#APQ Resolution – Rajah Quilt Revisited
This was supposed to be my finished quilt for March for the American Patchwork & Quilting 2017 UFO Challenge, but it needed to be completely quilted and bound so I’m happy to have it completed by June. This quilt was the 2016 Block of the Month from The Quilt Show, …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Book/ Journal Cover
This handmade book or journal cover can be used with any book 5.5″ x 8″ or smaller, just slip the front and back covers into the inside pockets. Comes with blank journal of lined pages. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. If you’d like an email reminder …
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Creative Play Date – Matisse in the Studio
I rescheduled my Creative Play Date to last Friday and had a wonderful day. I met a friend at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to tour the Matisse in the Studio exhibit. We also stumbled upon an exhibit of politically-motivated art, which was particularly appropriate since she is …
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Creative Play Date Rescheduled
The Creative Play Date last week didn’t happen for me for a variety of reasons, but I rescheduled and am off to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston today for the Matisse in the Studio exhibit.
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#APQ Resolution – May
Many of my UFOs for the American Patchwork & Quilting’s 2017 UFO Challenge have been stacking up because they’re ones that require a lot of work. March’s project was to quilt an entire quilt and I’m still working on that. April’s project was the same. But May’s project was an …
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On the Auction Block – “Elemental Symbols” art quilt
I made this 11.5″ x 27.5″ quilt as part of a challenge based on the word “symbol.” The colored triangles and the quilting lines within them are both symbols of fire, air, earth, and water. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. If you’d like an email reminder …
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New – May’s BirdZeed Challenge
This month’s BirdZeed challenge word is “new.” I did not sit down with a blank sheet of paper and brainstorm what the word means to me as I sometimes do to get started. Instead, I was talking with a friend about taking a step and doing something new and I …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Coasters
Up for auction this week is a set of 4 quilted cotton coasters. I started making fabric coasters when my toddler started playing with the breakable ones I used to have. These can be tossed around the room without damaging anything. They can also be tossed in the washer if …
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Creative Play Newsletter (Vol.1, Issue 11)- Do Something Different
In March’s newsletter, I wrote about the importance of play time to stimulate your creative juices and how I have found the times when I have allowed time for play to be some of my most creative. But what if that still doesn’t work? There certainly are days when even …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Napkin Rings
Up for auction this week is a set of 8 quilted cotton napkin rings. These are reversible with an interior fabric of blue flowers on a white background. What I love about these napkin rings is that they are also machine washable! I am running auctions that start each Monday …
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