Monthly Archives: August 2011

Feed Dog Toe Jam

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Improv-ing Not Blogging

Welcome to Improv Monday! View the archive and please join the conversation! This week I’m caught up in actually doing impov instead of blogging about it. So enjoy the WIP pics! Click on the slide show to rotate the images … Continue reading

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Passion

These flowers are from my garden. The pair of vintage vases (1926) were given to me by my college boyfriend. Solo in an antique shop, he chose these for me… a passionate gift that I continue to cherish. He was … Continue reading

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Alameda Yard Sailing

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Stuck!

I’ve been working on this quilt since mid June and the progress is SLOW… I’m really stuck. It takes me a week to sew on three strips! Where is my flow? What’s holding me back? I have no idea where … Continue reading

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Trying to TWEET

Last Sunday I attended WordCamp San Francisco, and learned about all things WordPress and more. One of the speakers was Heather Gold talking about tummeling and social media. I got to speak with her after wards during happy hour and … Continue reading

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YOSS2011 JUL 13&14/24

7.1-7.31.2011 Marched in the Penland 4th of July parade, hung out with my good friend, and awesome ceramic artist Veva Edelson (you have to check out her work),  joined the gymn… and knitted my thirteenth & fourteenth socks of 2011. … Continue reading

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Repetition, Improv, and Trance Quilt Making

Welcome to Improv Mondays, a weekly series exploring improvisation in quilt making. Traditional quilt making involves a lot of repetition – from the cutting of shape-after-shape out of the cloth, to sewing the pieces together block-after-block, to the in-and-out of … Continue reading

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Carol’s All Wool Quilt

My friend Carol came over to the studio the other night. She helped me install an additional track for studio lights, and a second work wall. We made dinner together with fresh veggies from her garden, and then we had … Continue reading

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Washed Linen

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