Just this week I received my copy of Sew Somerset Summer 2009 ~ the art of creative sewing with mixed media . . . with my article on Journal Quilts published inside!
Read MoreOn February 5th, I had an email with the subject: Selected for Sew Somerset! They selected 5 of my Journal quilts to publish for a technique-based article.
Read MoreI started creating these Journal Quilts last January with a goal of creating one journal quilt a week. In fact, that is what really drove me to start blogging - so I could write about my creating & share it.
Read MoreJournal Quilt - ice & snow. This is the 28th journal quilt I've made this this year!
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I’ve created a Journal quilt . . .
Read MoreJournal Quilt #25, which I completed last week in front of the Saint Lawrence river, while we were vacationing on Wolfe Island at Steven's family cottage
Read MoreI know it's been a couple of weeks since I posted a journal quilt . . . you can read my journal entry below (the back of this quiltie) to learn more. This quiltie is #24 in my year long challenge. I hope to create 50 journal quilts by the time we ring in 2008 . . .
Read MoreJournal quilt #23 - and . . . 75 blog posts since January 2007
Read MoreThis little journal quilt was born from experimentation! I’m not sure it’s my favorite, but it’s a good exercise at least.
Read MoreThis weeks fabric journal quilt is continuing to work with my recent idea of trying a new technique to get the quiltie started. In pondering what new thing I could do with fabric, I thought: Why not some kind of mono-print with paint onto fabric for a background?
Read MoreThis weeks’ fabric journal started earlier last week with the idea of wanting to try a new technique and then use the technique for my inspiration.
Read More*Enjoy Life’s Moments* It is so lush and green here in Connecticut right now. This is the peak of the re-growth of things and also where the inspiration for this week’s journal quilt comes from . . .
Read MoreHere is my weekly challenge! This one was simple and fun to do. Each one measures 6" x 6" and I try to make one a week; my goal is to do this for the entire year and put them all together at the end of the year . . .
Read MoreSPRING is the theme of this week’s journal quilt. It has taken a long time for spring to come and stay in Connecticut this year. You’ll still find me on some mornings putting on my down jacket when I go out to walk the dogs because it’s only 40 degrees out!
Read MoreI have been working hard (in-between going to work!) on this quiltie book -a small 5" x 5" sample for my July 28th class at Sew Inspired Quilt Shop in Simsbury, CT . . .
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