tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34617447911802019352024-03-12T22:42:56.860-04:00Radiant Honey QuiltsAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-25728003879509173622017-06-04T13:07:00.002-04:002017-06-04T13:07:39.941-04:00One Quilt's PurposeWhen I got married, my grandmother gifted me a <i>beautiful</i> afghan. She had only made a few quilts at that time, but many lovely afghans. Then, over the next several years, she started making heart quilts for her grandchildren when they got married. They are a simple design: 9-patch blocks alternating with large appliquéd hearts, usually in monochromatic palettes. They became her signature wedding gift. As I started quilting, I envied those quilts in spite of having a lovely wedding gift from her already! <br />
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Once, while visiting her, we came across a set of golden tan appliquéd hearts she'd made and decided not to make into a heart quilt because the colors seemed too "blah" to her. (My grandma likes bright colors!) Playing with some of the other fabric in her stash, I found a tan, gold and purple print and a few tonal purple solids that worked well with the hearts and she said I should take them and make a quilt. I jumped at the opportunity!<br />
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I pieced the top and did the same basic quilting she did on her's...and then the quilt languished in my UFO stack for years. A few weeks ago, I decided to get the binding on and finish it already. Little by little, the binding was being stitched down.<br />
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However, I wasn't sure how excited I was about it anymore. Since making the top years ago, I was generously gifted one of Grandma's heart quilts from my aunt which I LOVE, so this one felt less urgent. And, frankly, I wasn't sure how much I loved the colors anymore. But this week, my feelings changed about it. <br />
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This week, my daughter got sick. Miserable sick. Lay on the couch for a week sick. And while she was lying there, she regularly reached for the heart quilt made by Grandma and me even though the binding was only 3/4 finished and held on by Clover clips. It didn't matter if I loved the colors or if there was another "favorite" heart quilt in the house. Suddenly this quilt is quite tender to me because it is serving it's purpose. It is providing comfort, warmth and love to someone both I and my grandma love, someone who needed it. <br />
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p.s. This week I also saw <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmBtNA7OxgQ" target="_blank">this</a> video. I love what she says about pottery as functional art, art that connects you to the artist because on a daily basis you interact with, touch, hold and USE what they have made. It captures one of the things I love about quilting and what I experienced this week finishing the heart quilt. Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-16243616401171355022013-12-01T22:08:00.003-05:002013-12-01T22:09:26.555-05:00NYC MetroMOD DWR ChallengeInspired by <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Victoria Findley Wolf's</a> win at QuiltCon with <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/search?q=double+edged+love" target="_blank">Double Edged Love</a>, <a href="http://www.nycmetromodquilters.com/" target="_blank">our guild</a> sponsored a Double Wedding Ring Quilt <a href="http://www.nycmetromodquilters.com/dwr-challenge-2/" target="_blank">challenge</a>. I've always like the DWR, so here was a chance to give it a whirl! <br />
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To start, I pulled a happy and bright orphan improvisational block from my pile. Added a little more to it to bring it "up to size" and made sure to include a little blue bird from one of my favorite fabrics. Decided it looked like spring and needed some green rings. Pieced several...but they were too busy so dropped back to the solid rings. Was not in love with any of my binding options so I decided to try something new and do an envelope binding. Quilted her up and here she is!<br />
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I like it! She'll look pretty on my kitchen table under a springtime bouquet in a few months. <br />
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And my take on the DWR? Less intimidating than I expected...but I also decided I would really like to get some tips from someone who has made this block before. Those curves distort some, I wasn't always sure of the best way to line things up and was guessing the best way to work with the seam allowances when putting it all together. I'd love to get better at my precision with this one. Anyone know of any NYC classes for the DWR? I think I'd like to do a little more! Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-82069271066889815892013-10-10T00:52:00.000-04:002013-12-01T21:48:05.163-05:00For a FriendA block for a quilt being made for a very sick friend who lives far away....<br />
