@play, I shared the first part of her story here. And the second part of her story here. I mentioned that my friend AEF offered her support throughout the design and quilting process. Invaluable. Just simply invaluable. I did a bit more planning with this quilt, as you can see to the right I have… Continue reading Choosing Quilting Motifs: Open Heart Style
Category: beauty
Because I am so ready for spring
Okay, okay. I know this is summer but INeedCOLORSo taking a look at this what block would you chose to make and how would you use the colors?Happy Quilting,teri
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Winter, Fall, Color and organizing
There are many, many people who love winter. They find the cold, snow, the gray days, the lack of light and blah. Even though winter is not my favorite season. (Hello! I'm a quilter! I LOVE COLOR) I was mesmerized by the ice floes on the Hudson. I'd seen them all over the news in… Continue reading Winter, Fall, Color and organizing
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Listen to your quilts
They frequently have something to say giving you information about the direction they intend to take on this journey together. When I started quilting Quantum Leap I thought that hot pink would work in the green strips. Turned out not so much. The color disagreed with me vehemently. Jeanie confirmed that the pink wasn't working.… Continue reading Listen to your quilts
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Popping in because…
I read this letter from Kurt Vonnegut to a group of students from Xavier High School here in NY In particular it is this passage: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming,… Continue reading Popping in because…
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An open letter to @play
Dear @play,Enjoy your journey to Portland for a visit to the Pacific Northwest Quilt Festival. Portland is a great city (home of some amazing architecture, donuts, views and PEOPLE) and I think you'll enjoy it. From conception (thanks AEF) to finishing the binding the 2nd time Thursday morning at 2:43 AM you have been so… Continue reading An open letter to @play
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Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
I have a confession to make: I’m having a love affair with whole cloth quilts. This passion snuck up on me, quietly whispering, “let’s see what you can do with this cloth”, “what would these threads look like on Radiance”, “did you see that thread?” Wide open spaces get me all giddy thinking about the… Continue reading Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
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It wasn’t all bad
In the middle of that experience of being completely drained a there were a couple of amazing things that happened that have helped to restore my sanity. Long conversations with a couple of friends! I know this term is overused in some sense, but these were priceless. In the midst of these "Bang Head Here"… Continue reading It wasn’t all bad
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@play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
I'm going to make a bit of a confession here. It's challenging to admit this because although in thinking about it my facebook postings while I was in the middle of quilting "@play" gave a clear indication of where I was headed at the time. I kept talking about the quilt as "the unruly teenager"… Continue reading @play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
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We always wondered!
Who dad would call on April 1st and get over on. Dad owned April Fool's Day was his favorite holiday of the year! The groans of, "Oh Dad!" would follow his phone calls or emails. And even though we'd think he won't get over on me next year, the next April Fool's Day came around… Continue reading We always wondered!
