Month: January 2013
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Quilter’s Calendar
Am I the only one who doesn’t know about Quilter’s Calendar? Here’s what they say about themselves: The Quilter’s Calendar is a brand new website that connects quilters and guilds with quilt teachers, using an easily searchable online calendar Instead of having to search through every quilt teacher’s website, looking for opportunities to book that…
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Pinwheel variations 1 & 2
I just finished the two Jelly Roll Pinwheel lap quilts that I started the week after Christmas. Variation 1 on the left has dark pinwheels. Variation 2 on the right has light pinwheels. The jelly rolls were Moda marbles. I happened to have a half yard of lime green Moda marble in my stash, so…
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Library card catalog cabinets installed
Do you remember those wonderful library card catalog cabinets that DD#2 and her hubby salvaged for me as an early Christmas present? I’ve been spending the last few days in my studio getting them set up and filled. I decided to replace the open cubbyholes that have been sitting next to my work area for…
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Road to California 2013
Good news! Good news! I got good news! As you may know, the Road to California Quilter’s Conference and Showcase (road2ca.com) opens today. Sadly, after our fabulous time in the Bay Area last week, we had to go home so we are no longer in California, and I won’t get to go to the show,…
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Diablo Valley Quilters
On Tuesday, January 15, we drove up the coast to the next guild. I enjoyed the redwoods so much, we decided to do a little more sightseeing by driving through Big Basin Redwoods State Park where some of the trees are up to 375 feet high. I don’t think I will ever get tired of…
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Pajaro Valley Quilt Association
No, I haven’t fallen off the edge of the earth. We just flew across country last week so I could put my tiptoes on the edge of the earth and look out over the sweet Pacific Ocean. What a treat! I was invited to go to California to speak and teach at two different guilds.…
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Procrastinating and organizing
There’s something wrong with me. Really. When I am procrastinating big time, I organize. No, not all the time. If I did, then I would have the most organized house in the whole world because I procrastinate a lot! So, sometimes I organize. This time I was suckered in by the pretty, white, lacy drawer…
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Time to Pre-Order Art Quilt Portfolio: People & Portraits
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Art Quilt Portfolio: People and Portraits is now available for pre-order through the SAQA Bookstore (http://www.saqa.com/store-detail.php?ID=782). I’m pretty eager to see it because “Windblown” is on the cover! Plus, I am a featured artist. What does that mean? I don’t exactly know, but it sounds pretty wonderful so I’m eager to find out! I was…
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A very old quilt with people
To the best of my knowledge, I first saw a quilt that depicted a person in the early 1990’s. It was revolutionary to me. Just the idea! Finally I could combine my love of drawing people and portraits with my love of fabric. Since then, I’ve eagerly (greedily) looked for more quilts with people. I…
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Organizing thread and bobbins
I have a project that must be done this week, so naturally I’m procrastinating a bit first. Actually, maybe this is just the warm-up phase. You know, kind of sliding into the real project? Anyway, the procrastination project last night was to organize my thread and bobbins. Really. *Shakes head and rolls eyes* Since bobbins…