{"id":9011,"date":"2011-06-08T06:09:25","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T13:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=9011"},"modified":"2016-06-28T17:07:41","modified_gmt":"2016-06-29T00:07:41","slug":"various-sundry-2011-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/various-sundry-2011-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Various & Sundry 2011 #10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mentions and Accolades
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My post about the Maker Faire<\/a> was a featured post on Creating the Hive. It is easy to deal with, because the posts I write here are automatically shared there. Yes, people may see some duplication, but I get a whole different audience there. Are you a member of Creating the Hive<\/a>? I’ll send you an invite if you want one.<\/p>\n

My Sketchbook from the Sketchbook Project<\/a> has been digitized. You can see it at: http:\/\/www.arthousecoop.com\/library\/637. I was able to page through it, but let me know if you are able to do so. Regular readers will recognize the drawings. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Sandy<\/a> wrote a great review<\/a> of the Quilter’s Academy v.1 book that I reviewed<\/a> some weeks ago. She, kindly, built on the review I wrote, which I really appreciate.<\/p>\n

Fabric Requirements?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw this tool<\/a> for calculating fabric requirements. I have no idea if it works even though I tried it for hexagons. I just have no frame of reference for using the tool. What do you think?<\/p>\n

Robert Kaufman also has a fabric calculator<\/a> for the Android Market. I don’t have an Android, so I haven’t tried it. Perhaps Sandy<\/a> will do a review?<\/p>\n

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

Danny Gregory is a writer and journal artist. He did some podcast with artists who were featured in one of his books. I really liked those podcasts, because they talked about creative process, tools and journals. He put a recent blog post<\/a> that really spoke to me. In it he says “We don\u2019t just want a pat on the head; we want connection, reaction, insight, something that makes us see what we made in a newer light or on a deeper plain.” I try not to want this, but I have to admit that even if I don’t want approval, I do want that connection and a conversation to start. He also says “The true value of acknowledgment isn\u2019t registered in the ego; it\u2019s the opposite, a breaking down of the barriers between creator and audience so that we can unite in a shared appreciation of something that lends beauty and meaning to the grinding metronome of the day. We see a glimpse of the heavens together, a view that appeared to one of us first but is now a canopy over us all.
\nIt\u2019s even true of a joke, a shared laugh, the quick bark of recognition that our minds thought alike, we saw the other\u2019s insight….” It seems to be all about connection.<\/p>\n

I took a look at Leah Day site<\/a> again when mom <\/a>and I were talking about free motion quilting. She just bought a Flynn Frame<\/a> so I showed her the site. What I didn’t realize is that Leah has great videos on her site. They are professional, but not slick. They come across as a friend genuinely wanting to share information with another friend. I was inspired.<\/p>\n

Nina Johansson is a Swedish artist who does really great drawings. See. Be. Draw had an interview<\/a> with her recently. Nina is the artist whose coffee cup<\/a> drawing I adore.<\/p>\n

Dan Rouse is a quiltmaker whose blog I found through the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild. He has a great post on pieced circles<\/a> (just say yes!) on his WIP Wednesday post.<\/p>\n

Exhibits and Such<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lisa Call has put up a Squidoo site<\/a> about Quilt National 2011, which opened last week at the Dairy Barn.<\/p>\n

The ‘and such’ part is SeamedUp. Quiltin’ Jenny posted a great interview<\/a> with the Queen of Everything, Allison Rosen. Quiltin’ Jenny had a great series of posts earlier this year\/ late last year (??) about cleaning out various rooms of her house. It was very inspiring and made it seem doable.<\/p>\n

Here is a gallery<\/a> of quilts from Quilts Inc. Who will Pinterest them?<\/p>\n

Oops<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been looking at spelling lately, especially the apostrophe problem, and shaking my head. I found a doosie in a Quilt Market Report<\/a> today. Not just in the text, but as part of printed signage. I see this as a sign that the apostrophe will be gone before 10 years are over. Sigh.<\/p>\n

I am not immune. A kind reader pointed out a date error on one of my recent posts. Thank you! Please feel free to kindly point out spelling errors and such. I want my blog to be the best it can be and am only human.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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