Category Archives: art quilts

Challenges Are Good! (Part One)

Challenges build character. More importantly, they can be a lot of fun, and can lead makers of all sorts to experiment in new and creative ways. They are also wonderful for those who sometimes require a little bit of structure … Continue reading

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An Important Resource for Quilters

It’s been awhile since I posted. Not for bad reasons, it’s just been a busy year, and it gets awkward to just pop up again and carry on, even though I want to…apologies, and here we go: I want to … Continue reading

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Ironcraft Challenge – Castle in the Air

Awhile back Castle in the Air posted a challenge on their website. Come in and pick up a secret “ingredient” and use it in the making of something creative. The “ingredient” was a white, spun cotton object that looked a … Continue reading

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Scrap Quilts

Awhile back I started sewing scraps together with the simple intention of making either a top or “fabric” to add to a top. Oh, my it’s been a fun process… but never completely under my control. I had once made … Continue reading

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New Pieces 12 x 12″ x 12″ Challenge for 2012

This year New Pieces Quilt Store is sponsoring a monthly challenge that has been pretty swell. For each month there is a “Fat 1/8th” of a theme fabric, and a one word “theme”. We have until the end of the … Continue reading

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Now for Something Completely Different…

Working this weekend on a Happy Villages fabric collage. I haven’t done anything quite like this in awhile… and I’m having trouble following her directions. So…that’s three things that make me happy.

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Bento Box meets Design Wall

Here’s my new design wall doing what design walls do — hiding behind a project. Of course the project I was working on is too big for the design wall and sticks out on the sides, but it really did … Continue reading

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What’s hanging around Now?

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January, 2011 Christmas Fairy for Ella Koosis’ graduation, December ’10. Jacket for Teacher Anne, October ’10. My new shoes. October, ’10. “Girls’ Night Out” currently on display on the fridge. September, ’10. I wrote about some of these projects before … Continue reading

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