I have this pattern I’ve been working on that I think looks really cool, with aspects of both improv-looking areas and nice, larger open areas for fun quilting. I’m kind of dying to make it, and think it would be fun for people if they were looking to use up things in their scrap box […]
Ten. Thousand.
OK, when I saw the number I just kind of didn’t know what to think. My Craftsy class on learning to love your longarm with games and techniques to move you along (along with a healthy dose of how to pay attention to your body for comfort and also positive encouragement about how some mistakes […]
I kind of stink at getting pictures, but here are some!
I know, I know.. taking carefully curated photos is a *thing*, but I haven’t really been so great at that! In any case, here are a few pictures I just found scrolling through some pictures today: This quilt was a block of the month from a friend of mine. She wanted minimal quilting on it, […]
Today’s ancient art work of note
Since my last post, I’ve been thinking about the ancient works that always come to mind as my favorites. One of the things that archaeology can help us with where many ancient texts cannot is to shed light on parts of the population that are not visible in the written record; in particular, this is […]
Luscious drapery
I happened to come across one of my favorite works of ancient art today, the Winged Victory of Samothrace. it currently resides in the Louvre, and is in the process of being restored. It’s an interesting monument depicting Victory (her Greek name is “Nike”) standing on the bow of a ship, in a position of perfect […]
Going about it–thoughts on practicing. Again.
I’ve been away from my longarm for a few weeks, which happens as I have been traveling quite a bit, and since I am working on developing new patterns right now. As I get back into quilting, I always have a bit of a “wind up” period, where it literally feels like my brain switches […]
Quick tip for giant freezer paper templates
I seem to be making these giant templates with freezer paper at least twice a week lately, and while I had been using double stick tape to keep the long edges together, I have gone through a roll of that and a roll or two of freezer paper. I need to get the current project […]
A love of textiles, that’s what I gots! And some random thoughts.
I was thinking today about some of the most amazing show quilts I have seen lately: how dense, how beautiful, how awe inspiring, and how perfectly… flat. I know flatness is a key component for judging, and shows a finesse, a degree of technical skill that makes it look 2D, like a painting, rather than […]
Some thoughts on practicing
When I first got my longarm, I wish someone had told me a few things about how to get started. While I like making things up as I go, as a teacher (Latin and history!) I also like having a rubric to follow, a goal to meet, and metrics to use to figure out if […]
Another garland project for little hands
I got this one from the most recent BHG, which is a new magazine for me (support your Special Olympics!). They had a bunch of cute-and-cheap garland ideas, and this one was adorable: Get paper straws in whatever colors you like (I looked for polka dots or chevron, since both exist, but no luck). I got […]
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