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Let's Talk Improvisational Piecing on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Curves II, Nina-Marie Sayre
Improved pieced to a planned pattern

Improv Surface Design with a little bit
of Improv Piecing,

Taking a class in improvisational piecing, got me thinking of how many uses there are for the technique. For that matter, how much a non-technique, improvisational piecing actually is. The reason I say that is improvisational piecing's only rule is that there are NO RULES. So, it can basically do whatever you want, whenever you want, letting your fabric, your vision or even your intuition be in
the driver seat.

That can be very freeing or a little scary ...

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Improv Piecing on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Hard at Work

You know sometimes all you want to do is sew and boy, have I done that. Taking Improvisational

Piecing with Veronica Hofman-Ortega at John C. Campbell's Folk School was one of my better ideas. I love a class that starts with design exercises that will lead into bigger and better ideas. Not to mention the ladies in my class were great! There was a full range of quilters in the class - from the very experienced to the beginner. All were traditional, so this was pushing pretty much everyone out of their comfort zone. But let me ...

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When Your Big Idea Changes on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Our Classroom at Marc Adams School of Woodworking and Time Honor Crafts

Okay, let me start by saying, this is not this clown's first rodeo. When I get ready for a 5-day design class, I normally have a plan in mind of how it's going to go. This week with Timna Tarr's Stitched Mosaic was no different. Since I took this exact same class last year, I thought no problem. You pick a pretty picture - you edit - you place fabrics - you sew - you get your pretty picture in fabric. Right?

Well, apparently not.

It started off pretty ...

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Exploring the Abstract on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Walking Through Time, Sue Benner

Flora 6, Anna Brown

Okay, am I the only one that just looked up today and realized it was July 1st? How did that happen? I mean it's half the year! I was cleaning my studio and noticed the little pile of Christmas gifts I got that I never really dug into. One of them is this amazing book, Exploring the Abstract: an Instructional journey by Joan Blackburn. Although it's explorations using paint, it could easily translate to surface
design on fabric. It landed on my wish list because this book is loaded ...

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Back in the Studio on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

As you know, I've been struggling mentally over the last few months. It's amazing how much a little anxiety and lack of sleep will upend your life. If anything, I have a new appreciation for people who suffer from them chronically. Luckily with each passing week, I'm feeling better. That said, I promised my critique partner, Barbara that I would get back into the studio and ya know actually get something done. Soooooo I pulled out the easiest WIP I had to finish. My sister told me to start with baby steps and since she's a ...

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A New Master Bath on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

The longest Spring Rush continues at my house. Contrary to what most people would think, Spring Rush is the busiest time of the year for selling women's clothing. Apparently, ladies have places to go and "doings" planned for 2021. As most things this year, Spring Rush is unprecedented. What normally is a 2 week buying frenzy of everything short sleeved and coral has turned into 6 weeks with really no end in sight. It's exhausting.

This is the empty wall

As I spend my day talking to ladies about what size tank tops they need and if they ...

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The Mid Century Aesthetic on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Every person over the age of 50 knows that if you wait long enough everything will come back in fashion. This wisdom came to me as I saw all the same mid century furniture my mom got rid of in the

1970's popping back onto design shows on HGTV. I mean you can't watch a show without the words "Mid Century" popping up. In fact, it's everywhere from furniture design to Christmas wrapping paper.

So for those not in the know, mid century is a style of design that roughly spans from the 1930's to 1960 ...

added by Nina Marie 3 years, 2 months ago. under abstract , art show , inspiration , off the wall fri

Never underestimate the inspiration caused by a group project from Art and Quilting in Camden

Art should be like a holiday: something to give a man the opportunity to see things differently and to change his point of view. -Paul Klee, painter (18 Dec 1879-1940)

So I’m part of Mt. Battie Modern Quilt Guild, one of two local groups. This chapter, part of the MQG (Modern Quilt Guild) is the smaller of the two and is almost completely comprised of members of Coastal Quilters (the other group) which is part of the statewide Pine Tree Quilt Guild (Maine is the Pine Tree state). For once, I decided to participate in a round robin sort ...

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Hand Painted Oil Painting Abstract Indigo Wall with Stretched Frame 7 Wall Arts® – CAD $ 119.53

So I've been feeling a little gray and blah. I did load a quilt top on the long-arm and I've gotten in the groove. I had forgotten I had this top. It was in the bin waiting a turn. Apparently, there's no rhyme or reason to taking turns in my world. This is neither the oldest or the newest in the bin. So...

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Considerations on Abstraction for Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

The feeling of Joy in Worship

Recently, I had a reader email me a question on abstract quilting. She wanted to know how I made the jump from my traditional roots and figurative working more in abstraction. My answer was not easily. It seemed to me, looking back, that I took the long way around. At first I admired abstract work greatly. It all seemed random chaos to me....but a chaos that was pleasing and interesting. The more I learned about abstract design, the more I realized that there really wasn't anything random or chaotic about it. Really ...

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