What’s on my DESIGN FLOOR, Monday, January 23, 2012

| January 23, 2012

I was looking at my design floor post last week……and I was sure giggling because I did not DO EITHER OF THE TWO THINGS THAT WERE ON MY DESIGN FLOOR last week.  I am just like the mouse in the book “IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE…”  I got DISTRACTED by other things. OK […]

Show and Tell at the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild Meeting, January 20, 2012

| January 22, 2012

My mind was churning away – while I slept last night – yes, I was DREAMING about Julia Pfaff’s embroidery and I was painting yellow dots on my fabric and embroidering all over them.  LOL. And then I got weary (in my sleep) of embroidering around little dots, so I designed my next ROUND ROBIN […]

Julia Pfaff was at the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild in Midlothian, VA Friday night – January 20, 2012

| January 21, 2012

WOW – last night, all of us at the Richmond Modern Quilt Guild were really amazed and fascinated by the work of VCU Adjunct Professor, Julia Pfaff.    Her work with embroidery and textile manipulation is unique and admirable.  She is TRULY a MODERN QUILTER who does her own thing and doesn’t mind spending “MILLIONS […]

What’s on my DESIGN FLOOR, Monday, January 16, 2012

| January 16, 2012

  I am now piecing the BACK for my  Orca Bay – Bonnie Hunter’s Mystery Quilt.  I finished piecing the top this week!  I call this one ORCA BAY 1.  (I am making my FAVORITE style back for the quilt….12 1/2″ squares…..I am using gold, white, red, and blue blocks.  It takes a bit of […]

What’s on my DESIGN FLOOR, Monday, January 9, 2012

| January 9, 2012

My DESIGN FLOOR is really getting fun (AND FULL)……I am working on putting together my second ORCA BAY 1 quilt.  It is red, white, blue and gold…stay tuned…..  The top of my first ORCA BAY II Quilt is finished…..and I have already delivered it to my long arm quilter….I can’t wait to see it finished! […]