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Loved drafting this one and how it turned out. The center's a little bulky and was tricky. Wonder if a different piecing approach would work better? Hmmmmm....something to consider playing with more, but all-in-all...a fun block to sew. <br />
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p.s. Oh how I love that black print from Paula Prass's Summer Soiree! I had two strips from a friend'ss stash that I used here. I wish I had yards and yards of it, but alas, it is not to be found anywhere. Why must lovely, lovely prints go out of print??? Anyone have a secret stash they want to share? :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-39663055630678258412012-08-29T11:05:00.000-04:002012-08-29T11:06:49.809-04:00Summer VacationI've been away for a good while and not sewing much, but thought I'd share the little bits of sewing that I did sneak in over the past month. <br />
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I'm working on two pillow covers for my living room, inspired by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/Tuuni?section_id=7168090" target="_blank">these</a>. <br />
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I'm using Kaffe woven stripes for the background (LOVE!) and two vintage doilies from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/" target="_blank">etsy</a>. I'm nearly done hand stitching them down. Maybe in the next week or so I'll get them all finished. Fingers crossed!</div>
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I don't know yet what they'll become, but a fabric combo popped in my head and I just had to play! The black/white/grey fabric is from a goodie bag at an <a href="http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/" target="_blank">AQA</a> event from last year. (Anyone going to AQA's Quilters Take Manhattan this year? Trying to decide if I'm going to swing a whole afternoon away from the wee babe and go. Sounds like fun!)</div>
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In any event, I'm ready to be back to more of a routine and looking forward to fall.<br />
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I made it a couple of summers ago with blocks I won from an Empire Quilt Guild BOM challenge. With all that red and blue, I just knew it was meant for the patriotic month of July! <br />
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In my home state of Utah, the 24th of July is a state holiday too. With holidays on both the 4th and 24th, July always felt festive when I was growing up...lots of fireworks, watermelon, BBQ's, parades, sparklers, and red, white and blue! This little runner reminds me of all those fun summer memories. Can't wait to be back home for the 24th again this summer! <br />
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A few summers ago, I took muslin HSTs to several family reunions and gatherings with friends, collecting signatures everywhere I went. Then they sat in my fabric bins for, well, years. I just pulled them back out and started piecing them last week. </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">What will you be working on this summer that has been languishing in your UFO pile?</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com1New York, NY, USA40.7143528 -74.005973140.5217853 -74.3218301 40.9069203 -73.690116100000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-50913216145168759772012-06-27T13:22:00.001-04:002012-06-27T13:33:35.737-04:00Laurel Leaves for Two's Company<a href="http://prairiemoonquilts.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Shelly's</a> Laurel Leaves block is finally done, the last of my blocks for <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two's Company</a>. During her month she said she would be happy to get this block any time before the bee ended as there was so much hand work on it. Whew! I'm just in the nick of time! <br />
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Shelly's quilt is going to be lovely! Check out the other blocks <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/2012/03/marys-paws.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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In other red and white news, I stumbled upon <a href="http://six-white-horses.blogspot.com/2012/04/xl-ikat-modern-red-and-white-quilt.html" target="_blank">this</a> red and white quilt last night. Just like our Two's Company Bee, it was inspired by the <a href="http://www.folkartmuseum.org/infinitevariety" target="_blank">Infinite Variety</a> show. Isn't it lovely???<br />
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Fast forward to last spring when she emailed me to share a little bit about a "secret" project in the works and to ask if I be interested in pattern-testing for her upcoming <a href="http://crazymomquilts.bigcartel.com/product/sunday-morning-quilts" target="_blank">book</a>. Would I? Of course! (Someone who can talk me into jogging should have no trouble convincing me to quilt!) So she sent along the pattern for "Splash", a quilt she made in lovely aqua and orange and a few of her own green scraps as a jumping off point. <br />
