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Creative Prompt #132: Ocean

World Oceans Day

salt water

Definition: An ocean (from Greek ???????, “okeanos” Oceanus[1]) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth‘s surface (~3.6×108 km2
) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.

Sailing the ocean

Ocean County, NJ

Arctic Ocean

ocean going vessel

Ocean Alliance

Pacific Ocean

More than half of this area is over 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) deep. Average oceanic salinity is around 35 parts per thousand (‰) (3.5%), and nearly all seawater has a salinity in the range of 30 to 38 ‰. Scientists estimate that 230,000 marine species are currently known, but the total could be up to 10 times that number.[2]

Ocean Beach, San Francisco

The Ocean Channel

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the beach

Atlantic Ocean

The earth’s oceans

Quilt Pattern: Ocean Waves

Ocean’s 11

NOAA

Ocean Conservancy

Indian Ocean

ocean waves

Ocean Spray cranberry juice

Block-a-Long #31: Double Split Four Patch

Double Split Four Patch #31
Double Split Four Patch #31

Another in the series of Double Four Patches. This block may not be original. It looks familiar, but I wasn’t able to find it in EQ7. If I find it, I will correct the name.

I have been using my color wheel a little bit to choose colors for the blocks. I am gearing up to research the color section of the Design Principles and Elements podcast that I do with Sandy over at Quilting…for the Rest of Us, so I am trying to get into the habit of using it.

Again the directions for cutting are pretty easy. Here is a rotary cutting worksheet for the Double Split Four Patch block

If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a link in the comments section of the relevant block or on the AQ Block-a-Long Flickr group. I would love to see what you have made.

Creative Prompt #131: Hills

rolling hills

The Hills TV Show

Between Two Hills by Carl Sandburg

The Sea and the Hills by Rudyard Kipling

Definition: A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit (e.g. Box Hill, Surrey).

There are 47 named hills of San Francisco

Congressional newspaper

Coyote Hills Regional park

Cal State Dominguez Hills

Hills, Iowa

Black Hills of South Dakota

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog, and how your work relates to the other responses.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to post your responses. Are you already a member? I created that spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses. Please join and look at all of the great artwork that people have posted.

 

Stars for San Bruno #3 – Ready to Quilt

I want to make another Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote.

“But, Jaye,” you say “you have so many works in progress, don’t you want to finish them before you start something new?”

I did finish something!!!!

Stars for San Bruno #3 Top
Stars for San Bruno #3 Top

The top for the Stars for San Bruno #3 is pieced, the back is pieced, the binding is made. All the parts are hung up and waiting to go to the quilter.

I feel like I have made a significant step in the Stars for San Bruno Project. it feels SOOOO good to say: All of the piecing for all of the quilts in this project is COMPLETE!! Yes, I finished the piecing for Stars for San Bruno #3 on Sunday. I also made the back and binding.

Stars for San Bruno #3 Back
Stars for San Bruno #3 Back

The back took a lot of time. I have mostly used up the value of blue fabric that I planned to use in all of these quilts, so I spent a lot of time piecing bits of fabric together. It was soothing in a way, but as you can see, some of the fabrics are not blue. They were in the blue bin, so I counted them as available to use.

Also, a note on the photos. My quilt hanger’s wingspan is smaller than the quilt, so the photos aren’t terrific. Hopefully, you get the idea and will come back and continue to read  and not be horrified by my terrible photography skills.

So, everyone, do a happy dance. The end is near.

Block-a-Long #30: Double Four Patch

Double Four Patch #30
Double Four Patch #30

After last week’s block, I thought I had better post a regular Double Four Patch. I should have posted this one first, but wasn’t thinking and had in my mind that I already had. I know you can handle the out-of-orderness.

Looking at this block and last week’s block, it makes me want to do a sort of Double Four Patch Sampler. I think I might get bored, though, with just two small blocks, but it would make a good Leaders and Enders project. Alternatively, I can think up some other Double Four Patch variations and have a variety to work with.

Again the directions for cutting are pretty easy. Here is a Rotary cutting worksheet for the Double Four Patch block

If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a link in the comments section of the relevant block. I would love to see what you have made.

Have fun!

Creative Prompt #130: Eleven

#11

November 11, 2011

Ocean’s Eleven

Grade 11

After 10 and before 12

11 BC

The month of November

Junior in high school

from Wikipedia:

7-Eleven a convenience store in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia

11th grader

Carl Hubbell (Giants), Sparky Anderson (Tigers), Jim Fregosi (Angels), Luis Asparicio (White Sox), Paul Warner (Pirates) all wore #11

A football team, so-called because of the number of players on the team

Apollo 11, historic space mission which landed the first humans on the Moon

only 11 more miles

 

The Symbolism and Spiritual Significance of the Number 11, compiled by Dee Finney: “Number Eleven possesses the qualities of intuition, patience, honesty, sensitivity, and spirituality, and is idealistic. Others turn to people who are ‘Eleven’ for teaching and inspiration, and are usually uplifted by the experience.

In systems such as Astrology and basic Numerology, eleven is considered to be a Master Number. Eleven can also represent sin; transgression and peril. Ten being the perfect number, eleven represents the exceeding of both. It is interesting to note that eleven when broken down ( 1+1=2) comprises the Two of duality.  Number eleven is a master vibration and as such should not be reduced to a single number.People with this number could be both idealistic and visionary, and they are attracted to the unknown.They can be both unusual, interesting and magnetic personalities.

