My friend Lisa Calle, developed a great set of rulers for quilting close, straight lines. I purchased a set and absolutely love them. So when she told me she was working on a curved set, I was thrilled! When the prototypes came in, she asked me to try them out. They are wonderful...a nice deep curve, perfect for the small spaces I fill with close cross hatching. So I did a little video to show them to you. The set " Quilter's Groove ProCurve Rulers" is now available for pre order on Lisa's website. Get a set for yourself...you will love them! And if you don't already have the set for straight lines, "Quilter's Groove ProLine Rulers"...get those too, you'll be glad you did!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Sunday, January 20, 2013
New Patterns
The latest joint venture with Vicki Welsh, two of my recent designs are ready and will be available as kits to include my pattern and Vicki's hand dyed background gradient.
"Once Upon A Dream" features Vicki's "Twilight" Gradient background.
And "The Watchers" featuring the "Rocky Road" gradient background.
Both include 1 yard of the hand dyed gradient and all the full size pattern pieces in PDF format on a DVD. It's easy to store and easy to print out your pattern pieces when you need them.
They will be available very soon in Vicki's etsy shop ...she'll make an announcement when she's got everything ready to go.
"Once Upon A Dream" features Vicki's "Twilight" Gradient background.
And "The Watchers" featuring the "Rocky Road" gradient background.
Both include 1 yard of the hand dyed gradient and all the full size pattern pieces in PDF format on a DVD. It's easy to store and easy to print out your pattern pieces when you need them.
They will be available very soon in Vicki's etsy shop ...she'll make an announcement when she's got everything ready to go.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Harvey
Today is the reveal of the latest Fiberactions challenge. The challenge required the use of at least ten colors. With my current shoulder issues, I was uncertain if I would make this challenge, but I always have a few pieces laying in wait of their turn to be quilted. I choose Harvey for two reasons: he met the color requirements, and he is fairly small. That meant I was able to get him quilted in time.
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Harvey[/caption]
Harvey measures 20" x 30 1/2" and is the 5th in my painted wholecloth series of Fanta-Sea Fishees. I used my usual batting: Quilters Dream Wool over Puff, and Superior's Lava and Bottom Line threads. I have had a great time both painting and quilting these funny fish! Just Cleopatra left to go.
As soon as I laid it on the floor to photograph, you know who claimed it...
The more I tried to more him to get the detail shots, Bouree just got silly. So you'll have to see the detail around him.
He's cuter than the quilt anyway!
Be sure to head over to the Fiberactions blog to see the wonderful work from the other artists in this great group!
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Harvey[/caption]Harvey measures 20" x 30 1/2" and is the 5th in my painted wholecloth series of Fanta-Sea Fishees. I used my usual batting: Quilters Dream Wool over Puff, and Superior's Lava and Bottom Line threads. I have had a great time both painting and quilting these funny fish! Just Cleopatra left to go.
As soon as I laid it on the floor to photograph, you know who claimed it...
The more I tried to more him to get the detail shots, Bouree just got silly. So you'll have to see the detail around him.
He's cuter than the quilt anyway!
Be sure to head over to the Fiberactions blog to see the wonderful work from the other artists in this great group!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Happy New Year!
Well, it seems the world didn't end last month and we have moved on to 2013. I trust you all had a safe and wonderful holiday season, we surely did. Today was household chores and putting away decorations and such... generally just getting the house back in order after parties and dinners over the holidays.
Tomorrow will be back to work on the High Priestess...I haven't touched that quilt in a while! Deadlines are coming up soon, so no more goofing off. I had taken photos early on in the quilting process but got busy and forgot to post them. So I'll leave you with a couple.
Obviously, these were taken before I buried the thread tails. I had 10 of these to do, so I waited until they were all done to bury.
And the back...nothing like dark variegated thread on a light back! Takes forever because I go so slow with high contrast threads, especially when backtracking!
That's it for now, have a great evening!
Tomorrow will be back to work on the High Priestess...I haven't touched that quilt in a while! Deadlines are coming up soon, so no more goofing off. I had taken photos early on in the quilting process but got busy and forgot to post them. So I'll leave you with a couple.
Obviously, these were taken before I buried the thread tails. I had 10 of these to do, so I waited until they were all done to bury.
And the back...nothing like dark variegated thread on a light back! Takes forever because I go so slow with high contrast threads, especially when backtracking!
That's it for now, have a great evening!
Monday, December 24, 2012
The Circle of Life
Today we lost a cousin...Mike. Mike lost his beloved wife Mary, not too long ago. Today, as sad as it is for those of us left behind; Mike and Mary are together again.
In this season of joy and renewal, take a moment to remember those who are no longer with us.
The older I get, the longer that list grows...but at the same time we have new little ones joining us.
So, we celebrate the cycle of life.
No matter what holiday you celebrate, take time to love the ones still with you, and remember those who have left us...they all make us who we are.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate tomorrow. Happy Holidays to all the rest...whether Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, or whatever you believe. We are all in this together...May we have Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward ALL Men.
In this season of joy and renewal, take a moment to remember those who are no longer with us.
The older I get, the longer that list grows...but at the same time we have new little ones joining us.
So, we celebrate the cycle of life.
No matter what holiday you celebrate, take time to love the ones still with you, and remember those who have left us...they all make us who we are.
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate tomorrow. Happy Holidays to all the rest...whether Hanukkah, Kwanza, Winter Solstice, or whatever you believe. We are all in this together...May we have Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward ALL Men.
Friday, December 21, 2012
The Transformation Has Begun...
Yep, the backing has been dyed
The elements to be added during quilting have been prepped
The silk and Razzle-Dazzle threads have arrived, and the top is loaded on the frame
The stabilization process is well under way. The "fun" quilting is coming soon.
I really love this part of the process!
The elements to be added during quilting have been prepped
The silk and Razzle-Dazzle threads have arrived, and the top is loaded on the frame
The stabilization process is well under way. The "fun" quilting is coming soon.
I really love this part of the process!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Watchers II...Applique Version
After the reveal of my painted version of this quilt here, Vicki and I talked about developing an applique version on one of her gradient fabrics as a kit for sale. Well, I finally got it done. As you may remember, the painted version is done entirely in neutral colors. In this version, I used a neutral background, but added a little blue and green. The background fabric is 1 yard of ...can you believe I can't remember the name of this gradient! I'm sure Vicki will pipe up and rescue me! At any rate, here it is.
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The Watchers II[/caption]
It isn't quilted yet, and that will not happen until the High Priestess is done and off the frame. But at least the top is done.
The pattern is almost done,(just have to burn the discs and print the covers) and will be ready to ship to Vicki in the next few days. When she has the kits ready to go, she'll let you know!
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The Watchers II[/caption]It isn't quilted yet, and that will not happen until the High Priestess is done and off the frame. But at least the top is done.
The pattern is almost done,(just have to burn the discs and print the covers) and will be ready to ship to Vicki in the next few days. When she has the kits ready to go, she'll let you know!
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