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Inspired by the name "Splash", I wanted it to look like the focus block literally splashed into the quilt, scattering little bits of purple through out. As a result, my quilt top took on a fairly different look from her high-contrast original. </div>
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The approach turns an improvisational process into a beautiful finished product. I was so pleased with this top that it was hard to not to share it with anyone before the book was published. (Ok, I maybe sent Amanda an e-mail every now and then asking her if she'd seen the fun quilt top I'd finished as I had to tell somebody!) So glad to finally get to share it here! Ah....now if I could just get it quilted. <br />
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</div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-47283461749663545212012-06-19T14:58:00.000-04:002012-06-25T11:34:24.637-04:00"Good Measure": A Finished Quilt and a Giveaway!I love it when a project evolves organically, revealing itself to you a little bit at a time. I started this quilt as a thank you gift for a dear family friend last fall with nothing more than a block idea and a color scheme. I sewed block after block, unsure of the final layout. I thought about adding a border, in part to easily make it larger (let's be honest!) but also to frame the blocks somehow. <br />
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Then after a trip to the <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Met</a> a few months ago, I just knew I wanted the blocks to spill out into the borders. It's funny because no specific piece of art evoked this. It was more like seeing all those <i>other </i>uses of color and space sparked an image in my brain of what <i>this</i> quilt was meant to be. I kept imagining the colors pouring across the quilt like water and overflowing the edges. <br />
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Then, as I was quilting it up, I kept wondering what I should title the quilt. Something to do with water? Something with fullness, wholeness or abundance? After several days of wondering, the phrase "running over" came into my mind. I knew it was a phrase from scripture and hunted it down. <br />
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A scripture about generosity pouring blessings back into the heart and life of the giver? Loved it! It captured exactly what I'd like to wish for this dear friend! </div>
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It's my month over at <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Two's Company</a> and I decided I want to make a Christmas quilt of peppermint stick blocks. I came up with a way that will keep from having to sew two bias edges together, thereby minimizing the stretch and distortion along the seam. This method also keeps the majority of the outside edges of the block on grain, again minimizing distortion. So here's the tutorial!</div>
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I chose white for my background, but feel free to use a red, red-on-white or white-on-red print for the background and then contrast it with the opposite for the stripes. Here's the fabric I selected for the stripes in my Peppermint Stick strip. </div>
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Cutting on the grain, cut a strip from your background fabric 35-45" long and a little wider than your desired width, anything between 3"-6" unfinished. <br />
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I cut my strip 35" x 6.5", giving myself ample width to trim it down to 5.5" once I am done.<br />
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Line up the long edge of your strip with the 45-degree line on your ruler...<br />
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Decide how wide you want your background stripes to be. In this case, I chose to make them 5" wide. Place your ruler-line for that measurement (in this case, my 5" measurement line) along the just-cut diagonal edge of your strip. Cut your along the edge of the ruler.<br />
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Decide on how wide you want your inserted stripes to be. I chose 2.5". The length of your stripes is determined by adding the length of your diagonally-cut edge of background fabric and the desired width of your stripe. Cutting on the grain, I cut stripes that were 12" long (9.25"+2.5"+.25" extra) and 2.5" wide. <br />
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It should look like this when you are ready to sew the seam. (Yes, right sides are together...the white on white just shows through the back on this fabric.)<br />
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Add your signature in black permanent fabric ink and include this signature block with your Peppermint Stick strip block. <br />
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Thank you lovely Two's Company ladies! I can't wait to get these back in July and start sewing my first ever Christmas quilt. Yeah! <br />
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I really loved making this block! While I was working on it, I kept thinking, "Man this is a satisfying block!" I like the bear claws block, love blue and white, and <i>really</i> love the fun blue snakeskin fabric I found while making the aqua confetti quilt!!! <br />
