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Viewing entries posted in January 2014
Daphne's Paper Piecing Paradise
Prior to talking to Daphne recently about her class Paper Pieced Paradise, I hadn't realized that she will help you rearrange the blocks used to create your own setting. She even provides the Electric Quilt (EQ) files so you can do this. I decided to play around. What fun!
Challenge rules February week 1
Another challenge is about to begin. Did you check the gallery update for January? Maybe this month you will join in. The first week will just be collecting fabrics and accessories to use, you are not committed to using them all or you can add to them as you go along. Let's get started.
Creating Waterlilies
Around 12 years ago I designed a waterlily quilt which is very different to the waterlilies Helen Marshall teaches at the Academy. She takes the quilt further than the 2-dimension by adding 3-dimensional leaves with fluffy tassels inside the lilies. I find this a really interesting technique and wondered what made her think of doing this.
Celtic Work
I am really fond of celtic work, in fact I taught a class on this at the New Zealand symposium several years ago and had lots of fun. Last year I even put out a new design with celtic on it, but all my work is done by machine. Nancy Chong teaches celtic too. She takes a different approach of hand stitching her celtic which is much more relaxing and portable - perfect assets.
My January Challenge week 4
G is for glitter this week, the last week of this challenge. One of the things I love about these challenges is, I actually get a piece finished. Perhaps one day I will do an exhibition on them all, that would be fun.
Challenge Rules January week 4
Rules for January Week 4
We are not quite finished with our piece yet. Continuing along our alphabet we are up to G so let's include it this week. G is for glitter or glitz. Find something to add to your art work.
Paper Piecing
Daphne Greig is another teaching who has joined me at the Academy of Quilting. She will be presenting a number of classes with us, one of which starts next week - Paper Piecing Paradise.
Way Back When - Light Upon the Earth
Six years ago last September I wrote a blog post on blogspot. I was amazed to find it still there even through I cannot get into the account and have not posted on there for many years. I did manage to copy the post and repost it here on my current blog site. This is the story of how Light Upon the Earth was created.