What’s on my desk
Preparation for quilt bingo to be played at Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild meeting tonight art quilt background from scraps detail of background on art quilt in progress
Swoon Baby Quilts
Swoon baby quilt – blue/green (34†x 34â€) In a quest to complete UFOs and avoid creating new UFOs, I couldn’t leave my test blocks sitting around. I added more fabric and turned them into quilts to welcome new babies. Swoon baby quilt – purple/pink (34†x 34â€) On the blue/green one I quilted in
Swooning
I kept seeing Swoon blocks in various blogs – I loved the size of the block (24â€) and how different they could be based on fabric selection. I had to give it a try. I purchased the pattern late last week and made a two test blocks. I’m not usually much for intricate cutting and
Portrait of Dreamer
Portrait of a Dreamer (13†x 18â€) In 2007 I had the opportunity to take a narrative quilt making class with Kate Gorman. With fused fabric we constructed a quilt top. I loved my finished top – a self portrait, that I feared messing it up with the quilting. It took almost 5 years but
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Love and Happiness
Love and Happiness (44†x 44â€) When I was making the Joy quilt, I second guessed the bright colors and pieced a second top. I consulted my husband as to which to finish and give to his grandmother who loved the bright colors and patterns in her quilt. I didn’t want the other top be
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Mustache Art
My final handmade holiday gift has been received. Our friend loves mustaches and my husband and I wanted to find something for her new apartment to reflect her style. After a bit of searching we opted to make her some art. She’d been out of town for 3 weeks so she didn’t open her gift
Studio Reorganization
View from door into my studio I spent the long new year’s weekend organizing my studio. I wanted to be able to see my fabrics more easily. The had been stored in a basket, cabinet, various totes and the closet. It was difficult to keep everything neat and I kept forgetting what I had. The
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Kits in Use : Quilt by Shelia
This quilt was created by Shelia with a faces/dress pattern kit. I love the winter scene she created and the sassy look for her girl. It amazes me how the same faces can be used in such creative ways. Many thanks to Shelia for sharing her quilt with us.
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Gift Girls
I finally managed to process the 200+ photos I took of the small girl quilts I made before Christmas. Here are a few of my favorites. You can see more photos of each quilt on Flickr. These little quilts were gifts for ladies in my quilt groups. Each is approximately 5.75†x 8.75†with a
Blogger’s Choice Contest
The Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring a Blogger’s Choice giveaway. It took hours to narrow down my selection but so fun to create this little bundle. I’m starting to link pink and orange a lot. The prints: Power Pop: Peridot Radio City Aqua Girlfriend Strawberry Girlfriend Coffee Posies Orange Radio City BasicGrey Curio: Rose Camellia
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