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the links to each specific quilt are hereHappy New Year, friends! I really like the new year. It's a good time to reflect on the past year and to look forward to what's ahead.Looking back....You know you made a lot of quilts when you can barely fit them into one...
Here's my last finish of the year. It combined two of my wip's....geese in the forest and tokyo's triangles...which is handy. :)The center panel is made up of the 12 blocks I managed to make for Anina's quilt along. The top and bottom borders were made from flying geese triangles...
the tide is high/lazy summer days
These two quilts were finished much earlier in the year. I have to blog about them before the end of the year so I can link to the quilts on the list in my sidebar, and so I can include them in my end of the year flickr mosaic. :)Both...
This quilt was inspired by the photo in this post. When I saw it, I knew I just HAD to make a color wheel quilt. I whipped the quilt top up for a sample for the retreat, because I thought it would be a good scrap quilt idea to share....
MerryChristmastoyouandyours!:)...
I'm happy to report another finished quilt. :)This was from my second round of the 9 patch quilt along. I do love scrappy quilts most of all.The printed fabric on the back is by Jennifer Paganelli. I love this fabric so much. I'm not sure if I love the...
Art @ The Hermitage
Q: What does 4 cubic inches of fun look like?
A: Like this...Q: And what does it look like when you take the lid off??WOW!Here's 4 cubic inches of HOT...And here's 4 cubic inches of Black & Silver, after having been put through Francie's Anal-izing process - each piece unraveled, straightened, finger-wound, filed in it's own compartment, and RTU! ...
It's been cold and foggy every day, we've hardly seen the sun for a week, the drip system is broken, the weeds and the leaves from the deciduous trees are six inches deep everywhere... and still the roses keep going. My mother fussed over her roses like they were infants;...
Here's the Chanukkah addition to the Greenhouse in the Loo. Don't know her name... and don't care, as usual... I just know she's one classy lady, and she whispered "Buy me", when I walked by her in the supermarket nursery. One of these days I'll get around to looking her...
Here's the amazing Sheriff Nancy and 265 pillowcases made by the members of her Pillowcase Posse, a sub-group within the larger Vallejo Piecemakers Quilt Guild. Some of the pillowcases will be donated to the kids at Foster A Dream, and others to an organization that sends a touch of home...
Today his Her feast day... Party on!!I love Guadalupe. I don't believe in her miracles or anything she stands for, but she's so beautiful! She's always surrounded by roses (my favorite flowers) and gold and glitz and all of that stuff I love to play with. I have her images...
The Diffference Between Heaven and Hell...
I've always wondered about this..In Heaven:The Chefs are French,The Lovers are Italian,The Auto Mechanics are German,The Police are English,and the place is run by the Swiss.In Hell:The Chefs are English,The Lovers are Swiss,The Auto Mechanics are French,The Police are German,and the place is run by the Italians....
Sunrise Quilt Studio
This is a current customer project. A set of 7 panels to make tote bags from. I quilted freehand feathers on this one with the black fabric using Signature 100% thread in Dusty Rose.This picture has better color. It looks like I'm needing a new camera :( This is the...
I'm trimming trapunto batting today and my fingers are getting sore :( The pain and suffering of machine trapunto! I'm finding it more difficult to trim the 80/20 batting than the poly batting, but I think I'll get the result I'm looking for.Now to find that box of bandaids so...
Yesterday, I measured the 2 quilts for AAQI to make sure they fit the size requirements, but this quilt with the butterfly and coneflower is 1/2 inch too wide. Rats! I'm debating on whether to take off the binding and cut it down, or make another quilt. I'm leaning towards...
DD#1 has a "Gir" jacket that she has worn out and wanted to replace. The price of a new jacket was more than we wanted to spend, so DD#1 decided to design one of her own.We purchased a hoodie jacket pattern and some polar fleece, added her own touches and now she...
These are the last 2 doilies - at least for awhile. I'm finally feeling well enough to get back to quilting, so crocheting doilies will take a backseat. The doily above started out from a pattern, but I could only get so far and then had problems. I tried 3...
