Author: Maria
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Getting back in to the swing
I’m busy getting back in the swing of things! The first good news to share is that two of my secret quilts (ones I can’t show you yet) have been juried into a special exhibit called Circular Abstractions that Nancy Crow is putting together! My experimental quilt shown to the left was the first in…
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Friendship Quilters Guild
Last Saturday was moving day for DD#1 and her husband. Smart girl that she is, she graciously agreed to be my assistant while I taught my “Making Faces” fused appliqué portrait workshop to the Friendship Quilters Guild of Coldwater, Ohio. Did I mention she was smart? She came with me so sweet hubby could help…
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A visit with Lee Anna Paylor
Yesterday I had a delightful visit with Lee Anna Paylor of Not Afraid of Color. Her husband was in town on a business trip and she and her poodle, Cole, came along. It turns out to be a win-win situation because he has a traveling partner and she gets to sample all the local quilt…
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Reposting: Confused by pixels, resolution, and DPI?
I’m reposting this blog from a couple years ago because I there is so much confusion when it comes to digital image size and thought it could be helpful. When it comes to digital pictures, are you confused by pixels, DPI, and resolution? You’re not alone! I’m pretty much just a point-and-shoot photographer. I like…
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My Indy shop hop
I’ve been to Indianapolis many times, but we never managed to make time to visit any quilt stores. I know, shocking! Well, when sweet hubby and I were there earlier this month, he suggested we take a day to drive around town and do some exploring. I picked out three that were not too far…
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Happy Father’s Day
If you’ve ever seen me speak in public, it’s entirely this guy’s fault. He’s the outgoing, social butterfly, and he’s continually pushing me to get past being an introvert. This month we celebrated our 34th anniversary. Wow, that’s a long time! It’s been a quiet blog-month, but it’s been anything but quiet here on the…
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Tutorial: hammers for flat corners
I finished quilting my little quilt, Requisite Red. George behaved admirably once I put in Magnifico by Superior Threads. Magnifico is a 40 weight polyester thread specifically designed to stand up to the tension requirements of a machine like George. I used prewound bobbins of Bottom Line thread. I was able to achieve an acceptable…
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Product review: Heat Press Batting Together
I have recommended to sweet hubby that we should rename the month of May. I think it should now be called “If it weren’t for the last minute nothing would get done” month. He says it should be called “Desperation.” His idea has the virtue of being short and concise: March, April, Desperation, June, July……
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A week or so of Hazel
This past week or so I’ve had the great fun of spending lots of time with Hazel in one form or another. It started with quilting the two little portraits of her at three months and ten months old. Earlier this week we went to Young’s Dairy Farm so she could see the goats. She…
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Product review: InvisaFil thread
I’ve been wanting to try out a new-to-me thread called InvisaFil made by WonderFil Specialty Threads. It is a “cottonized” 100 weight polyester thread. I assume “cottonized” refers to the fact that it has more of a matte finish so it doesn’t look like monofilament thread but it is about the same weight. It is…