Archive for October, 2009
The Amazing Mr. Flynn
I returned from the International Quilt Festival in Houston with more than just a little fabric. I purchased one of John Flynn’s Multi-Frames. Toting it home in its unassuming packaging, it might be hard for folks to appreciate how cool this thing is, but it was what I was most…
5th Anniversary
Week 8: 10/19/09 – Last week, my husband and I celebrated our 5th anniversary. This quilt started out with an idea of assembling lots of “5′s” together. I attempted my first reverse applique and cut out the first of what I thought would be many 5′s to fuse down. Then…
Trying a Triple Four Patch
Week 7: 10/12/09 – Well, I got a little behind on my journal quilts but with good reason. This triple four patch was inspired by a scrap version on display at the International Quilt Festival in Houston October 15-18. Mom and I finally decided to go and the timing could…
Finding a Floral Muse
Week 6: 10/5/09 – A decidedly girly little quilt inspired by one of my current projects. I recently had the good fortune of acquiring a very large bag full of high quality designer cottons for free from an art quilter cleaning out her stash. There wasn’t an unattractive print…
Using My Sketchbook
I’ve read many articles by many quilt artists about maintaining a sketchbook. A lot of them say everyone should keep a sketchbook going, just to have a place to put all those clippings and random thoughts, creative or not. Going through some old files I came across some magazine clippings…