Another project from Craftbits.I have no idea what I'm going to do with all these doilies, but I'm having fun making them. ...
Anyone Can Quilt
I just finished my second ever full pair of socks. Glory be. The second sock has been sitting in my knitting bag for a loooooong time. Once I decided it was pathetic and time to get the little fella finished,......
Summery stitching in the rain.
Last night I finished my vintage sheet quilt. You remember, the one I wanted to finish last summer. The one that has been quilted and has had naked edges for months... that's the one. I suddenly got the urge to......
This is what my mornings look like lately. Not wanting to get out of my cozy bed, content in the covers. Partly because it's been so gray and wet outside. Partly because I don't have to be anywhere early in......
Oh boy oh boy I've just finished something!! What could it be? Does it look familiar? Maybe...yes...no.... It's a new coffee cozy design! The Cottage Coffee Cozy. Here's another one, a yo-yo one!!! I love yo-yos. And then there are......
All is Merry and Bright... except for the car.
I love this time of year. I love candy canes. I love the smell of this tree. I love that the whole family has "Wii arm". Ouch. As a result of playing too much Wii. A Christmas present from the......
Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!
This is nothing for those of you in Northern Climes, but to be dumped on in January even worse than we were dumped on in December...IN THE SOUTH...it's quite the thing. It's all anyone has been able to talk about! Last night on the TV scrolling at the bottom all...
A couple of the venues planned for this year include Quilt Odyssey in Hershey PA July 21-25, and the NC Quilt Symposium Jun 3-6!!I'm teaching Crumb Piecing and String Spiderweb in Charlotte for the NC Quilt Symposium!I'm teaching Crumb Piecing, Basketweave Strings, and Happy Scrappy Houses in Hershey at Quilt...
I have a friend who LOVES to cook. And truly, I envy the meals that they enjoy because it's a bit tricky with my family. When someone says we are having "Lentil Chili" or "something something prima vera" Not only am I JEALOUS, but bummed....because you see, even...
Book Review -- Amish Abstractions!
How appropriate! After my last post about loving to work with solids, look what I've got here to review!There is a new book out called Amish Abstractions, published by Pomegranate Communications. You can look at their website HERE!If you love antique quilts, antique AMISH quilts especially, as I do....you need...
I had a great time chatting with Pat Sloan yesterday! If you didn't get a chance to listen in, here is the link to the radio show page. When you get there, look for the box in the right hand corner that has the shows listed by date, the...
I've got a date with PAT SLOAN!
And you can listen in! Every Monday at 4pm EST she broadcasts her Creative Talk radio show. I'll be the featured guest on Monday, Jan 25th! Which is also the day that my BABY Jeff turns 20....so a big day for celebration all around. After it is taped, the...
Simplify
Yesterday was a particularly hectic day. Hectic to the point of borderline overwhelming. Not that I am complaining, I enjoy being busy, and am extremely thankful for the many opportunities I have been given, but still... a bit overwhelming. The......
In an effort to tame my inbox in one shot: Shoes: Nordstrom Rack- just a lucky find Dress: Target, where else? Kid: Yep, he really is that happy. (Oh, and thanks, girls. I'm blushing... :-) ...and so are my heels....
Today, I am content. You see, today I got to spend time with my family, sew with a friend, find a great deal on pair of comfy shoes (not the ones in the picture- they are definitely not comfy), ruin......
Saw this in an email today and it made my Friday. Which is tough to do. It is Friday, after all. I'm so moving to Belgium. Anyone want to join me? Happy Friday! note: Want something else to make you......
When I was a kid we had a running family joke about my mom's business. You see, she has been the brains (and the talent) behind her company Cotton Way for 20 years now. (Mom at market) Anyway, we used......
(I'd give my right arm for these eyelashes) Anybody else having a hard time getting in the swing of things this year? Just me? It's taking me a lot longer to get back on my regular schedule after the holidays.......
DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Blog
I’m just popping in to say hey, and sorry for my absenteeism. Actually, “absenteeism” isn’t really a very accurate term either. “Totally and inexcusably lazy slacker” when it comes to anything I should be doing would be more to the point to be completely honest. I’ve had a sickness...
My current project is sorely taxing my creativity and definitely making me question my otherwise good judgment. ITMan and I will be married 20 years on December 28, and I have something very special planned as a gift for both of us, but it’s not exactly something that fits in...
In which Crazy Accuracy Freak Girl throws a fit over precut fabric bundles.Go quilt! Your work gets better every day! Don't forget to check out The Daily Stitch—Your Online Quilting Page-per-Day CalendarSubscribe to The Daily Stitch via RSS or Email...
Head to Head: EQ Printables vs. Jacquard Cotton Sheets
I’ve been doing some printing on fabric off and on lately, using EQ Printables Premium Cotton Satin Inkjet Fabric Sheets. I picked up a 6 sheet package at Quilt Market in Houston in 2008 so that I could try it out. The results with the EQ Printables are okay, but...
Patchwork Tree and Half-Rectangle Triangles
Here’s a little peek at a new quilt I’m designing: Mmmmm, green. If I had to choose a favorite color, it would have to be green. I love,...
Thanksgiving Day is almost over in our part of the world, and I’ve been cooking pretty much since yesterday Tuesday. Despite the recent post about spice jars, I realize that this is not a cooking blog (and it’s a good thing too, because if it was I’d only be...
Textile Art Quilts by Lynn In California
I made these two art quilts in October 2009. How I neglected to post them here I do not know.The larger of the two is 31" X 31.5"I enjoyed using my embellishling machine to felt the wooly bits that make up the flower heads and stems. The sky and fence...
Mixed Media Quilted Wall Hanging
Click to see details and colors:A long weekend of paper bead and wire making, followed by a day of collagraph plate creating, another day of sewing beads to paper and fabric, cutting up painted c. plate, positioning them all on a rose cotton fabric; hand embroidering around it all..machine and...
Mandala Challenge Met for Quilts Around The World Blog
The group Quilts Around The World is a group of women art quilters from around the globe, (Australia, The Netherlands, Europe, USA)...who take up a challenge every three months to make a small art quilt and post it on our blog. http://aroundtheworldin20quilts.blogspot.com/Go there to see ALL the quilts as they...
I made this portrait art quilt for my 19 yr old grandson for Chanukah. He does wear his hair in dread locks, and leads a hippie-like life style. I took artistic licence to color them brightly. The dreadlocks are made from rolled up hand dyed repurposed dryer sheets. The face...
On November 13th, I had the honor and excitement of seeing my art hung for the 2nd Friday Art About at the Paint Chip in Davis, CA. We had a nice reception and a very good turn out.Maia, the owner of the store, said I'd had by far the...
I recently made four art quilts using hand dyed paper towels and dryer sheets. I then stitched the small paper quilts to painted canvas. These represent the four elements of Earth, Water, Air and this one is FIRE.Click on photos to see details.EarthWaterAirThese are for sale in my ETSY...
Susie Can Stitch
Finally! It's quilted!I went over to the professional quilters house a couple weeks ago to drop off this quilt top I've had finished for at least a year.Alice has a ton of space to give over to her hobby in her basement. Here we laid out the quilt...
I just got home from CHA. What a show! Our Craft Critique reporters are still hard at work covering this amazing trade show. There is a ton of patterned paper and cutting systems at CHA, but we spotted lots of other kinds of crafting too. Read our coverage HERE.I spotted...
Still making things, but slowly
I like winter, but I do get kinda lazy during these darkest days. It is clear that I have been neglecting my blog. My son, husband and I have been retreating into our XBox. We do play together and talk about all the gaming strategies and game...
I stitched a glowing snowflake for Craft Critique to review Glow in the Dark Embroidery Floss by DMC. I liked it and it really glows a lot!Check it out HERE. ...
