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Classes and What I've Learned on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

So recently I read a great post Chris wrote on her blog about classes she took. Then Joanna followed it up with her take on the topic here. The same week, a new friend from Timna Tarr's class asked me how did I learn how to make abstract quilts. It struck me what a big part taking classes has played in my life. When I say big part, I mean life-changing.

To be fair though, I've always prioritized education and it's been a passion of mine right from the beginning. So when I discovered quilting why would ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 10 months ago. under arrowmont , jcc , masterclass , off the wall fri , qbl

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

I really want to thank everyone for their kind and encouraging comments last week. It was a clear reminder that we do NOT create in a vacuum. Life is so much easier when you have people rooting for you!

As I promised I did spend a Sunday afternoon sewing up the color exercise. I finally decided that there was no right or wrong answer on how the columns were to be sewn together. So chunky black columns it is! It took longer than expected to square up the pieced columns since with that many seams those suckers tend to stretch ...

added by Nina Marie 2 years, 2 months ago. under off the wall fri , qbl , wip

Preparing For Class on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

It's no secret that I have a tendency to use my creative vacations as fuel for the rest of the year. I never thought of it as a crutch, but after this pandemic dry spell, I guess it has been. Without them, I've been totally lost. That's why when I got the email from Donna Lamb, Director of the Schweinfurth Art Center (and also Quilting by the Lake) announcing a master quilt class taught by Rosalie Dace, I said thankyouLordJesus. I mean seriously, I could not spend another year piecing together cutesy little girl quilts no matter ...

added by Nina Marie 3 years, 1 month ago. under off the wall fri , qbl

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

15 years ago, I started a piece in a class taught by Cynthia Corbin. Now we all know that not all pieces started in class merit enough to be finished. Some are started with bad ideas and bad design, some are just samples to learn a technique, and some are just techniques that you just don't like to do. But not this one. I've written about Sadie before because more than once I said I was going to save her.

In the past, people have offered how to save her... change her initial shape since its not realistic ...

added by Nina Marie 4 years, 6 months ago. under art quilt , creative process , off the wall fri , qbl , to-do list

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