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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.


    DESIGNING DIVAS

    DESIGN QUESTION: FEATHER SURPRISE BORDER

    Posted: 27 April 2011 at midnight

    Cindy quilt top

    Recently Cindy sent me some beautiful photos of a quilt she completed using the 1472 FEATHER SURPISE COLLECTION. She had some questions about using the border blocks. So I took some time today for design play using the blocks in question working up options for filling large triangle spaces and ...

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    FEATHER SURPRISES ABOUND

    Posted: 28 February 2011 at midnight

    1476 FEATHER SURPRISE CORNER BLOCKAn 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 ...

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    LOG CABIN PLAY

    Posted: 3 April 2010 at 3 a.m.

    More ideas using 1402 Hearts a Flutter Block 2 and practice with the DIVIDE PATTERN feature in Creative Studio. 

    1402 HEARTS A FLUTTER BLOCK 2

    1402 triangle variation

    This block derivation was created by dividing the pattern as described HERE and then rotating half of the block 180 degrees. After adding a connecting p2p line and setting up the ...

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    DESIGNING DIVAS 3:3

    Posted: 15 March 2010 at 6 a.m.

    DESIGN DIVAS 3.3

    Patterns used:

    Creative Studio skills used:

    In Repeat Mode ... concatinating, rubber stamp, circular array, rotation, and resizing.

    1374 single touching bead

     

    And the bonus for today: a freebie - 1374 SINGLE TOUCHING BEAD is a ...

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