Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Harder Than it Looks

So I am trying to duplicate the repeat design I did in college and finding it rather tricky. (I can't quite figure out how I did it the first time.) I'm close, but the proportions don't look quite right. I'll get there eventually, because the idea of having fabric printed in the design is very appealing!

To all the Red Letter Quilt-Alongers... I've sewn up my letters into rows, and will post about that soon!

Friday, September 23, 2011

Blast from the Past

I'm downsizing, going through all my stuff and getting rid of what I don't need.  I found a whole folder of work I did back in college, and this piece was among them. It's dirty and stained, but I thought it was kinda cool.

 From the information on the back, I can see that I created this piece for an assignment in my Design class back in 1973.  On the back it says "Repetition." My grade is also there. On a scale of 1-10, I got a 10 for the Design and a 9 for Execution.

I do not remember this at all. I don't know how the design came about, or any other details about the parameters of the assignment.
Here's the single block on which the whole design is based.  It looks like the block is rotated 180 degrees and the values are reversed.

I wasn't at all interested in quilts back then, but looking at this I can see why quilts would eventually get my attention. I think this would make a terrific quilt. Or fabric!  Can you imagine yards of this stuff?

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Happy Birthday Julie!

It's Julie's birthday today!  Here she is wrapped in No Rules for Julie, the quilt I made for her.  Julie is one of my best pals.



Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday dear Julie!
Happy birthday to you!

Sunday, September 11, 2011

Katrin's Quilts!

I've only met one of the many quilters who make letters in person. The rest I know by emails and blogs. It is always such a delight to receive letters from readers telling me to "keep doing what you're doing but get more sleep," or "this [addiction to lettermaking] is entirely your fault," or just "I love your work." I get such a thrill, and it always makes my day.

Katrin wrote to me from Berlin, Germany.  She has made these two alphabet Sampler quilts, one for Angelina and the other for Hannah.

I think they're great! I love the birds, the houses, and the fun and unique way the quilts are alike, yet not precisely the same.

Terrific job Katrin!


Sunday, September 4, 2011

Wedding Chuppah

I was part of a Wedding yesterday. A dear friend our family got married.  My mother painted the silk chuppah (canopy).  The wedding was at a nature preserve as the couple love the great outdoors. The painted elements on the chuppah included seahorses, birds, flowers, fish, crabs (long story) and a great blue heron.

The poles for the chuppah were white birch trees.  I attached ribbon tabs at each corner of the chuppah, as the couple wanted to hang it over their bed after the ceremony.  The poles are also decorated with colorful ribbons that floated in the wind. It was quite lovely.

Friday, September 2, 2011

Snuggler Link

Peggy, I had to download the pattern for the Snuggler from this link:
http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/05/craft_pattern_podcast_snuggler.html

Once at this page, there is a link to download the pattern as a PDF file.  Then you print it, cut it out, put the pieces together and presto - you have a pattern!

It needs a yard of fabric, a yard of fleece and about a half yard of Velcro (also known as "hook and loop tape") and thread.

Have fun!