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I think all the variety of blues in everyone's bee blocks are going to look great together. (Check them out <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here</a>.) Hooray for the first blue and white quilt in our bee! Hope you like it, Mary.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-45576972716352689992012-04-06T15:31:00.000-04:002012-04-06T15:31:11.578-04:00Quilt Top FinishedI finished this quilt top in just the nick of time to show at our <a href="http://nycmetromodquilters.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">NYC Metro Mod Guild</a> meeting last Saturday. Hooray for a "deadline" to give me the extra push I needed to get it finished! <br />
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In making this quilt, I hung a temporary design wall for the first time. The only space big enough was my entryway. <br />
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It created a little chaos to have it there, but it was so helpful to be able to see the whole thing at once from a distance. Now I love seeing the finished quilt top hanging there every time I walk down my hallway. <br />
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It had been waiting in <i>my</i> hope chest for the arrival of a sweet child for, well, years. When we adopted a little girl this past November, she was quickly inundated with more quilts and blankets than I ever imagined. When I saw MHC's recent project gathering quilts to be given to mothers who participate in a prenatal class, I knew this quilt was supposed to go there. As I lovingly wrap my wee babe in one of the blankets made by someone who loves her, it makes me happy to think of a quilt I made being lovingly wrapped around another baby far away by her mother. And if the project encourages mothers to take a prenatal class too? All the better! Here's to happy and healthy babies! <br />
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<a href="http://margaretshopechest.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Margarets Hope Chest</a> has many fantastic projects going on this year. If you'd like to help, check out their blog. For March and April, their requested project is string blocks for three quilts. How easy breezy is that? You can get all the info <a href="http://margaretshopechest.blogspot.com/2012/03/test-test-test-teststestsetrestse.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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What's <i>your</i> favorite place to donate a quilt?Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-57481727757787482972012-03-11T13:46:00.000-04:002012-03-11T13:46:20.557-04:00A few bee blocks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I haven't been posting my bee blocks for the past few months here, but thought they'd be fun to share. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are the last few for <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/">Two's Company</a>....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...blue and brown for <a href="http://lifeunderquilts.blogspot.com/">Jessica's</a> boy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...scrappy snowballs for <a href="http://helennoblog.blogspot.com/">Helen</a>...</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...and a circle of geese for <a href="http://maryonlakepulaski.blogspot.com/">Mary</a>.</div><br />
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And the last blocks for <a href="http://oneblockover.blogspot.com/">One Block Over</a>....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">...framed birds for <a href="http://lollyquiltz.blogspot.com/">Carla</a>.</div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I loved playing with the colors in the bird blocks and finding fun details to add, like the accenting the splash of red in the blue block of using my black and white city print. I delighted in making them!<br />
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Are you sewing anything for someone else right now?Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-33403328208812275262011-11-06T22:26:00.000-05:002011-11-06T22:26:47.834-05:00A Quilt for Basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d4cinyxtVRA/TqivQcUX54I/AAAAAAAAACg/hgPfzG4BOrE/s1600/PB100003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="196" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d4cinyxtVRA/TqivQcUX54I/AAAAAAAAACg/hgPfzG4BOrE/s320/PB100003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Victoria over at <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/">Bumblebeans, Inc.</a> is doing an amazing quilt drive for <a href="http://basicsinc.org/">Basics</a>, a non-profit organization here in NYC that helps homeless families. Her initial interest in finding a good home for a few of her extra quilts ultimately grew into an effort to gather a total of 700 quilts, one for each of the families in Basics' transitional housing program. <br />
