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Wisdom waiting at the door

I’ve been quilting, but progress has been very slow as I get back into the rhythm of art quilting. I’ve been working on a couple of my wisdom quilts, the first isn’t worth posting because I am still seam-ripping out a bunch of free-motion quilting that just didn’t work. However, I’m starting to enjoy where this quilt it going, so I wanted to share the “work in progress.”

Finally decided to keep the lower portion simple, and just start to quilt. Turned out the be a little too simple, so I got to work with watercolor pastels. Definitely wasn’t where I was going, but I’m going to keep at it, and see where it takes me. Stay tuned.

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Fabric stacks

As I “spring clean” the studio, I enjoyed seeing my stack of fabric from the fabric printing exchange earlier this year. Wanted to share these fun prints with you. How to use them? I have an idea for a bag that some might be a good addition to, I’m working on a table runner using some of my fabrics, and these could be an excellent addition, or ……… the ideas just keep coming.

from my fabric exchange partners – what fun!

Take a look below, and you can tell these are right up my alley! Or, take a look at the previous post and realize that maybe I could have used several in the quilt I’m working on. Here are the fabrics that came in the mail (and from our new fabric store in Ann Arbor) as possibilities for Taylor’s quilt (or maybe my stash).

just arrived in the mail except the elephants that came from Pink Castle in Ann Arbor
(yeah! a new fabric store in town pinkcastlefabrics.com)

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Creative energy

design wall – lap quilt in progress

Today in worship I was reminded of why I love to create so much. The communion table cloth was part of a multi-generational community art project we used as part of our learning and musing on wisdom. The original project was an installation (see here) but today the brightly-colored, quilted circle was on the communion table with a beautiful silver chalice, pitcher, and plate with rustic bread.

When projects seem to continually stall, I find myself re-energized when I remember that I can do this! Sometimes working on more straightforward projects helps me get back in the groove. The quilt above is one of these projects. Right now it is in the design phase – I mostly like it, but can’t quilt decide……… but, I’m getting back in the groove, and hopefully the creative energy will get me past the block I’m having with a mini-wisdom quilt I’m working on.

Blessings on the week.

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Fabric love

Kelsey and Taylor are having an adventure in Italy this month. As I was packing away Taylor’s fabric to make room in the studio for a few of my projects I fell in love all over again with the fabrics she has collected for a bed quilt. The fabrics we’ve been laying out for her quilt are fun, but the fabrics which aren’t finding their way into the quilt are also just happy fabrics … I particularly love the grays in the “no” pile.

currently favored for a quilt for Taylor’s bed

out of favor for Taylor’s bed quilt

out of favor for Taylor’s bed quilt