The Susie Can Stitch family is still around, but I've been busy and a little bit overwhelmed by various things lately. Only one more week of school and the kids are home for the holidays! The craft show I did a few weeks ago went well and I...
Tuesday night I'm doing a fun craft show with my friend's neighborhood in Evanston, Illinois. This is a group of very talented women and the show is busy!Usually it is held it at one of the neighbors houses, but the show has outgrown that space! This year Winter...
Cherry House Quilts
Calling all future fabric designers
Lizzy has written the most helpful, most informative, and most beautiful book on the subject of becoming a fabric designer in the quilting industry. She hopes this book will be a helpful answer to all of those wanting to break......
Fabric time is here (sung to the tune of Christmas time is here)
Keeping with the Christmas theme, it was like Christmas time for me today! When I got home, on my door step was a big box of fabric from my dearest friends at Robert Kaufman with Amy Schimler's newest fabric line......
Have you seen all of the Modern Quilt groups popping up all over the place? It is something that I have been watching gain momentum for several months. I first noticed it on the Flickr Fresh Modern Quilt Group, quilters......
So far I have talked about the emotional, mental, and logistical trials of writing the book; but I have yet to talk about the very best day by far! It was the day I shipped my quilts to C May......
Vacation is over, and it's time to get back to real life...I'm not ready, but it is time nevertheless. Normally I do a end of the year review, but the end of the year got here so fast, I was......
Merry Christmas, and a winner!
A special thanks to everyone who left a comment in our drawing. I was so very touched by all of your sincere Christmas wishes! So many of them were wishes for others safety, health, happiness, wellbeing, and goodwill towards others!......
Threads of Friendship
It was time to celebrate Oliver’s birthday with friends and family today. It was a 10 day wait for Oliver, a long time when you are three four. He requested a rocket party with woodwork and real tools. Here is the birthday boy with his tools, thanks to nana! ...
I have a little boy who has just turned 4. He is blessed with a very cheerful disposition, has so much energy for life and so much curiosity for learning, that at times I struggle to keep up! He is happy almost 100% of the time – what a gift!...
We have been thoroughly enjoying the Summer School holidays – sleeping in and catching up with precious friends. Jenny and her gorgeous kids came over for a day of sewing and fun. Amy has just started sewing lessons and showed me the selvedge pin cushion she had made. So I...
We’re all going on a summer holiday!!
I am just back for two days of stitching in peace and thought I’d share some of our holiday fun… There was a day picking strawberries and of course eating them. I recommend the chocolate fondue at Sunny Ridge Strawberry farm. Delicious!! The beach was beautiful and...
It is sooo hot today that I’ve contemplated hopping into my freezer on a number of occasions. It is 8.30pm and still 40 degrees! (that’s about 105 Fahrenheit!) We are all enjoying doing very little these holidays – in fact we haven’t really been out of the house other than...
The apple hasn’t fallen very far from the tree when it comes to a love of bags, my DD Rachel has quite a collection of her own. Today we added to that collection by making a bag together. Do you remember me giving her this book and fabric for her...
The Quilt Rambler
Spend a Moment Looking Over My Shoulder
I'm trying something new - took this video with my Verizon Wireless Droid and trying to figure out how to get it online...it's not the best quality or content, just my first attempt at Rambling while I quilt.. this was the quilt on the frame today and I was in...
What's better than a Shop Hop? Warehouse shopping of course!And what a way to end the first month of a new decade - a road trip with a side trip to my favorite fabric manufacturer, P & B Fabrics in Dallas!Okay, so my new A-1 Quilting Machine customer lives...
A Time of Distraction, Discovery and Delight
It's been a while since I've rambled, well, online at least!I've been delightfully distracted lately. In several ways actually. I'll share just a few.I don't think I can count a lunch out with my youngest son as a distraction, but it was a delight as we enjoyed a Sunday lunch...
