Category: Sheer Whim
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Second Detail of Sheer Whim
I think I’ve recovered from my week of madness. I often wait way too long to start a quilt and then I have ridiculous deadlines that I try to meet. Pretty much everything else gets pushed aside while I concentrate solely on a quilt. I’m so thankful that my husband is willing to put up…
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Sheer Whim
Finished! The final touch was brainstorming with my family to come up with a title. I have a great family! It’s always fun to toss out ideas and talk about the various possibilities. Our final choice is “Sheer Whim.” This quilt came about on a whim. My husband and I were going camping in our…
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Sneak-Peak
Here’s a little sneak peak at what I’m working on right now. I’d like to finish by tomorrow, so I don’t want to explain any more right now!
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Another Experiment, Another Chance to Grow
Today I was working on the portrait some more. I’m experimenting with ways to add more complexity to my images. This time I am overlaying a variety of sheer fabrics in order to break up the image a little. The photograph doesn’t really give you a true representation of the current state of the quilt,…
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New Project, New Portrait
Yesterday I started a new portrait. While the overall size of the quilt is small (only about 16 or 17″ square), the portrait itself is quite big since it fills the surface. For this quilt I started with a photo cropped in close. I drew it full size on paper. Then I blocked in some…