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This is an update to my previous post about air erasable pens. The project I am working on has a variety of silks, some of which have unstable dyes. Wetting that quilt is out of the question. My only choice was an air erasable marker. I won’t go into why other methods would not work on this project, why the Blue Line Eraser was not an option, etc. Trust me, air erasable was the only viable option. I’ll be inserting random shots of the project I’m working on, just for grins: My focus for the previous post was the…
It was a huge change to move the Pacific Int’l Quilt Festival to July, and it may take a while for that to catch on. The show no longer fills the center, but it seems like it was about the same size as last year. I do think it was an especially good show; the level of talent seemed to be higher. Maybe that’s just me. I do have “rules” for what I post or don’t post: I don’t post quilts that I have posted before, I usually don’t take photos of quilts in the winner’s circle as there…
NOTE: I have an update to my thoughts on air erasable pens here. I’ve been slogging away on my blue silk quilt. My fills will all be grid-based designs, which means they must be marked. I looked at the previously stitched grid (wrote about it here) in better light and liked it after all! I decided to keep it. I am currently working clamshells: Oh. So. Tedious to mark. The quilt top is all silk with cotton backing and wool batting. There are known silk bleeders in the mix. I cannot ever wet this quilt. It is glooooorious in…
I spent an enormous amount of time on my blue silk flower project this week. All I have left to do is background fills, bind and sleeve! I was so excited! I am loving this project and the direction it has gone. I felt the taste of victory coming…. I had a plan, thought it was a good one. I’ve got a lot of curve going on there; a grid “always” works well next to curves. But I didn’t want the usual suspects for my grid, I wanted something a little different. My plan was to pumpkin seed a triangle…
I needed a fun, whimsical, short project, a frolic. Somehow I ended up with this very “Fourth of July” looking quilt! Maybe it could even go Christmas? The nine-patch middle is a vintage block that I bought last year at Houston. Actually I bought maybe 15 blocks, with no plan. I think I will have to visit that booth again this year… I just love the vintage middle! You can see the stains on the left and right white-ish blocks. I’m good with that. I was afraid to go after them too hard lest they disintegrate. The corner blocks…
I visited my brand new Granddaughter plus her brother, Mom and Dad last week. We waited to visit until they were visitor-ready, hence I missed posting last week. Oh it was glorious! Newborns are so helpless and life is so hard for them. Morgan has a blister on her lip from nursing so much; the girl is huuuuungry! We got to spend time with our 3 1/2 yr old grandson Logan and just got a feel for his day-to-day life. It is a good one! We visited the Hiller Air Museum, a few parks and watched swim practice. Pink…
I’m currently on a spur-of-the-moment trip to see my new granddaughter, grandson, son and DIL! Being a Gramma is just The Best! I’ll be back next week; not sure of I’ll have time for a newsletter this weekend or not, sorry!
I have a well developed ability to take something simple and make it complex. I got this cute denim dress from Nordie’s Rack online for a very good price. I am redoing my summer wardrobe a bit. My uniform for the last several summers has been easy, sleeveless dresses. Even though I do all kinds of athletic things, my arms are not what they used to be. I decided I needed to cover them up on occasion. So an easy fit, short-sleeved denim dress was at the epicenter of what I could wear on repeat, even when it’s 110. Um,…
I drove over “the hill” (the Sierras) to the Carson City Quilt Guild Show and it was worth it! I knew that the guild had lost a significant source of funding since the last show, so I was surprised at the high caliber of the show. This show really is more like a regional show with quality on the level of almost a Mancuso show. The theme was “It’s a Wild, Wild World of Color” and they really lived up to that theme! I have a few friends up that way plus, I had taught there a few years…
This week’s post is a mix of activities from a guild visit, to a quilt finish and a game changing new product discovery! Let’s start with a visit to La Habra, CA in far northwestern Orange County to spend time with the Friendship Square Quilt Guild. It’s a beautiful city filled with gorgeous flowers and trees. I spent a bit of time before my lecture at Judy’s home and look at those nasturtiums: What a riot of color and beauty! We met for dinner at this iconic restaurant. I didn’t know of it, but hey, it’s been around since…