Extended Lunch - taking advantage of the sunshine
If you've been following my blog then you know how much I love going to Galveston. Since Hurricane Ike those visits have been few and far between, at least the day time visits when I have time to walk on the seawall - as I do go to the...
The First Week of the Rest of My Life
I love the opportunity for new beginnings. Sundays are my all time favorite day of the week because that is my time for refreshing and worship. I count Mondays as good too because even though technically they are the second day of the week I think of them as the...
I think I've mentioned before that I don't do cold (give me a tropical vacation any day!) nor do I handle dark depressing days very well. Seems we've had a lot of that lately. Sometimes it seems like it's been years...Then out of the blue there was a ray of...
Simply this and that
Simply This That and the Other has MOVED
Simply This That and the Other has a new home on the Web!Our new home and name is, We think you're going to like our new home! Whatcha Waiting for ? Head on over to Pleasant Home and take a look around. Oh. We've noticed many of you still...
Pleasant Home is my New Home on the web...
If you haven't heard. Simply this that and the other... Has MOVED. We're now called Pleasant Home and we live at www.Pleasant-Home.com. Soon I won't be posting over here. If you haven't already, make sure you RE-SUBSCRIBE, FOLLOW, RE-BOOKMARK, etc. my new URL. We've had a week long party this...
If you haven't visited this week already, than you don't know that we've moved!Simply This That and the other went into the witness relocation program. LOL. Just kidding.But we do have a NEW NAME, a NEW URL, and a FABULOUS NEW website (if I do say so myself.)We've been celebrating...
Simply This That and the Other has MOVED!
FINALLY !Whew!Here just a minute. Let me take a deep breath. {deep breath}.O.K. that's better!My New Home on the web is up and running! What a move it has been!I'll have to tell you all about it later. For now?My new blog has a "Landing Page" which is Pleasant...
Have ya all noticed my posts have been a little sparse? Have ya all noticed things disappearing from my blog ? Have you all noticed I've been really quite in Blog Land?Well, there's a reason!I've been busy!Busy doing what you ask ?Busy MOVIN my Blog !Yep! I packed things up...
Calling all Flea Market Fancy Lovers...
My friend Penny from the blog Sew Take A Hike,has started another blog. But this isn't just any old blog.It's a petition of sorts.For what you ask?Well Flea Market Fancy of course!It's just about extinct!Here's what Penny has to say about the FMF blog;"These dire circumstances have inspired me to...
Twisted Sister: Artwork by Jamie Fingal
The main room; stuff piled on the floor from workshops, and art supplies from homeNow cleaned up and put away. The floor is beautifully clean and ready for visitors.Design Room - the accumulation of stuff. This room was not working out well with the futon that you...
Exuberance abstract with detail below; Mistyfused hand dyed fabrics, free motion machine quilted Spring! floral - with detail below; Mistyfused hand painted flowers over a blue batik, free motion machine quilted...
Pretty Little Mini Quilts at the CHA Show
I am standing in the Lark Books booth at the CHA Show in Anaheim, holding a copy of "Pretty Little Mini Quilts." Sarah Ann Smith's work is on the cover. Here is the page my art quilt is on! So exciting to hold it in my hands....
front of bag (above)back of bag (below)Tote Tuesday to benefit the American Cancer Societybegins on Tuesday, February 2ndbidding information on Virginia Spiegel's blogThe Embellishment Tote - Raised $200 for the American Cancer Society click this to see bidding info Tote Tuesday informationEverything you need to embellish a quilt with treasures...
Diana's Forest 17.5H x 29.5Wa belated Christmas gift...
Knitted laptop bag for the Dell Mini; I used leftover yarns from making scarves to create this; using #10 knitting needles.Folded it from the sides to the middle - sort of a "sham" like bag, and sewed up the sides. It can be tied closed. It has...
The Quilter
The large hole turned out to be the easiest to fix and was it located fairly close to a corner. With the quilt washed, I removed the label, the quilting and all the binding in both affected corners. By removing the quilting stitches around the hole all the way to...
