my reading life right now. The Heat books were all Kindle books, 2 … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2013 #14”
I received my Aurifil club selection from The Quilt Bear on Monday and it is cute. I was piecing with turquoise thread other the weekend, because it was in the machine after I did some decorative stitches on the napkins and I figured I didn’t need to change it. I think I have plenty of … Continue reading “Various & Sundry #11 2013”
The other night, I had the pleasure of a trip to the quilt shop and a meal with Susan from the History Quilter podcast. We had enough time, so I gave her the nickel tour the western part of the City, which is nearest the ocean before we went to dinner. I totally scored, because … Continue reading “Russian Rubix”
I was away for a week in Redding, California for a Native Sons ‘Grand Parlor’. You will remember that DH and I and SIL and I made pillows for this organization over the past few years. Redding is about 4 hours north of us and to the east a bit. DH has been a Grand … Continue reading “A Week Away with Some Quilting”
My journal is very important for me. I have spent the last 25+ years keeping a journal, though the college years, which would have been very interesting, didn’t leave a lot of time for contemplative writing. I was pouring my heart out to a spiral notebook from the local drugstore long before the word ‘Journaling’ … Continue reading “Simple Journal Cover”
Patterns, Fabrics and Techniques The Food Quilt is made from the Disappearing 9 Patch pattern. I saw a variation of that pattern called Double Disappearing 9 Patch. Why didn’t I think of that? Threadbias launched their quilt design tool at QuiltCon last week. Around and About the Web Katie, of Katie’s Quilting Corner podcast fame, … Continue reading “Various & Sundry 2013 #2”