I fell in love with the abstract portrait paintings of women done by Mari Ratanen during this show at the Kemper. I loved the color and the shape and the concept. When I needed to pick a project for my final of color theory class, I knew what I wanted to do – an abstract portraitContinue reading “Abstract!”
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Scrappy!
I am planning on completing 12 quilts to donate to Project Linus this year. It gives me the chance to play with patterns and fabrics I might not otherwise. And it feels great to send a quilt out in the world, hopefully to be loved and provide comfort. I used up a lot of stashContinue reading “Scrappy!”
Done!!
I can’t believe this quilt is finished. 11 months and done. I used the Sunny Skies quilt pattern by Missouri Star Quilt Company. The intended recipient was my stepson. I have wanted to make him a quilt for a loooong time. When I handed it to him, I said “Merry Christmas 2014”. 🙂 I loveContinue reading “Done!!”
Readjusting Expectations
I have been travelling for work most of this week. And it has been awesome. But I miss my family and my sewing a lot. In my last post I talked a pretty big game about getting lots of WIPs done. I was going to conquer all and conquer it immediately. Yes, not so much.Continue reading “Readjusting Expectations”
