The Thirty Years War ended 375 years ago this summer with the Westphalian Peace treaty. To celebrate, sister cities of Osnabrück, Germany will assemble a collaborative textile exhibit.
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Finishing the auction quilt
I appreciate so many of you giving me your opinion on which piece to work on for this auction quilt. I spent a bit of time playing with those pieces in my last post, and decided they just weren’t bright enough for me. So I went back to my scraps so I could finally finish…
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Auditioning fabric pieces
Today I’m auditioning fabric pieces to make into a small art quilt for SAQA, the art organization I belong to. In December, I reorganized my studio again. In addition to separating fabric by color, I also made several boxes of pieces of fabric that might work alone.
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Inspiration and Mental Process
Since I’ve been a bit under the weather, and not feeling like actual creating anything, I’ve spent quite a bit of time between napping and watching TV, thinking about this new piece. Inspiration, the mental process, and what actually ends up, is really pretty interesting.
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On The Floor
I have a really bad habit of floor filing. I’ve done this in almost every office job I had. It seems like if I put the papers and books on a shelf, I’d forget all about them. So I still floor file. Here is what is on my floor today.
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Let the sun in and map quilts
Not much art around here yet. This past week my new windows in my studio were installed. I’ve been so looking forward to them to provide insulation, and now I can see and let the sun in! I was excited for them to finally be installed but it involved moving around my studio again. Here…
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Temp Quilt: It’s done!!!
I finally finished it. Well, to tell you the truth, it’s been done except for some extra stitching and the facing. So this past weekend I made it my goal to finish it. Here it is hanging in the living room.
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Just a little progress
In the last post I told you about the temperature wall hanging I’ve started. Well, it’s kind of slow going. One reason is because I am getting new windows for my studio. The window guys had to come out and measure inside, which involved me moving both tables and lots of stuff. Well, while I…
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Ukraine Spotlight Auction Quilt
The SAQA Spotlight Auction is coming up soon, and I thought I’d like to donate a quilt for this event. The size for these quilts is 6 x 8 inches, which would be easy for me to finish. They will be displayed in mats with a 4.5″ x 6.5” opening, and placed in clear cellophane…
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