There is so much to do and so little time to do it. I bet you’ve heard that a time or two! Ordinarily I would be going crazy trying to get all my spring yardwork done, ready to plant some annuals (so the deer have plenty of dessert), but this year it’s been a bit… Continue reading Busy and not busy
There is no doubt for me that what I often call laziness is actually self-care relaxation. There are times when we need to kick back, off load all the stress and simply enjoy some quiet serenity. That’s where I’m at today and I recognize that I go through these periods regularly. I used to berate… Continue reading Relaxing or laziness?
Today was one of the most enjoyable days I’ve had in a long time. I taught one of my favorite classes, Faces That Tell a Tale. It’s a class for making fantasy, funny, whimsical and imaginative faces, and each face has a story. I instruct, advise, push and prod until everyone comes up with a… Continue reading Favorites and fun!
Been busy but nothing to show for it! I had to sort through so many shelves and piles of things to put together a lecture and class for this week that I didn’t have time to actually sew anything. I worked a bit on the last two baby quilts that I made but didn’t finish… Continue reading A short break…
Little of this, little of that…I have a lecture and workshop next week and I haven’t really gotten myself organized. That was my goal for today, but I didn’t make tons of progress. As usual, I got distracted as I pulled things off the shelves. I still had my original drawing of that last map… Continue reading Putzing around
At least it’s new to me….I almost always use 80/20 batting in my project. I like the weight and ‘snuggly’ factor for quilts and polyester batts have not pleased me for a bunch of years. I’m hoping this will give me a good ‘feel’ without the extra weight. I’m used to buying my batting by… Continue reading New product test
As I was finishing up the map quilts, I had to move a stack of fabric that had been given to me by a friend. It was fabric that I was supposed to drop off at the quilt guild for charity quilt making. I missed a meeting and the fabric has been sitting here. I… Continue reading Soooo easily distracted……..
Life has been busy with appointments and errands this week so there has been almost no production in the studio. I left off my documentation with waiting for the paint to dry! Snatching a few hours here and there, I got the piece quilted and ready to be cut into smaller pieces………yeah, yeah, yeah, leave… Continue reading Busy but not productive!
The next step in creating my map quilt is making this heavily populated area look like a heavily populated area. That means adding buildings and more buildings and not very much green space. I have a couple of fantastic stencils that are perfect for this. I used an uneven blend of black and several blue… Continue reading Never quick!
When working on a textile art map project, accuracy is not my main concern. The roads and rivers and neighborhoods are indicated but not replicated. I think you have to start with an actual, accurate map because it aids in placement and proportion of the elements. After you use it to get your basic design… Continue reading Map making layers
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