Vacation’s Over
I’m getting back to work this week after a lovely and long vacation. I gave myself a vacation from creating too and used my quilting time to finish a few things from my to do list. I spent the Friday before my vacation making a yoga mat bag for my …
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Sewing Arabesque #2
I have gotten started sewing Arabesque #2. I have to say that it has been far easier to sew than I expected, but was still a good lesson in knowing when to quit. I started sewing it on Wednesday of last week and by Thursday, I had the center section …
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Finished sewing my Authentic Self
I have finally finished the top for my “Authentic Self” quilt. Since I was working off the design wall and piecing improvisationally, it ended up taking way longer to piece than I expected. I discovered that (at least for me) improvisational piecing means lots of set-in seams and also lots …
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Authentic Self
Over the past few weeks, I have been working on my “Authentic Self” quilt. In addition to photos of me from points in my life from infancy to my 40th birthday, I have included photos of travel, hobbies, etc. and other things that represent who I am. I am also …
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Designing Arabesque #2
I have gotten started on my next arabesque quilt. This design is based on a geometric tile pattern from The Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, built over the course of 200 years and completed in 987. (Broug, Eric. “Islamic Geometric Patterns,” 27.) I’ve taken just one tile and set …
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Now on Etsy – Rainbow Sprinkles
I’ve realized that one of the things that I lost when my blog blew up and I lost all of those years of content was the creation stories of most of my quilts. So, I have decided to recreate some of those, at least for the quilts that are available …
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I Spy
My baby started preschool today. It wasn’t pretty. Though she’s been in day care since she was 5 months old and her “preschool” is really just a new classroom upstairs from her old one at day care, my daughter wanted none of it this morning. We’ve been on vacation for …
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Arabesque #1
The first of my geometric tiles quilts is complete. It’s all pieced using templates and a bazillion Y seams in batik fabrics and simply quilted around the tiles. Let me know what you think!
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More Tile Work
I continued working on Tiles #1 this week, my first geometric tiles quilt. I am now at the point of thinking about when to stop making tiles. I have no set size in mind and am waiting for the quilt to say, “I am big enough!” I think that we …
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