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Art Journey – Exhibitions {Part 2} from Factotum of Arts

Sorry for the delay in this post. The last quarter of 2022 was so busy as I was transitioning my out of my job and the company I worked for, for 24 years. Also, in December I got to go Morocco and came back from traveling with COVID. It was a very interesting year end.

Just a reminder, this is what I have found or done on my journey moving from being a quilter to a textile artist. This may or may not be the best path for you. Let’s talk about how to get into an exhibition and ...

added by mlwilkie 1 year, 3 months ago. under art journey , exhibition , inspiration , journey , process , textile art , textile artist (Comments)

Praise Hands - a Rerun on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Since I started working full-time back in 2012, Thursday nights have always been my blog night. This mostly works out well, unless an emergency pops up like today. So I thought I would steal an idea from my favorite blog, Ask A Manager, and rerun a post that was hidden in the archives. Since back in 2009 hardly anybody was reading, I thought what the heck!

Praise Hands for Sacred Threads 2009

"Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God, the Father, for everything." Eph 5:19,20

I have a habit of ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 5 months ago. under art quilt , creative process , finished quilt , off the wall fri , process , sacred threads

How to Get Out of a Creative Slump: A Step-by-Step Guide from A Quilting Life

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Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing some ideas on How to Get Out of a Creative Slump. Many artists and creators feel plagued by this problem at one time or another in their creative life. As a quilter, designer, and writer, I’ve dealt with this many different times and have some sure-fire steps I routinely take […]

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added by sherri McConnell 1 year, 9 months ago. under creativity , process (Comments)

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

The moment when you realize you've let things get too complicated

So today I took the afternoon off to sew. It isn't a great time to take off since all of a sudden, the country has decided it's actually summer and they want to buy, buy, buy their summer clothes. It's been kinda crazy at work and with summer here, crazy on the social front. All of that adds up to no time to sew. So I did it. I took the afternoon off to finally finish up Tessa's Mosaic.

I've been three weeks ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 10 months ago. under art quilt , creative process , mentallystrong , off the wall fri , process , quotes

The Quilting Line on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

I am traveling this week so it gives me a good chance to procrastinate on finishing Tessa's face. I'm so close to getting that piece done that it has me thinking about the quilting. I tend to do three kinds of quilting on an art piece...lines that are essential for the composition....lines that are essential for the texture...lines that hold together the three layers.

Lines that are Essential for the Composition

After much trial and error, I usually will add these lines with just the top and batting layered (no backing). This way I can ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 10 months ago. under design , elements of design , free motion quilting , off the wall fri , process , texture , thread painting

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

You'd think after 30 years of quilting, I'd have learned every clever way to sew together fabric, right?! Apparently not. This week, I'm here at Marc Adams School of Woodworking taking a Stitched Mosaics class from Timna Tarr. Wow! Am I having fun! I'm not sure what is more amusing...learning a new process of translating a favorite photo into an art quilt or being surrounded by a bunch of people who have no idea what quilting is beyond that its something that goes on a bed. Let's just say that the ladies in my ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 11 months ago. under applique , off the wall fri , process

10 Tips for Choosing Fabric for a Quilt from A Quilting Life

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Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing 10 Tips for Choosing Fabric for a Quilt. I originally posted about this topic back in 2015 and get frequent questions and requests for suggestions and help. So, using my original post as a starting point I’ve added in several more ideas that I’ve come up with over the past […]

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added by sherri McConnell 2 years ago. under fabrics , process , tips (Comments)

Fabric Preparation & Cutting | Quilting Basics from A Quilting Life

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Hello, friends, and happy Friday. Today I’m sharing a Quilting Basics post with tips and tricks on Fabric Preparation & Cutting. I hope that this information and ideas will be helpful whether you are a beginner quilter or are just looking for more information on these topics. I’m also sharing a video today where I […]

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added by sherri McConnell 3 years, 4 months ago. under basics , process (Comments)

Project Organization Tips + Block Heads 3 Block 47 from A Quilting Life

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Hello, friends, and happy Wednesday. Today I’m sharing Project Organization Tips (with a new video) and Block Heads 3 Block 47. My Block Heads 3 quilt is actually at the quilter’s this week, and I can hardly wait to be able to start sharing some pictures of the quilting with you…soon! Project Organization Tips First, […]

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added by sherri McConnell 3 years, 4 months ago. under block heads 3 , moda block heads , process , quilt blocks , tips (Comments)

The INSTANT QUILT from Nestlings By Robin

Disclaimer: May have a "Soapbox" feel as they are MY opinions:)

Instant Pots are all the rage and I feel like

quilters expect the same thing from quilting.

I totally understand time restraints,

ailing health issues that don't allow

someone to do everything they once did

and I sympathize with those frustrations but.....

I do get confused when they say they are "Passionate" about quilting but want to rush through every stage by getting all the fabrics pre cut or pre laser cut/fused, assemble the top and then send it out to be quilted. Where was the joy ...

added by Robin 4 years, 4 months ago. under 31 day blog challenge , cheryl sleboda , hand applique , hand quilting , instant quilt , instapot , joy , meditation , process , quilting , slow stitching , slow stitching movement

Behind the seams of Some like it hot from Quilting with Claire

I thought I should give you a behind the seams look at my latest piece: ”Some like it hot”. It’s presently featured at the Fall International Quilt Festival in Houston in the IQA exhibit A world of Beauty. How it all started I started this project during March break. I had sent out my Remembering Sochi … Continue reading "Behind the seams of Some like it hot"

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added by Claire Haillot 5 years, 5 months ago. under design , my design process , panel , process , quilt , quilting (Comments)

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