More Mom Stars for San Bruno

Mom Stars
Mom Stars

Just after I wrote the SfSB blog post, Mom arrived with another block (the one on the right). I had forgotten to take a photo of the one she made last week, so here they both are. We are up 26 now!

Want to help? I am thrilled at how many people are making a  block or two. Do you want to contribute some blocks?

All star blocks are welcome!

Block background: dark blue
Block design: Yellow star (any pattern, technique, eg. embroidery, painting, silkscreen, etc)
Block size: 8″ finished or smaller (frankly, we will work with any size)
Remember to sign your block!

Deadline: TBA, probably around the end of March

Contact us through our blogs for mailing instructions. Thanks very much for your generosity!

25 Stars for San Bruno

Stars for San Bruno Thursday
Stars for San Bruno Thursday

I have been expecting some blocks from Chris and SherriD. I was gratified to find them in my mailbox today! We are getting quite a little collection. We now have 25 blocks. I think 5 more and I could make the 3 quilts. I would like more blocks, because some of the blocks are small, but I could make the quilts with 30 blocks total.

Stars for San Bruno Thursday
Stars for San Bruno Thursday

Chris is the first one to do applique’ and I really like her blocks. They are very friendly looking. I hope I get at least one more applique’ block so each quilt can have one. 7 more would be ideal ;-), then I can put 3 applique’ blocks in each quilt. The background on Chris’ blocks is exactly what I was imagining for this quilt. I met Chris when she came to CQFA and then we met up at the Modern Quilt Guild meeting as well. She has a great blog. She writes very thoughtfully and had some interesting posts about design classes she has taken recently.

SherriD More Stars
SherriD More Stars

SherriD, from the Lazy Quilter blog, has come through with four more blocks. I don’t know why Sherri named her blog the Lazy Quilter, because she doesn’t seem to be lazy to me. Have you seen her U is for Unicorn quilt? WOW! These new blocks mean I can use them as a kind of border on one side of the one of the quilts. This puts Sherri up to a total of 6 blocks (I think). Isn’t she great? I secretly hope she makes more as I think these blocks will look really good in the quilt. 😉

I am planning on bringing my Around the Block book, some dark blue fabric and some yellow fabric so people can make some blocks at an upcoming retreat I am attending. I hope they will take the opportunity to sew.

I am going to get the Young Man to make a block, too. He refuses to sew, but I am thinking he could paint and then I could print the star on fabric. I haven’t done it yet, but it is on my mind. I may assign that task to my mom.

Want to help? I am thrilled at how many people are making a  block or two. Do you want to contribute some blocks?

All star blocks are welcome!

Block background: dark blue
Block design: Yellow star (any pattern, technique, eg. embroidery, painting, silkscreen, etc)
Block size: 8? finished or smaller (we will work with any size)
Remember to sign your block!

Deadline: TBA, probably around the end of March

Contact us through our blogs for mailing instructions. Thanks very much for your generosity!

Creative Prompt #104: Sassy

Urban dictionary definition: possessing the attitude of someone endowed with an ungodly amount of cool.

Have fun and link to your responses! Ask a friend to join, too! You can do the prompts together.

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.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. Are you already a member? I created this 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. Post yours and get kudos!

Defunct teen cult magazine

Merriam-Webster definitions:

  1. impudent
  2. vigorous, lively
  3. distinctively smart and stylish

Sassy Radish – A home-cooking blog from a Brooklyn kitchen

My Sassy Girl – 2008 movie

Sassy Bears and Fabrics

Back talk, in a way

Four More Stars for San Bruno

Virginia
Virginia

Virginia and Jeanne came through with two more blocks each for the Stars for San Bruno Project. We now have 18 star blocks. A good many of them are the same pattern as Virginia’s, which is Friendship Star. I think that is a nice message to send to the people who will get these quilts.

Virginia is a wonderful quiltmaker, bagmaker, teacher, helper with the upcoming show and all around good person. She is such an inspiration.

Jeanne (said the French way)
Jeanne (said the French way)

Jeanne is an awesome colorist. She has been making quilts for a long time and loves fabric and color and scraps. Many, many of her quilts are scrap quilts and go to auctions, the babies of her office and other good causes. She works mostly in tiny block sizes so she mentioned that these blocks seemed like behemoths to her. I love the Sawtooth Star in a Sawtooth Star block. I also love the Pinwheel in the Sawtooth Star block.

Want to help? We now have a total of 18 blocks, which is a thrill. Do you want to contribute some blocks?

All star blocks are welcome!

Block background: dark blue
Block design: Yellow star (any pattern, technique, eg. embroidery, painting, silkscreen, etc)
Block size: 8? finished or smaller (we will work with any size)
Remember to sign your block!

Deadline: TBA, probably around the end of March

Contact us through our blogs for mailing instructions. Thanks so much for your generosity!

