New Name for “No More Names”
I have come up with a good alternative name for my previously-named “No More Names” quilt. I am thinking of calling it simply “Victims.” I decided that I don’t need to make the overt statement about the purpose of the quilt by calling it “No More Names.” Instead, I can …
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This time next week…
This time next week, I’ll be on my way to the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA for their annual Meet the Teachers day. It’s a day for local quilt teachers to promote their lectures and workshops and for guild programming chairs to learn about the teachers located nearby. …
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Creative Play Newsletter, Issue 4 – Write it Out
There is a thread that runs through the book I mentioned last month (Jane Dunnewold’s Creative Strength Training) and another book that was a lifeline to me as I climbed out of my pit of creative despair. That book was The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and the thread was …
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Rising Star Quilters Guild Quilt Show – Next Weekend!
My guild’s quilt show is coming up! It’s that time of year again…Rising Star Quilters Guild will deck St. Brigid’s Church in Lexington, MA with more than 130 quilts and quilted items on Friday, October 14 from 10 am to 7 pm and Saturday October 15 from 10 am to 5 …
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Design Wall – Extreme Piecing
This week I am working on a table runner that will be a sample for a class that I am developing called “Extreme Piecing.” The class will cover creating templates that allow you to then piece anything you can draw, even if it’s complicated. (I almost said, “no matter how …
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Design Wall Tuesday – TQS BOM 2016
Other projects are piling up on my work table, but I managed to get The Quilt Show Block of the Month done for September. Just two more borders to go!
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Design Wall – Newtown Blocks
I don’t know what to say about these blocks. How can I not be incredibly affected by these? These blocks represent the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in Newtown, CT, which occurred in 2012, when my daughter was six months old. She shares a name with one of …
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Photo Friday – Selective Color
Way back in March I took a photo that I shared here of snow on my deck. At the time I thought, “Gee, I wish that I could leave the color in the patio umbrella” because it’s a bright blue that would have looked great against the snow. Now, I …
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A Creative Play Day
I have just had the best day! I spent the day doing a test run of my Creative Play Workshop so I spent my day painting, sketching, doing collage and writing. I had a wonderful time and I hope that means that workshop participants will have a blast too!
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