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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Happy Blocks
I’ve heard a lot about happy blocks around the web lately, so I did a search and found directions on MaryQuilts. I thought my quilt group would have fun with these on workday so I made a few to try … Continue reading
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Applewood Farms BOM February
Look what I finished yesterday! I’m very happy with how these turned out.
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Stash Report Week 8
One of these weeks I’ll get my numbers going the right way…. I picked out these fabrics for month one of the Applewood Farms BOM. I love the batik, but I took it out of a UFO bin, … Continue reading
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Everyday Creativity Progress
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you’ll remember that I did a four week trial of getting up early every morning to sew. I lost my momentum over the holidays, then it took me a few weeks to … Continue reading
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Fabric Painting: Salt and Potatoes Results
I cleaned and pressed the four samples. Sample one used mashed potato flakes. The flakes absorbed a lot of paint and lightened the piece. The fabric smelled like potato chips when I washed it out. I don’t think I’ll … Continue reading
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Stash Report Week 7
On the plus side, I didn’t buy any fabric. I did, however, square up my sister’s quilt, which added another half yard to the stash. Next time I’ll add the backing fabric when I buy it instead of using it … Continue reading
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Updates All Around
I reviewed Creating With Paint by Sherrill Kahn yesterday for help with the salting technique. After reading what she included in the book, I think I need to use even more water and I’m going to try multiple kinds of … Continue reading
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Fabric Painting: Second Salt Experiment
I wet the fabric more this time and used lighter colors. I didn’t get the grainy mottled look I was going for, but got this veiny look instead. It reminds me of marble. I’ve had similar results adding salt … Continue reading
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Stash Report Week Six
I used 3/8 yard of fabric for my Art Quilt group baggie swap, and I didn’t buy any fabric this week. The group meets at a quilt shop and I saw several fabrics I loved. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I … Continue reading
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Baggie Swap
My Art Quilt group met last night for the first time since October. The weather and the holidays forced us to cancel four meetings in a row. Last night was a reschedule of the January meeting. Because it wasn’t our … Continue reading
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