No fabric out this week.
Yesterday my guild had their garage sale. I tend to buy a lot of books, but they didn’t have nearly as many as usual. There was a lot of fabric in mostly small pieces. Maybe there were bigger pieces and I didn’t get there fast enough? I picked up a couple books, one in the Masters series and another on landscape quilts that includes a lot of thread painting info.
I thought that would do me until I saw this UFO box as I headed toward the exit.
This project is so not ...
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| The sum total of my stitching choices while I wait for my sewing room to arrive. |
No fabric in or out this week. I don’t think I even turned on my sewing machine all week.
I spent yesterday afternoon at an organizational meeting for a small group that is an offshoot of The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild. The purpose of the group is to make quilts for the guild’s charity, Safehouse, which is a battered women’s shelter. The Guild itself is quite large, which makes it hard to get to know people. There has been a push this year to start more small groups because many of the ones in existence won ...
read moreI started a new project! Over a year ago I received a stack of Kaffe Fassett florals from somebody. It was during the first round of #getyourquiltywishesgranted on Instagram. I wish I could give proper credit but I just can’t remember which kind quilter sent them. She had offered them up if anyone wanted to use them and I was the lucky recipient. Then, as often happens, they sat on the top shelf in the closet for about 18 months!
At the April guild meeting, they announced a class to be held for using up scraps. I have no ...
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| My Twitter Feed on display at the 44th Quilters Unlimited Show |
I was thinking about this the other day… How nice would it be to have a modern quilt guild in Northwest Indiana? Personally my quilts are kind of a mixed back of traditional and modern work, but it all would be welcome here. Anyone interested in helping? Let me know!
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I've had a crazy busy week with Art with Fabric on Monday and then a two-day surface design course with Hillary Rice. I can't wait to write a post about my surface design experiments, but it'll have to wait a few days, cause today we're going to Celebrate - Fêtons 150 with some amazing quilts from the Ottawa Valley Quilter's Guild Show - Festival of Quilts 2017.
There was an exhibit of "150 Years of Quilting in Canada" at the Festival of Quilts 2017. The quilt below fits right into our theme. The British Empire Quilt features ...
In case you haven’t heard, Judy is no longer posting the stash report linky on her blog, Patchwork Times. Without a public forum to encourage accountability, I’m a little concerned my stash will multiply at a much higher rate. Anyone else feel the same?
So for the next month, I will post a linky on my blog in case anyone else wants to continue with the stash reports. If it doesn’t catch on, I’ll let it go, but still continue to post my own stash numbers on a less frequent basis. I just happened to have ...
read moreI had the privileged of sharing my lecture Seasonal Quilts with the guild in McMinnville on Monday. Ruth was kind enough to share some of her photos with me.
If you haven't checked in with the little quilt swap Linky party you are missing out on 50+ little quilts with more to come! Check them out HERE I'm prepping for a trunk show, "Seasonal Quilts". This is an invitation for anyone in this area to come to the meeting of Piecemakers Quilt Guild on May 8, 2017 at 1:00 PM where I will present my program on Seasonal Quilts. The guild meets in the Brookdale Senior Living Town Center at 775 NE 27th Street, McMinnville, OR on the 2nd floor. Love to have you come ... |
It’s official, Dori has joined a guild! In this episode we update you on our health, our finished projects, and our time at the Orange County Quilters Guild quilt show! Dori recent gave a beauty a hack a try. After watching this video, she attempted an “eye lift” technique that ended up best saved for … Continue reading Guilded Episode #68
read moreI FINALLY finished the main body of the Bricks quilt.
It feels like I’ve been working on it forever. It needs borders, but that can wait until another day.
This quilt will go to Safehouse, a battered women’s shelter. I’d like to have it done for the next guild meeting in three weeks. It always feels good to turn in a quilt and get it out of the house.
I’m definitely ready for some smaller projects after this quilt and the rug.
I’m linking to Whoop Whoop Friday.
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Thursday was guild night for the Capital City Quilt Guild. I took the opportunity to sign up for the guild sponsored National Quilt Day event on Saturday, March 18th. Received a square of fabric for the blotto block with a theme of Out of This World and decided to work on a block today. I […]
After a lot of tests and a trip to the doctor, I think we’ve hit a better place with mom’s health. She seems to be on the upswing. It may not last, but I’ll take the reprieve. Maybe now I can start thinking about the holidays.
The extra time off around the holidays is my favorite time to make big progress on quilting projects.
Right before Thanksgiving I brought these adorable mini nine patch blocks home from the guild charity quilt table. I don’t know why, but I’m drawn to other people’s unfinished projects ...
read moreI’m thrilled to report I did not add any fabric this week. I didn’t finish anything either but will have usage next week.
The thrift shop was a big disappointment yesterday. Their stock was way down, which doesn’t surprise me since it was the third time in a row donations were closed when I was there. Just as well since I have no more room for anything.
I picked up a book off the free table at guild yesterday and brought home a box of the charity quilt fabric to store until next meeting. The guild always ...
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