Creative Play Date Week – Day 3
Today’s Creative Play was quick, so quick that I decided to do some doodling after I finished my project for the day and doodled a design that would look nice on a quilt. For my project today, I pulled out the deck of Creative Strength Training Prompt Cards I just …
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Creative Play Date Week – Day 2
You read about the day I had on Monday so it won’t surprise you that Tuesday morning I was a little tired sitting down for Creative Play. I didn’t create any masterpieces on Tuesday either, but that’s not really the point. One of my experiments for this week is to …
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Creative Play Date Week – Day 1
Day 1 of Creative Play Date Week was an exercise in finding the time and a good reminder of the benefits of just 15 minutes of play. Monday was busy, really busy. We got our kid off to her first day of camp and then I commuted into Boston for …
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On the Auction Block – “Hello, Sunshine” art quilt
This small art quilt (approx. 10″ “square”) can be hung or used as a candle mat or under a vase. Yellow sunshine and rainbow border are machine stitched with cotton thread to a black cotton fabric background. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. If you’d like an …
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Creative Play Date Week
I’ve talked a lot about 15 minutes of play time each day. I even wrote about it in my last newsletter, which was when I realized that I am not practicing what I preach. I’ve been spending a few hours working in my studio each day, but playing? Nope, I’ve …
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#APQResolution – French Doors
I feel like I’m finishing up a school year and getting ready for summer because I have been finishing stuff up like crazy. Last week, I finished quilting “Rajah Quilt Revisited” which was a 2016 Block of the Month that I started in January. This week, I finished a quilt …
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On the Auction Block – Urban Baby Quilt
Not all parents want pastel baby quilts, which is why I made this one. I’ts a simple, modern style quilt in earth tone browns and spring greens with straight line quilting and a striped binding. All cotton materials and machine washable. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. …
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Creative Play Newsletter (Vol.1, Issue 12) – Create Your Creative Space
I’ve seen the recommendation in a couple of sources to spend at least 15 minutes a day in your creative work. It’s a great idea. Fifteen minutes a day is enough to keep your creative pump primed and enough to feed your soul on a daily basis. But, even 15 …
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#APQ Resolution – Rajah Quilt Revisited
This was supposed to be my finished quilt for March for the American Patchwork & Quilting 2017 UFO Challenge, but it needed to be completely quilted and bound so I’m happy to have it completed by June. This quilt was the 2016 Block of the Month from The Quilt Show, …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Book/ Journal Cover
This handmade book or journal cover can be used with any book 5.5″ x 8″ or smaller, just slip the front and back covers into the inside pockets. Comes with blank journal of lined pages. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. If you’d like an email reminder …
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