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Over 300 quilts have been distributed already and I've been lucky enough to be there for two different quilt distribution days. It is amazing to see how touched families and individuals are to receive their very own quilt, lovingly handmade by someone they don't know. <br />
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Finally, I'm adding one of my quilts to the effort! This little Irish Chain quilt was sent on its way to Basics last week. <br />
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Here's the pieced back. I loved that fun cherry print!<br />
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It's a quilt I started years ago when I first started quilting but only recently finished quilting it. I loved having an excuse to play with new quilting ideas and to practice some of the old stand-bys. Certainly learned a few things, like how much I appreciate my open toe free-motion foot!<br />
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Do you have a quilt you could finish up and send? One more family could be cheered by your creativity and warmed by your quilt. Check out the donation details <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/2011/10/250-moreplease.html">here</a>. Hope to see a quilt from you at the next donation day too! Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-48813717938242799952011-10-03T17:08:00.000-04:002011-10-03T17:08:31.542-04:00September Bee BlocksI love once my bee blocks are finished for the month and sitting out where I get to admire them for a little bit before they go in the mail. <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mEbWUbhCYBU/TooisXVk9xI/AAAAAAAAAB8/8PYB4gJzFdI/s1600/PA030174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mEbWUbhCYBU/TooisXVk9xI/AAAAAAAAAB8/8PYB4gJzFdI/s320/PA030174.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's so fun to see how something dreamed up by another quilter turns out!<br />
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Here's the block for <a href="http://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/">Linda</a> for <a href="http://oneblockover.blogspot.com/">One Block Over</a>...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vtO4mblShgk/TooiQMlrBgI/AAAAAAAAAB4/0XM_aHMTT4k/s1600/PA030176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>And a better pic of the block for <a href="http://thescrappybee123.blogspot.com/">Bonnie</a> for <a href="http://twoscompanyquiltbee.blogspot.com/">Two's Company</a>....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vtO4mblShgk/TooiQMlrBgI/AAAAAAAAAB4/0XM_aHMTT4k/s1600/PA030176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vtO4mblShgk/TooiQMlrBgI/AAAAAAAAAB4/0XM_aHMTT4k/s320/PA030176.JPG" width="319" /> </a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Are you part of an online bee? What's your favorite bee to follow? </div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-24924281239758840932011-07-18T18:55:00.001-04:002012-04-08T09:53:36.219-04:00Flow of Inspiration<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flow of inspiration in a creative project interests me as much as the finished product. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For example..</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-D3jbv11ZQg0/TiSvWlFOPWI/AAAAAAAAABw/z8NSVrrzH_c/s1600/P6270082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> These fabrics came home with me from the scrap bins at <a href="http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com/">Victoria's</a> <a href="http://thelittlecollection.blogspot.com/2011/03/retreat-joy.html">retreat</a> this spring. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Inspired by <a href="http://niftyquilts.blogspot.com/">LeeAnn's</a> beautiful <a href="http://niftyquilts.blogspot.com/2011/06/happy-blogger-birthday-to-me.html">zig-zag</a> quilt, I started my own variation on the theme. </div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">But the next time I got out the fabric, this little piece just screamed to be fussy cut...</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">...and I found myself tired of the red/brown/gold color scheme. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I remembered all the unique color combinations I saw at the retreat (like the red, cheddar and PINK in Karen's <a href="http://cvquiltworks.blogspot.com/2011/03/ny-beauties.html">quilt</a> or the light blue HST's in Victoria's <a href="http://niftyquilts.blogspot.com/2011/03/back-from-nyc.html">WIP</a>). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought of the combination of old and new colors in these quilts from the Empire Quilters <a href="http://empirequilters.net/pg/arc_events2010.html#mapr">April meeting</a> with Roberta Horton and Mary Mushuta. (Dusty paisley with a light lime green anyone? Why not add some deep indigo and Kaffe reds?) </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wc9qWDuEamc/ThMG7zk9NiI/AAAAAAAAABY/dB9be3MfQwU/s1600/IMG_0218.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Wc9qWDuEamc/ThMG7zk9NiI/AAAAAAAAABY/dB9be3MfQwU/s320/IMG_0218.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Photo courtesy of <a href="http://helennoblog.blogspot.com/">Helen</a>.