Eleven bring[s] the gift of spiritual inheritance, is gifted as the “Light-Bearer”. It is the number of the Light within all. Strengthened by the love of Peace, gentleness, sensitivity and insight. Greatest facility is the awareness of Universal relationship. Is related to the energy of Oppositions and the Balancing needed in order to achieve synthesis. Eleven is The PeaceMaker… Colours : Gold, Salmon, Prune, White and Black.”

Block-a-Long #29: Squares & Rectangles

Squares & Rectangles #29
Squares & Rectangles #29

Yes, a delay in posting today. I thought I had more time, but somehow this day off just slipped away and I only marked one thing off my to do list. I did make progress on others, but didn’t finish them.

Anyway, I saw this block and remembered how much I liked it. I am a sucker for Double Four Patches. This this block is related to the Double Four Patch and also related to the Four Patch, which I posted as the first block in this series. Multiples of Squares & Rectangles would make a lovely scrap quilt.The pinks and turquoises are really making me happy right now.

Again the directions for cutting are pretty easy. Here is a Rotary cutting worksheet for the Squares & Rectangles Block

If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a link in the comments section of the relevant block or on the AQ Block-a-Long Flickr group. I would love to see what you have made.

Enjoy!

Creative Prompt #129

From https://www.facebook.com/noetic.alchemy
From https://www.facebook.com/noetic.alchemy

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog, and how your work relates to the other responses.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to post your responses. Are you already a member? I created that spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses. Please join and look at all of the great artwork that people have posted.

Stars for San Bruno #3 Progress

Stars for San Bruno #3
Stars for San Bruno #3

I worked all Sunday and a couple of hours on Monday afternoon on the Stars for San Bruno #3. I am too small, so I asked the Young Man to hold it up to me, which, as you can see, didn’t work out very well.

The way I asked him to hold it is actually sideways. The plan was to make a row quilt with vertical rows of stars. If I would actually measure on occasion, I would have known that it would come out weirdly wide. Looking at it like this gives me a chance to see whether it will look ok with horizontal rows.

It definitely needs some kind of spacer on the [current] sides. I want something to separate the pieced stars from the embroidered stars I plan to use for the border.

Progress on one of the 26 Projects? Yes.

Block-a-Long #28: Table

Block-a-Long: Table #28
Block-a-Long: Table #28

I must be in a furniture or house mode right now. Whenever I look at something lately I think of furniture. I would like to buy new furniture, but my checkbook says NO WAY!

Again the directions for cutting are pretty easy. Here is a rotary cutting worksheet for the Table Block

If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a link in the comments section of the relevant block or on the AQ Block-a-Long Flickr group. I would love to see what you have made.

Creative Prompt #128: Candy

Kids in a candy store

San Francisco’s Daily Candy

Pile of fabric candy: http://instagr.am/p/R9alC/

bulk candy

Definition: Candy, specifically sugar candy, is a confection made from a concentrated solution of sugar in water, to which flavorings and colorants are added. Candies come in numerous colors and varieties and have a long history in popular culture.

The Middle English word “candy” began to be used in the late 13th century, coming into English from the Old French çucre candi, derived in turn from Persian Qand (=???) and Qandi (=????), “cane sugar”.[1] In North America, candy is a broad category that includes candy bars, chocolates, licorice, sour candies, salty candies, tart candies, hard candies, taffies, gumdrops, marshmallows, and more.[citation needed] Vegetables, fruit, or nuts which have been glazed and coated with sugar are said to be candied. (Wikipedia)

mind candy

John Candy

pinata

candy counter

candy jar

candied orange peel (see Recchiuti)

cotton candy

See’s Candy

Candy Glendenning

trick or treat

Candies (shoes)

Candyland

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

eye candy

confectionary

candied fruit

Old fashioned & Retro Candy

Sweets

taffy

loollipop

candy bar

Candy corn (blech!, but I had to put it in, because my SIL loves it.)

Recchiuti

candy apple

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog, and how your work relates to the other responses.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to post your responses. Are you already a member? I created that spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses. Please join and look at all of the great artwork that people have posted.

Block-a-Long #27: Headboard

Headboard #27
Headboard #27

I thought that with the last block I should quit, since you all could make a 5×5 quilt and I wouldn’t feel like I was leaving you hanging, but that is an awfully small quilt, so I decided to continue.

This could be made with only 3 fabrics, but it looks really good with 4 fabrics.

Take a look at the cutting sizes in the Headboard #27 Cutting Directions.

If you have made blocks or a quilt from these patterns, please post a link in the comments section of the relevant block or on the AQ Block-a-Long Flickr group. I would love to see what you have made.

Creative Prompt #127: Ghost

Ghost Whisperer

back up and file recovery software

Ghost (movie with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore)

Definition: In traditional belief and fiction, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear, in visible form or other manifestation, to the living. Descriptions of the apparition of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or wispy shapes, to realistic, life-like visions. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a séance.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (book and movie)

Poltergeist

Ghostbusters!

Peeves

ghost hunters

paranormal entity

ghost town

Rolls Royce Ghost

Ghostland

spirits

Quote: An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself.
Charles Dickens

International Ghost Hunters Society

demons

Holy Ghost

ghost writer

Ghost Rider

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog, and how your work relates to the other responses.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to post your responses. Are you already a member? I created that spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses. Please join and look at all of the great artwork that people have posted.