You know that I used to be a typographer, right? I love the smooth, sensuous curves of Bauhaus. And then there is Korinna with it's beautiful U and C that just makes me drool. I have never met a typeface (font) that I did not like. So what do you...
Wow, what an overwhelming response. I didn't think there would be that many of you wanting to see repair work on this quilt.I do want to point out that this is a quilt that I personally made so I was fully aware of where the bias is located in those...
Here is Little Sister's nibbled quilt. I made this quilt for my Little Sister in 2002 using Bonnie Hunter's String-X pattern. I love this pattern because it uses up those oddball scraps. Anyway. You can see the hole the dog chewed in the first photo and the corner and binding...
I don't know about you, but fabric just seems to find me. The box containing the nibbled quilt arrived and right on top of the contents was this note. "The rest" that sis is talking about is various lengths of fabric that are going to be marvelous for backings. Yes,...
My sister is heartbroken. Her dog chewed a hole in the quilt I gave her. Can it be fixed? I won't know until I see it. I think it can, because it is a string quilt. We will see....
Red Fish Circle
It seems like the three most asked for fabrics were the birds on cream, the owls on white, and the cats on pink. The winner of this contest is Mamaspark who won a yard of the owls on white. Congratulations! Thanks to everyone who entered, I wish I had enough...
Haven't featured your lovely creations in a while so here we go:Pin CushionBumbo Seat CoverSkirt...
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSEDNow that we are getting a bit closer to the release of On A Whim 2, it seems a good time for another fabric giveaway. I thought it might be fun for you to choose your fabric this time. So just leave me a comment telling...
I just sewed this new scarf using linen, chenille, and some fabrics from the On A Whim 2 fabric collection coming to stores in another month....
I received these Owl fabric pins from Berrylicious Buttons. She surprised me with these sending them along with an order of hair pins, tags, and hair clips that I purchased as gifts. She recently closed her Etsy shop and is having a huge sale on her blog. Her creativity and...
Sewed up this little lion rattle yesterday with some linen and fabrics from On A Whim 2.Inspired by the lion print in the collection -...
Canton Village Quilt Works
Hello Everyone,Some of you who have been reading my blog for a while may remember that in August of 2008, my mother, my daughter, and I took a vacation of a lifetime to Peru. You can read about it in my blog posts here. Make sure you come...
What Do All These Fabrics Have In Common?
Hello Everyone,Well, we have a little bit of...KaffeBrandonMarthaand Philip!And these are all NEW ARRIVALS in my shop!! You can find yardage and fat quarter packs too!! Die cuts will be coming soon. Also, due in later today more Kona Cottons and Essex Cotton Linen blend (new colors). So stop...
Hello Everyone,I wanted to share with you a few more examples of the Hunter's Star. These are some photos that I took while at class at QBTY.This first photo is a 3 color or 3 fabric version of a Hunter's Star. Laura (our teacher) made this table runner to demonstrate...
Hello Everyone,I know that many you have been waiting to see the results from my Hunter's Star Class. Also, I know that some of you had never even heard of a Hunter's Star. If you weren't able to read my first post about this wonderful block, just click here and...
Hello Everyone,So today I am taking my last class at QBTY for the Hunter's Star quilt. But in the meantime, I wanted to share with you my Star Crazy BOM finishes for the first month!! Yes, among all the craziness with the Sandhill Star Saga, I managed to finish...
Sandhill Stars, Part 3 The Ugly Truth
Hello Everyone,Just a little business first... Check out the new arrivals at my shop! They arrived on Thursday and Friday. There is new Brandon Mably, Kaffe Fassett, and Philip Jacobs. I know you will love them!!Thank you for coming back to hear the rest of this story. So here...
All Things Quilty
Baby quilt and Quilt Tops from the Bee
We had a great bee meeting last night at Irene's house. Lots of good show-and-tell...I was not the only one sewing during the snow days!Here is our hostess, Irene, with a fabulous stars quilt that was from a Bernina Saturday Sampler. The stars really pop on the blue background. Kathy...
