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In the midst of working on Fashion Show for Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild and getting a Special Event set up for American Sewing Guild, I hit my limit. I simply could not function without some sort of organizational change in my stash. I’m actually pretty organized but I work in a small space-my stash spills out into the surrounding rooms. I hope Oldest Son is not reading because I realized that the only way this reorganization was going to happen was if I created space and that space was…his closet. I threw away the receipts for potato chips purchased…
Who knew it could take this long to complete an 8″ square wholecloth?? Design is something I am working hard on and the point of this piece, for me, was to take a simple design and play with value more than color, to use value to push some motifs forward, others back. x x x Well, I got the lower left flower to recede alright, recede into oblivion! That burgandy thread was way too dark. So I tried a purple-still too dark; tried a lavender-it shouted; tried salmon-ugh. x x x x x x After 6 hours of unstitching, even more thread choices,…
Okay, it might seem like I’m skipping around from project to project, but really, I’m not…kinda. I work in a pretty small space and I find it difficult to work on more than one thing at a time. It does keep me focused and I really do finish my projects-I have to before I can move on to the next one. x x x x I’ve got a deadline on this one so I had to move it up the chain. It looks pretty simple but there’s more to it than meets the eye. The requirement for this piece is that only 8″ will…
When I am inbetween projects and everything is in the musing/creative stage, I still need to create something. My solution is to grab a fun pre-printed panel, layer it up and quilt away.There are no piecing or color decisions to be made and I can enjoy the pure, simple pleasure of quilting. xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxxx x xx x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x…
I submitted my first piece to judging in 2005 when I entered this jacket into a wearable art competition in my local quilt guild, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild. At the time there were no less than 3 members that were “Bernina Designers”, so they were nationally recognized artists! I now understand how design-challenged and needy my humble little jacket was, especially compared to the work of some, but I was going full speed ahead! When I received my judges comments back they were harsh-I was devastated. But I was NOT going to let that stop me-I made a decision to “just…
Yes, I’m wishing I was in Houston right now. My first quilt to hang in the Houston International Quilt Festival is there and I’m not. So why am not there for this big moment? Let’s see, airfare, $500 because I’m late in the game, hotel, $500 for 3 nights, food and all those nasty incidentals, $150, and come on, vendors, $250-that’s $1400-at least! Hey, I’m proud to be in the show but that’s a little pricey. The event itself is huge with over 1800 quilts and 1000 vendors. I’m just glad to be a part of it, even if it’s…