Monthly Archives: May 2022

May 2022 OMG Finish

Posted on May 30, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

My OMG challenge for May was to finish quilting Open Dialogue. I had my doubts when the thread started shredding about a third of the way through. I ended up changing the needle (both a new one and a different … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash May 29, 2022

Posted on May 29, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers. I am avoiding the Memorial Day sales. Tempting, but no room to store anything else. My drawers runneth over. Quilting moves forward on Open Dialogue. I am loving the outlined motifs. I will add this … Continue reading →

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The Next Project

Posted on May 26, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

I am always thinking about the next project. Always. Even if I’m enjoying the current project, my mind dreams of the next. The fun of picking fabric, the excitement of the first stitches becomes a siren’s song. I hear it … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash May 22, 2022

Posted on May 22, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers. Somewhere along the line I became the slowest quilter ever. This week I basted Open Dialogue and started quilting it. There will be one more motif at the bottom, and I plan to outline them. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash May 15, 2022

Posted on May 15, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers. Not much sewing happened this week. When life gets hectic and stressful, stitching becomes the fallback position. I made fair progress on My Sewing Treasures. Sorry – it’s in the frame crooked! This section has … Continue reading →

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Those Troublesome Corners

Posted on May 13, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

It has been another challenging week here with lots of places to be and things to do and not a lot of creative time. Regardless, I did get out the paints and darkened both the upper corners of Open Dialogue. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash May 8, 2022

Posted on May 8, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

Happy Mother’s Day! Hope you get time to do something for yourself today. Once again, no change in the numbers. I added paint to Open Dialogue to darken the upper right section, but once it dried it wasn’t dark enough. … Continue reading →

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May 2022 Short List and OMG

Posted on May 6, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

I’m sitting here watching the rain pour down wishing for a warm sunny spring instead of whatever this is. On the plus side, the weather encourages me to stay inside and sew. I finished my April OMG, the Margo Handbag. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Stash May 1, 2022

Posted on May 1, 2022 by quiltpaintcreate

No change in the numbers. A small miracle given I visited two quilt shops this week. I started piecing the pumpkin blocks, but didn’t make much progress. Ironing all those scraps took considerable time. I had a lot more orange … Continue reading →

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