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So, I dug out my scraps to see what possible new directions I might be able to go. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Maybe some black and white striped fabric (which I bet were scraps from Karen!)? Sure! Love it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about fuschia and turquoise too? Why not?<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> Don't know where she'll go next...but I love the way a little inspiration from somewhere else can send something I'm working on in a whole new direction. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Any surprise inspirations in your creative process lately?</span></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485187454551711492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3461744791180201935.post-36239640615348402402011-06-25T11:24:00.001-04:002012-03-30T21:37:47.038-04:00Welcome to Radiant Honey Quilts!<div style="text-align: center;">I'm delighted you have found Radiant Honey Quilts, the home of one of a kind, artist-designed quilts. Making custom quilts thrills me! If you are interested in information on commissioning a quilt, please contact me at: <b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>RadiantHoneyQuilts [at] gmail [dot] com</b> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">If you would like to be added to Radiant Honey Quilts' mailing list to be notified of special events (such as the shop opening, giveaways, shows, etc.), please send an e-mail to the above address with "mailing list" in the subject line. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">While this site and my shop are still under development, below you can find examples of my work. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy and thank you for stopping by!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p77IXCWD5e4/TgX4U94F6TI/AAAAAAAAAAo/AnHUDQeXU3s/s1600/P3260109.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p77IXCWD5e4/TgX4U94F6TI/AAAAAAAAAAo/AnHUDQeXU3s/s640/P3260109.JPG" width="552" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bed of Roses</div><div style="text-align: center;">70"x80"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(2011)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SIHpf0qDSzY/TgX2VxJJAdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/8ctCTStM4rY/s1600/P5250001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SIHpf0qDSzY/TgX2VxJJAdI/AAAAAAAAAAU/8ctCTStM4rY/s320/P5250001.JPG" width="224" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Garden Madonna</div><div style="text-align: center;">Approx. 14"x20"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(2010)</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujoxQIhlnrU/TgX4EbRn8pI/AAAAAAAAAAg/w77UROe8YKg/s1600/PC180021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujoxQIhlnrU/TgX4EbRn8pI/AAAAAAAAAAg/w77UROe8YKg/s1600/PC180021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujoxQIhlnrU/TgX4EbRn8pI/AAAAAAAAAAg/w77UROe8YKg/s400/PC180021.JPG" width="328" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ujoxQIhlnrU/TgX4EbRn8pI/AAAAAAAAAAg/w77UROe8YKg/s1600/PC180021.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gardín de Amor</div><div style="text-align: center;">Approx. 70" x 80" </div><div style="text-align: center;">(2010)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XqdsVM40FIc/TgX2giBkJ6I/AAAAAAAAAAY/sUPQW2Z15ZA/s1600/PA230001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="99" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XqdsVM40FIc/TgX2giBkJ6I/AAAAAAAAAAY/sUPQW2Z15ZA/s320/PA230001.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peek-A-Boo Trick or Treaters</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Approx. 14"x 40"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(2009)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="386" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6PoL1HEl_TY/TgX4OAAm98I/AAAAAAAAAAk/Pxdu4rI8atU/s400/P3240074.JPG" width="400" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> 1865 Trip Around the World</div><div style="text-align: center;">40" x 40"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(2011)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PsyAx6EDkNo/TgX4imt__AI/AAAAAAAAAAs/vWyazTBdoVQ/s1600/P4010076.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PsyAx6EDkNo/TgX4imt__AI/AAAAAAAAAAs/vWyazTBdoVQ/s320/P4010076.JPG" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Morning Inspiration</div><div style="text-align: center;">Approx. 6" x 12"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(2011)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-O60ICsXze2E/TgX4sWC-rZI/AAAAAAAAAAw/5RuO7YbiR68/s1600/P4020099.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zKhYX6bPpXA/TgX4wsy7CdI/AAAAAAAAAA0/uo8ti_TUVfs/s1600/P4040085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zKhYX6bPpXA/TgX4wsy7CdI/AAAAAAAAAA0/uo8ti_TUVfs/s320/P4040085.JPG" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Start With Color</div><div style="text-align: center;">Approx 40" x 50"</div><div style="text-align: center;">(2007)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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