Creative Play Date – Matisse in the Studio
I rescheduled my Creative Play Date to last Friday and had a wonderful day. I met a friend at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to tour the Matisse in the Studio exhibit. We also stumbled upon an exhibit of politically-motivated art, which was particularly appropriate since she is …
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Creative Play Date Rescheduled
The Creative Play Date last week didn’t happen for me for a variety of reasons, but I rescheduled and am off to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston today for the Matisse in the Studio exhibit.
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#APQ Resolution – May
Many of my UFOs for the American Patchwork & Quilting’s 2017 UFO Challenge have been stacking up because they’re ones that require a lot of work. March’s project was to quilt an entire quilt and I’m still working on that. April’s project was the same. But May’s project was an …
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On the Auction Block – “Elemental Symbols” art quilt
I made this 11.5″ x 27.5″ quilt as part of a challenge based on the word “symbol.” The colored triangles and the quilting lines within them are both symbols of fire, air, earth, and water. I am running auctions that start each Monday morning. If you’d like an email reminder …
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New – May’s BirdZeed Challenge
This month’s BirdZeed challenge word is “new.” I did not sit down with a blank sheet of paper and brainstorm what the word means to me as I sometimes do to get started. Instead, I was talking with a friend about taking a step and doing something new and I …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Coasters
Up for auction this week is a set of 4 quilted cotton coasters. I started making fabric coasters when my toddler started playing with the breakable ones I used to have. These can be tossed around the room without damaging anything. They can also be tossed in the washer if …
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Creative Play Newsletter (Vol.1, Issue 11)- Do Something Different
In March’s newsletter, I wrote about the importance of play time to stimulate your creative juices and how I have found the times when I have allowed time for play to be some of my most creative. But what if that still doesn’t work? There certainly are days when even …
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On the Auction Block – Quilted Napkin Rings
Up for auction this week is a set of 8 quilted cotton napkin rings. These are reversible with an interior fabric of blue flowers on a white background. What I love about these napkin rings is that they are also machine washable! I am running auctions that start each Monday …
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Welcome Fairies!
My daughter and I took a fun workshop at Art Beat in Arlington, MA a few weekends ago with fairy whisperer Liza Gardner Walsh. We had such a blast, but I had some additional embellishment to do on my door so I am just now finishing it. All Fairies Welcome!
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On the Auction Block – Circles Art Quilt
Up for auction this week is a piece called “Circles” that began as a photo on cloth of a pink bleeding heart plant. I distorted the image by cutting it into circles of various sizes, which I then appliqued onto a black cotton background. I brought more color and balance …
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