{"id":49292,"date":"2020-05-15T07:17:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T14:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=49292"},"modified":"2020-05-15T18:50:03","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T01:50:03","slug":"various-sundry-2020-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2020\/05\/various-sundry-2020-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Various & Sundry 2020 #7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Other Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n

There was a discussion of Karl Benjami<\/a>n at our guild meeting last week. He seems to have been pals with Ellsworth Kelley, who I have discussed her<\/a>e. Karl’s works are very modern quilt (in the contemporary sense of the phrase)-like. It is interesting to see how nothing is new.<\/p>\n

Johanna Bashford has a new coloring book available<\/a> as a free download. Print it on good paper! To go along with this or give you some options in terms of types of things to color, 100 museum<\/a>s have converted parts of their collections into coloring pages. Check out the hashtag #ColorOurCollections. Among the institutions advertising their contributions are representatives from the academic world, including Harvard University\u2019s Countway Library<\/a> and the University of Waterloo<\/a>, as well as museums like Les Champs Libres<\/a> and the Huntington Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n

My pal, Jeff Rutherford, was featured in an article<\/a> in his local hometown newspaper. It looks like Jeff creates his masterworks from his kitchen! In his article, he mentions Timna Tarr<\/a>. I have never seen her work, but was interested once I took a look around her site. Check out her Instagram feed<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

Projects, Patterns, & Tutorials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everyone is making face masks, which is a good thing. However, I think that there is frustration and hopelessness out there that would be alleviated by Dammit Dolls. Perhaps alternating face masks and Dammit Dolls would mitigate some of the stress we are feeling. Welcome Home Farm blog has a pattern for Dammit Dolls<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Deb Tucker’s  Blockbuster Season 5 project is in progress. Yes, the blocks use her tools, that allows you to mix and match elements. Block #48<\/a> is now available. Check out Blockbuster Season 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I love the look of this scrappy zipper pouch tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I have the papers and the book to make a La Passacaglia quilt. I don’t want to start it until some of my other handwork projects are finished. I keep looking at examples of nice La Pass quilts and Wendy’s<\/a> is fabulous. I love the colors\/fabrics. I am having some trouble selecting fabrics, though I haven’t tried very hard either. Wendy shows the fabrics she started with, which is a help.<\/p>\n

Not all of us sew garments, but we can still use pattern weights<\/a>. They can help us sew outside, or with the windows open on a windy day. They can be a quick and easy gift project, because they are cute and would look great in a pouch. This free pattern calls for rice, but you can also use Beanie Baby pellets<\/a> -also called Poly Pellets weighted stuffing beads**.<\/p>\n

Twirling at the Disco<\/a> would be a good leaders and enders project as you could make 4 patches while working on another project. It looks like a traditional triple Irish Chain quilt, so you might check out some books on those patterns to confirm construction.<\/p>\n

More Face Masks<\/u><\/p>\n