Creative Prompt #103: Froth

Froth at the mouth

Definitions:

1. A mass of bubbles in or on a liquid; foam.
2. Salivary foam released as a result of disease or exhaustion.
3. Something unsubstantial or trivial.
4. A fit of resentment or vexation: was in a froth over the long delay.
froth assistor on the steam wand (espresso making!)
Froth is an open-source, Objective-C web framework for Cocoa developers. It enables people who are familiar with iPhone and Mac development to feel at home… (frothkit.com)
The Froth House is an Art House Café; not only do we serve delicious food and beverages, we also provide a space for our community to enjoy Fine Arts (frothhouse.com)

Have fun and link to your responses! Ask a friend to join, too! You can do the prompts together.

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.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. Are you already a member? I created this 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. Post yours and get kudos!

Creative Prompt #102: Vision

Have fun and link to your responses! Ask a friend to join, too! You can do the prompts together.

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.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. Are you already a member? I created this 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. Post yours and get kudos!

vision for the future

20/20 vision

Vison Service Plan

have a vision

see things

USS Vision (ship)

Vision Brisbane (proposed 80 story building)

Vision – From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen (film), 2010 film by Margarethe von Trotta

Definition:the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight. (Dictionary.com)

vision test

corporate vision

Another Pillowcase Party

I finished the last three pillowcases I had cut out.

Light Green
Light Green
Red with Green Trim
Red with Green Trim
Blue Tortilla Chips
Blue Tortilla Chips

I am quite fond of the bottom two. I think they came out well.

I have a lot more Mexican food fabric and a contact at the local hospital, so I will make more even though the Million Pillowcase Challenge is over.

Additional Stars for San Bruno

Bron & Adrianne Stars
Bron & Adrianne Stars

I went to CQFA and the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild Meetings today (total quilt extravaganza!) and had a great time. As an added bonus, I increased by Stars for San Bruno collection of blocks by 2! The top two are from Bron. She has upped her contribution to 4. Yay and thanks, Bron!

Adrianne is the owner/author of Little Bluebell. She also contributed 2 (the bottom ones) blocks to the SFSB cause. She came to the end of the meeting just to give me the blocks. I met Adrianne at the first meeting that I attended back in December. She told me about attending Market on a press pass. She also made a Flea Market Bag, which inspired me to make mine. Thanks, Adrianne!

We now have a total of 14 blocks, which is a great start. Do you want to contribute some blocks?

All star blocks are welcome!

Block background: dark blue
Block design: Yellow star (any pattern, technique)
Block size: 8″ finished or smaller (we will work with any size)
Remember to sign your block!

Deadline: TBA

Contact us through our blogs for mailing instructions. Thanks so much for your generosity!

Creative Prompt #101: Pink

I thought about taking a break, but some new people joined and I thought that would be mean. Here is a prompt that is pretty. Have fun and link to your responses! Ask a friend to join, too! You can do the prompts together.

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.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. Are you already a member? I created this 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. Post yours and get kudos!

Pretty in pink

Daniel Pink

Hot pink

Pink (singer)

Pale pink

Magenta

Fuschia

rose

salmon

Pink and purple

Little Pink Book

Pink pigs

Think Pink

Pink Panther

Pink Floyd

Definition:

a mixture of red and white. The use of the word for the color we know today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century.[2]

Although the pink is roughly considered just as a tint of red,[3][4][5] in fact most variations of pink lie between red, white and magenta colors. This means that the pink’s hue is somewhat between red and magenta.[6][7][8][9] (Wikipedia)

Code Pink

pinky finger

Pink Ladies (from Grease)

Pink Cadillac (movie)

Pink ribbon

Pink’s Hot Dogs, Hollywood, California

pink slip

line of loungewear clothing from Victoria’s Secret

seeing pink elephants

pink gin

cherry blossoms

Chicago Transit Authority’s Pink Line

Support of Breast Cancer Research

Creative Prompt #100: Memory

Well, girls and boys, we made it to 100! I didn’t think we would. I have been posting every week since February 2009! Can you believe it? I also love it that 100 came at the end of this year. It is so neat and tidy.

I don’t know what will happen next. I am in the groove of posting and have plenty more words. Perhaps I will advertise and get more participants? We’ll see. I’ll let you know next week.

memory upgrades

memory loss

Alzheimer’s

Memory stick

Memory card

RAM, DDR

memory loss

In Memory of….

memorization

Definition: In psychology, memory is an organism’s ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. (Wikipedia)

Creative Memories

making memories

long-term memory

Memory Makers magazine

flash memory

false memory

concentration (card game)

improve memory

remember

short-term memory

memory game

Memory Alpha

Memory – movie

scrapbook

memory book

memory foam mattress

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.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. Are you already a member? I created this 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. Post yours and get kudos!