This is where you find me exploring a variety of creative adventures mostly about but not limited to quilting. I'm a firm believer that one increases their creativity by being open to and playing with a variety of cretative endeavors ... at least that my excuse for today. Enjoy your sourjourn through my studio playroom. May you find encouragement and inspiration, and on occassion, a little pin-prick that may be thought-provoking or spark your imagination. Thank you for stopping by.
An email with triumphant shouts of joy and a request came into my inbox yesterday afternoon. Olga played with her Feather Surprise pattern in Creative Studio but now she needs a corner block with feathers going out rather than in as they are in 1471 FEATHER SURPRISE BORDER CORNER.
So ...
Today is a day for catching up on some of those loose threads I've left hanging from previous posts and giving a little love and support for all of you taking advantage of the freebies offered in the Free Quilting Patterns section of the store. First, Eryn's hat ...
I thought I might take today to share some of the great tips I've stumbled upon while out in the cyber quilting world lately. After all, that's part of the legacy and heritage of being in this wonderful community called "quilters." Sharing the latest tip; sharing a new ...
A photo-walk the other day ... and Mike told me he was mowing the lawn in Oregon! After I stopped laughing it was time to ponder ... I wonder how many days before I get a glimpse of the green green grasses here in the Berkshires. Enjoy my Winter views ...
And finally ...
The secret to success and a long life ... in my humble opinion ...
Laugh often
Dream big
and Reach for the stars.
So following along with this line of thinking nothing serious in the post today ... just pure silliness. I met Shaun the Sheep over the Christmas holidays and now he ...
pause and reflect
happy and content
self love and indulgent
Men have their ice fishing ... but us women ???
Care to join me on the deck for a few minutes of quiet conversation while wrapped in cozy flannel quilts while we watch Miso try desparately to catch every snowflake before it ...
The last week or so has been intense-pure craziness-attention to detail-check-recheck your entries-stay organized-keep track of your list-sync-sync-sinking (oh no!) kind of work here in the studio.
What caused all of this chaos? A site upgrade. It's been for the best and things are running much more smoothly. There ...
Dreaming of flowers during our February windy snow storm and a special request from Mitzi inspired this fun play exercise designing with Creative Studio. What better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon than playing in your studio.
You need:
Creative Studio ready to go starting a new project.
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Have you seen the new patterns going up in the store over the last few days? I had a few minutes to play with a new wholecloth design in Creative Studio. This mockup features patterns from a new collection coming together called FEATHER SURPRISE. Individual patterns used in this mockup ...
One of the things I really enjoy about living in the Berkshires is how many more clear night skies we have than I experienced living in Oregon in the Portland metropolitan area. The reasons for this are … unlike the cloudy rainy Pacific Northwest, we are much drier even though we ...
Learning is a funny thing just by the nature of how it happens, and as Marva Collins says, "The essence of teaching is to make learning contagious, to have one idea spark another." So what is this deep thinking all about, Kay, and what ever on earth does it have ...
Did you go read the article by Matt Gartland I posted yesterday? I was so taken with this sculpture. Usually I am not that excited about sculptures but this one really spoke to me ... the beauty and the passion ... the emotions it evokes. Chalk it up to the spirit of ...
A valentine wish for the Mister and he sent me flowers. Good man :)
Some new heart designs are going up in the store over the next week ... blocks, edge-to-edge patterns ... some fun fresh new stuff you want to add to your pattern library.
And some food for thought on the ...
A treat for John, my snowblowing neighbor from across the street who has gone above and beyond the call of duty this winter in keeping my front drive and side yard cleared away so Miso can go out and play.
Cranberry Nut Muffins usually show up as holiday fare ... a ...
Sleet, Freezing Rain, Hail or Snow
Does not matter
Hi Ho Hi Ho
it's off to work I go
In hand ... my yummy cappuccino
I love my hand-held aerolatte for making my in-house special coffee drinks. Amazon keeps me supplied with my flavored syrups ... hazelnut being my flavor of ...
HAT-TITUDE: they say that's what you've got when you're wearing your favorite hat and feelin' kinda sassy!
Just a quick update/progress report on the current knitting project - Eryn's hat ... I'm a little more than halfway finished with the crown section. I need a total ...
