Happy Thanksgiving!
On this day of thanksgiving, in between the turkey and the really awkward conversations about politics with family, I want to take a few minutes to thank you for being here. After some struggle, I am finally living the life of my dreams, pursuing the work that I believe to …
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Now for the fun part!
I have been continuing to work on my BirdZeed project for November, for which I’m quilting an illuminated letter. I drew out my design on Golden Threads quilting paper. This was the first time that I had used the paper and I’m sold. I used tracing paper before because I …
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Birdzeed Challenge Design
This month’s Birdzeed challenge word is “typography.” My first inclination was toward Arabic calligraphy, but then I thought about illuminated letters. This is just a rough sketch, but here’s what I am planning:
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Creative Play Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 5
Peace and Quiet Last month, I wrote about Morning Pages from The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron and their goal of getting the crap out of your head so that your mind is clear for creative work. One of the other goals of Morning Pages is to slow you down …
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Monkeys in the Mail
A cousin of mine is a new dad. When I went into my stash looking for inspiration for the baby quilt, I found this sock monkey fabric and knew immediately that it was perfect. As a kid, my cousin had a beloved sock monkey that was never very far away. …
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Orlando Victims
After a little hiatus from my project, I am back to work on my Victims Quilt, making what I hope will be the last blocks. These blocks are the first four of the 49 I will make for the victims of the shooting at the nightclub in Orlando just a few …
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Completed Cancer Moon Shot Block
I’ve finished all of my thread painting and have my completed Cancer Moon Shot Ribbon Quilt block. It didn’t completely flatten out so there’s some batting on the back of the moon for a little trapunto. (I planned that all along, really I did. 🙂 )
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“Photo” Friday – Moon Shot
The same friend of mine who is running the BirdZeed creative community has started a community art project called the Cancer Moonshot Ribbon Quilt. She’s collecting blocks with circles that represent the moon that she’s constructing into a cancer ribbon like quilt as long as a Saturn 5 rocket. (So she …
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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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