More Charity Quilts from our Bee Sew-In
My bee, The Whacky Ladies, meets tonight, so I finished two more of the charity quilts that the ladies made at our sew-in meeting in January.The first one is made from a kit that I put together with homespun, flannels, and a novelty fabric that has a camping theme. I...
I never would have guessed that this old quilt top would turn out so pretty! It is off the machine now, waiting to have the thread tails trimmed, the binding put on, and, oh, yes, it needs a bath after spending the last forty years or so in a...
The gorgeous blue skies are only a memory...the snow is still on the ground, but it is precipitating some kind of frozen stuff again today, making for a rather gray and dismal day. To top it off, I have been working like crazy to finish the blazing stars antique quilt,...
Mixed Media Technique: Altered Ribbon
Yesterday, my husband and I took off for an adventure on our Gator, which we normally keep at our mountain place. Overnight, the snow had been coated with an icy glaze. You did not even need boots, because you could step right on top of the snow. ...
Blue Sky, White Snow, and lots of Color
It continued to snow on into the night yesterday, and we woke to a beautiful sunny day with mounds of sparkling crystalline snow. That is the view from my front door, which is as far as I have ventured out so far. It is so gorgeous that I think...
Don't look now!
Do you remember this .... this was poor Joshua about 10 months ago when he realised that he wasn't going to be starting school that day .... it's a long story ... Anyway ... today I got up very early......
Joseph's Coat - finishing the ends of your rows & the edges of your quilt top
It has taken me a little longer than I had expected, however, I have finally finished off piecing together the first 14 blocks of my Joseph's Coat. I have broken this stage down into two steps. You can find the......
Joseph's Coat - piecing together Rows one & two
Now for the long awaited and heavily contemplated piecing together of rows one & two!!! Just a couple of things before we start ... These instructions cover making up Rows one & two - it is important to remember this......
Hi guys ... sorry for the unexpected and rather longer than anticipated break in transmission! December proved to be a very busy month for Don't Look Now and even busier for the Don't Look Now family! I hope you all......
Little Monsters, Hetties Patch, Josephs Coat first month round up ... topped off With Love!
Those of you who have been visiting mefor a bit would remember this quilt ... This is what I spent much of my time working on earlier in the year .... It's called Little Monsters and you can find it......
This little quilter went to market ...
.....well to be perfectly honest ... I am not so little after making sure I was so very well fed during the winter months ... but that's a whole other story!!!! Anyway as I was saying I had my very......
Me & My Quilts ~ Exploring the Possibilities
I took AAQI Name Quilt No. 70 to work earlier this week and asked my co-workers to help inscribe the list 55 names. [each photo will enlarge when clicked] In a firm of 12 attorneys and 10 staff, eight of us had immediate family members whose names appear...
This was Susan's Day 4 piece - Billie (our instructor who calls herself a subliminal, interpretive painter) calls this triplication and says she cannot keep these pieces in the galleries. Again, we spent time searching for images from the studio's stash of old National Geographics, architecture, and fashion magazines....
This is the front of our classroom ~ that overhead mirror was essential. Billie (instructor, in denim) was helping Susan (in brown) with her composition and design.Again, more reasons why we love the area . . . Finally, this project ("whimsical") involved what each of us had perceived as...
Day two started with the same challenge - "Choose three colors" . . . I found that putting some of the water color paint onto water color paper was a better way to evaluate colors. [note, each photo should enlarge if you double click] After we blobbed and mashed...
There were three students in my class. This is Susan's first project. We were to choose three colors (water color tubes have to be opened to tell what color is inside . . . at least for those of us who know zero about painting). Then we were to...
I've had questions about several of my tables before but have never shared the information here . . .The table I use for my 153 away from home (shown above) was concocted by my ever-awesome DH, inspired by the SewEzi unit. I cannot work at a machine...