Angel Wings
I heard recently that the brother of someone in my art group passed away suddenly. An image formed in my mind immediately upon reading about it of angel wings on a purple background. Other images have popped in my head over the years and just as quickly popped back out …
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Design Wall Monday – Master Carpenter’s Square
In 2009, I made drapes and shades for my bedroom. Now 7 years later, I am finally making the quilt and thanks to Mother’s Day and the ability to spend as much time in the sewing room as I pleased without feeling guilty about it, I made good progress on …
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Crayon Challenge
I belong to a bee through the Rising Star Quilters Guild and we recently decided to give ourselves a challenge. We closed our eyes, drew a crayon from a large box, and were then to make a quilt inspired by that crayon. I have done this challenge twice now and I …
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Design Wall Tuesday – Arabesque #4 is underway!
I finished drafting Arabesque #4, picked out fabrics (from my stash, no less!) and have started cutting out the pieces. It’s far less complicated and a welcome change from Arabesque #3.
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Arabesque #3 is complete!
As I quilted Arabesque #3, I found myself thinking that I should call it “Divine Intervention” instead. The piecing certainly required a few prayers, but I have to admit that I had no faith at all when it came time to quilt. This one hung on my design wall for …
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Design Wall Tuesday – 2016 TQS BOM_v2
I have a number of projects going on for 2016, one of which is the Block of the Month from The Quilt Show. The quilt for 2016, is a smaller replica version of the Rajah Quilt, a quilt made by female convicts on the prison ship the Rajah during the …
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2016 Projects – #APQResolution March
This UFO really embarrasses me. It was inspired by the view of a neighbor’s tree from my third floor quilt studio window in a house we sold in 2009. I made the quilt in 2008. (Yes, that’s eight years ago. Or at least 7, because I might have made the …
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Design Wall Tuesday
Monday was another busy day around here so Design Wall Monday is happening on Tuesday again. Today, two more pages from “Ravaging Rio.”
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7th Time is a Charm!
Finally, finally the top for Arabesque #3 is done. The center star required seven tries, cutting out three different stars, cursing, and prayers. It’s still not done well, but I decided that seven was my limit. If it lays flat when it’s quilted, it will be a miracle.
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Design Wall Monday – Posies Quilt Top
Last week, I finished the quilt top for the posies quilt designed by my 10 year old cousin. We have a quilting plan in place and some backing fabric picked out so I’m ready to baste and get the quilting started.
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