So it's getting to be that time again...the time when I start thinking of next year's quilt class/workshop/vacation. Every year I start the hunt for where do I want to go and what do I want to learn. In the beginning, it was so much easier....I never had been anywhere and I didn't know anything, so it was all new. I remember picking Paula Nadelstern for my first class, not because I actually thought I would learn to make quilts like she did (which I did not) but because I just wanted to ...
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Mary D'Angelo Performing Arts Center |
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Let me start this by saying I am in no way affiliated with Wonderfil. In fact, as you might have noticed, I never monetized my blog 'cause I really feel like we have enough ads in our lives and I'm not adding to the clutter.
Wonderfil is a thread manufacturer in Alberta, Canada. I came across their thread by mistake back in 2020 when I saw somewhere (I think it was on the AQS site) that they were giving away free samples of Wonderfil thread. Because all the national quilt shows had been canceled that year, they had all ...
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Applipops |
Sarah Fielke designed it and hundreds of quilters are making it all over the world, but it feels perfectly unique to me. I'm always a little shocked when I get a section done. Shocked by what I learned, how much better I am at the end of the month than at the beginning, and how it looks totally different from everyone else's.
This month wasn't any different. Well, it ...
read moreThis week I got the book, The Quilter's Catalog, a Comprehensive Source Guide, written by Meg Cox in 2008. I bought it for a full $5.25 so it was quite the bargain.
"The complete quilter's companion and essential resource, jam packed with information, supplies, explert interviews, techniques, community and inspiration."
And truly it is ... for 2008. Browsing through it, got me feeling nostalgic. Maybe it's hitting middle age but it's just odd how many things in this book from only 15 years ago are now obsolete.
I remember back in 1995, and all you would ...
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I've just been hand-appliquing all week which is not over-exciting - so I'll just host....
What Have You Been Up to Creatively?
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One down - 3 more to go |
It's always hard to get back into the swing of things after a vacation, isn't it? At least that is what I found this week. I did manage to get my studio unpacked and finally looked at my Block of the Month, Homeward Bound.
Sighhhhhhh
I had a few rules parameters when I started this journey last January.
- Stick to the pattern
- Stick to the technique the designer was teaching
- Finish each month on time
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By Gretchen VanNostrand |
Contrary to how last week's post read, I really did have a good time on my creative vacation. I try to do at least one week a year to recharge my batteries and this week surely did. It wasn't that the piece really lead me to new ideas, but more the people that surrounded me were a pleasure.
One of which was Gretchen VanNostrand of West Virginia. Gretchen has been quilting for about 20 years, but she specializes in fabric bags and organizers. So she walked into the class never really having tried anything like ...
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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 ...
read moreAfter much angst, I did manage to come up with a photo for my upcoming Timna Tarr's Stitched Mosiac class. Good thing too since it starts on Monday morning! I did do a lot of research, but ultimately I took the easy way out and bought a picture from IStock.
Points that lead to this choice
- It has the same joyful theme that Tessa's Mosaic does so it will form a series
- The color palettes will be similar
- No faces to obsess about
- Hands that I know how to do
- Landscape orientation
You see, somewhere in my research ...
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Homeward Bound Month 6 Completed |
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My day job is selling clothing. Today, as I sold my 13th coral almond shirt, it had me asking - Why coral almond? I'm not overly fond of the color, but my customers are eating it up (well not literally). I long for the days of lime green which I love...but nope it's all about coral this year. WHY?
Welllll....apparently..... there is a handful of companies whose job it is to decide what are the "In" colors are this year. How? Through a lot of research in cultural and psychological trends. The crazy thing is that it ...
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Four Flying Geese for the price of |
Yeah know, I don't know where the idiom, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" comes from. I know we're all set in our ways, but really, doesn't everyone like to learn something new that will make their life easier? That's what I did this week. I continued on with The Quilt Show's Block of the Month quilt, Homeward Bound. With June, came the piecing of the stars that radiate all the way to the edge corners. When I first read the directions, they were made ... read more
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Helen's EQ8 mock-up |
Day, and my birthday all in the same four weeks, it adds up to a lot of socializing and family time. It is better than it used to be because before we also had all the end-of-the-school-year activities to add to the list. Now as empty nesters, we are used to our creative time and that has sure been in short supply.
So this week, I thought it a good idea to share my first and last quilt. In 1993, I started ...
Sorry, y'all - spent some must needed family time this week....so I'll just host!
What Have You Been Up to Creatively?
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