For Christmas this year, my genius son, Preston, helped me get my very own blog! My intention is to keep you posted with current projects, both quilting and knitting- actually, I hope to post on all the creative aspects of life.
The quilting corner of my room is spilling over with "creative clutter" as my dear hubby calls it...and before it takes over the whole bedroom space, I hope to beat it back to a manageable mess. I've dedicated the month of January to organize which means dealing with a whole lot of UFOs. And that is where you come in. I hope to post photos of my billions of unfinished projects and maybe someone reading this will get an inspiration.
One of my favorite projects ever was the Round Robin Quilt we did with six members of our quilting guild. We each did a center block and it went around to the other five participants who designed and applied the next border. All six quilters made one border on each quilt and when we got our projects back (the flying home party) we were thrilled to see the finished product. It brought a whole new dimension to each project as my quilting friends put their own creative spin on the quilt taking shape. I included a little notebook with my project and reading back on the design notes and inspirations still makes me smile.
So as the new year approaches, and we each make resolutions and changes to improve our lives, let's keep our creative juices flowing and whatever you do to ward off cabin fever, do it with joy!
This is a quilt I started from the Sue Sparge 2010 Block of the Month kits. I began the wool applique in June of 2010 and finished it in October 2011. It was a great project to "kit up" and take while traveling- I'm pretty sure that some blocks made it to Cabo, others went with me to New York and some to Sitka, Anchorage, and Juneau. We have a wool applique group that meets to sew together...I hope to make more regular appearances in 2012! This was machine quilted by the very talented Shana Clay and was enjoyed by my family this holiday season.
