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DesigningLOG CABIN PLAYMore ideas using 1402 Hearts a Flutter Block 2 and practice with the DIVIDE PATTERN feature in Creative Studio.
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 ... ...read moreCREATIVITY
There is a fine line in maintaining a balance in life whether we're talking personal, emotional, or career and our creative endeavors. Many times I find that I can get so caught up in the finished product I can easily loose sight of the process. How easy it is ... ...read moreBY SPECIAL REQUESTThree new edge-to-edge patterns due to customer request and what fun patterns they are.
When Becky and I were visiting at the recent retreat at Simpsonwood in Georgia, she mentioned a quilt she is making for her son. She has been looking for a very specific edge-to-edge pattern ... he drives ... ...read moreDESIGN CHALLENGE: MARCH
It's DESIGN CHALLENGE TIME ... are you a designing diva? Time to dust off the mouse, open up Creative Studio and start playing. I've designed a new block that is easily divided so you can create and re-create until your "hearts-a-fluttering."
The challenge unit ... 1402 HEARTS A FLUTTER BLOCK ... ...read moreAND THEN ...
Just a quick glimpse into my art/journal quilt planning journal. This is a copy of the page with notes and ideas ... first impressions ... how would I transform this concept into an art quilt. I find it really helps me to come closer to making the project REAL ... making it ... ...read moreONE STEP FURTHER
Taking it one step further ... I've made a commitment to fit in a weekly photo-walk when planning my calendar. I find much inspiration when I take the time to slow down and be more observant of the little things normally missed in the rush of the day. Built in ... ...read moreART QUILT IDEA?
MQS112 DIAMONDS ON THE DOUBLE BONUS FREEBIES
PLAY DAY
Happiness is Freedom; Freedom is Courage. Our technique challenge: we're to visit our art supply cupboards and find materials that would work for ... ...read moreCONCATINATING GOLF
HOUSTON 08 - BOOTH 2217
What have I forgotten? Today I take care of the personal stuff ... haircut, packing my clothes, etc. I ... ...read moreINNOVATIONS
The best part about any quilting conference or convention is the getting together with old friends you haven't seen since ... well, since the last quilt show! Innovations 2008 lived up to all I hoped for as I got see old friends and make new ones. Even with a heavy ... ...read moreSTITCHOUT SAMPLER Hooray for a day of sunshine! Even for an Oregonian, the rain is getting to be a bit much for this time of year. It's time for sandals, short pants and sweaters to be packed away. Let's see if I'm as ready for summer after next week ...PATTERNS & PLOTS OF ROCKSToday was a BABY QUILTS & FRENCH BRAID
Today was a day of cutting, piecing, and computers. First, the cutting ... my red and white sample of TWISTING RIBBONS is hanging in my trunk show at Fabric Depot and this means I need to have another sample on hand for booth hangings in the area and regional retail shows ... ...read moreTHEY'RE HERE! I'll bet you all thought I went to the retreat and just ran away ... never to come back. Actually, that sounds like a pretty good idea, but if I was going to run away, it would be back to those two sweet little grand babies!Yes, they are here ... FUN STUFF TO CHECK OUT
What a fun-filled great day ... work sandwiched in with play is a good balance. We had two students play their trombone sol
 os today for league competition and they did so well. They have 5 more weeks to polish everything up before district where they compete to qualify for state ...
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WINTER ART
Texture ... Color ... Line ... Shape ... Value ... Form ... Space
Emphasis ... Movement ... Unity/Harmony ... Balance ... Rhythm ... Contrast
 The art form is negligible; the elements and principles are the same whether your create with music, dance, paint, crayons, pencils, your camera, words ... or ... fabric.
 Every year during the end of January and through the ...DRAGONFLY BLOSSOMS & GOSSAMER WINGSA sneak preview of a pattern to be published later this spring in the AQS journal American Quilter with closeups of the quilting designs from the Gossamer Collection. First you see the border design Gossamer Wings and after that Gossamer Block filling in the pieced Blossom block.
I resized Gossamer ... ...read more |
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Don't throw away those tattered and torn denims just yet. Here's a great idea for creating a frame for a favorite photo. Print the photo on your favorite photo transfer product. I like to use Printed Treasures. Gather up your embellishments and plan your stitching. I like the ...
I love the feature called CONCATINATION included with our Creative Studio software on our Statler quilting machines. Concatinating is a design process allowing us to create unique edge-to-edge designs using several different but related quilting patterns. We can choose an order in which we would like the patterns to be ...
