If you’re new to my blog, I hope you’ll
come back often. I generally post about my quilts, including English Paper
Piecing (we have a monthly EPP linky party called HeLP on the
17th of each month), books (another monthly linky party called Bibliophile Files on the
first Tuesday) and my cats (a weekly linky
called Feline Friday).
I was nominated last week by Chantal
– I can’t remember how long we’ve known each other now but I’m pretty
sure it started with hexies. LOL! Be sure to visit her blog which is full of bright
quilts and crocheted items, book reviews and much more!
1.
What am I working on?
I guess I
have 2 main projects at the moment (but I'm always working on bits of other projects at the same time!).
The first is to work on my ruby Beauty blocks from the class that I took with
Bonnie Hunter a week ago.
Just this Saturday I made over a hundred more four
patches and 150 more HSTs. This week I’ll put more blocks together to see how
many more parts I need. Mom loves red so I plan to give this quilt to her (so far it’s a secret...shhhh!!!!). I measured their bed this weekend but I have yet to
figure out exactly how many blocks I need. Maybe it’s best not to think that
far ahead since, at just 6” for each block, it’s going to be a lot!
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| Zorro REFUSED to look at the camera. I suppose he thought he would be in trouble since he isn't often allowed on my sewing table. |
I’m also
working on my Value Proposition hexie quilt along blocks. I’m behind because it’s school tax season
and I run to the school every day during lunch instead of doing hexies. I’ll
catch up soon enough. This is block #9. I’m doing them out of order so I
have this block plus 4 more to catch up. In case you haven’t seen my previous
posts, each block has a teal in it but the rest is scrappy. Gotta love scrappy!
2. How does my work differ
from others of it's genre?
I don’t know that I really differ
from anyone else’s work. Janet will tell you that at times I have completely
forgotten I own a sewing machine because I’m all about the hexies but I don’t
think I do anything outlandish. I love color and I love lots of (little) pieces
and I don’t like hand work unless it’s hexies. Go figure…I’m just like a lot of
other people. LOL.
3. Why do I create what I do?
Basically, quilting is my therapy. I
can certainly tell when I’ve been away from my hexies or my sewing machine. I can get down right C.R.A.N.K.Y. I’ve
somehow had lots of time to sew in the last two weeks and I feel like I’m on
cloud nine, even at just an hour or two a night after working both jobs. I feel
relaxed and ready for another long day.
4. How does my creative
process work?
I’m lost somewhere between OCD and ADD or maybe even
ADHD at times. Even tho my “stuff” looks like a mess, I pretty much know where
it is and what project it’s for. There are piles of pressed scraps to trim,
baskets of partially finished zipper bags and mugrugs for upcoming craft bazaars,
baskets corralling fabrics for a specific project, crocks of rulers and choco
and underneath it all is my cutting mat, ironing board and sewing machine. I’m
in piggy heaven. LOL.
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| Red & neutral on table are for Ruby Beauty Blocks. Design Wall is always covered with bits of projects. Plastic bins under the table Dad made me are the FQ stash, Bag is selvages. Finished blocks hang on the end of the table while I wait to finish quilts. |
When I work on a quilt I’m very methodical…preferring
to make all I’ll need for a certain part of the project at one time and then
moving on to the next part. On the other hand, I get bored working on a project
and move on to something else for a while which leaves me with UFOs out the
wazoo. Leader/Enders work great for me because I’m actually working on 2 kinds
of projects at the same time but also because some of my L/E projects are made
from scraps so I’m always mixing up the cutting with the sewing with the
cleaning up. It’s a never ending battle of finding something to entertain
myself. I guess it boils down to being more about the process than the finished
product for me.
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| Curio cabinet holds hexie projects and L/Es Green trug is full of scraps to trim. |
Well, that was a brief snapshot of me, now I would like
you to visit a couple friends:
Denise and I have been friends for eons. We have a
lot in common in our personal lives including tea parties, quilting, cats
and hexies. It’s been a fun ride and I always look forward to hearing from her!
Missy is another friend that I can’t remember when or
where online we met. She always has a lot of colorful projects, sews on treadle
machines, shares yummy recipes and has a fabulous clowder of cats that she shares on
my Feline Friday linky parties.
Be sure to visit Denise and Missy any time but definitely
next Monday when they answer the Hop questions and link to more fabulous bloggers.
9 comments:
So fun to read about your work, and to see your working area. I've done a post like this today too, welcome to see.
Fun, fun, fun! But only one cat to be found??! LOL! And I'd never refer to you as cranky, either. :)
It is nice to see photos of your sewing machine, so I know it is actually still there!! *LOL*
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was hexies that introduced us! lol. We have so much in common with our work method too. I love your post!. Thanks so much for playing.
so good to learn more about you and I am so envious of your work room so much space and massive big table could hold a lot of clutter which would be my downfall
The Bonnie Hunter quilt looks so ice but can imagine lots and lots of bocks to make it bed sized
I love learning about everyone's creative processes; we are all so different and attack things so differently. I like to finish up (I've learned the hard way) before moving onto another project--altho' there are always lists of ideas simmering on the back burner...thanks for sharing hugs, Julierose
What a great post! I loved seeing your sewing room and the red Bonnie Hunter quilt is going to be wonderful! I do love a red quilt. Now I'm off to visit the blogs that you've nominated!
Love your work space and your cute helper.
I just realized I totally missed my day. :(
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