Saturday Workshop

 I just got back from a lovely visit to the Langley Quilters Guild http://langleyquiltersguild.com/ where I gave two lectures on "Your Creative Space", how to design and use your space for quilting, knitting, beading or?? Its fun to talk about how people can make the best use of space to be creative and enjoy their work.
I also taught my most popular class, "Shattered Angles" and had a blast with it. A wonderful group of ladies who worked so hard and had amazing results with their project.

Here's some pictures of their strips sets:

And here's some of the completed blocks:

Journal Workshop

I had fun on Saturday being a student at a journal making workshop at Satin Moon, my local quilt shop. The class was taught by a good friend, Laine Canivet http://www.lainecanivet.com/ and I was so pleased to be completely finished the project by the end of the day! I wish that happened more often..... We began by weaving strips of fabric and pinning them into cardboard to hold them in place.

We then stamped with acrylic paint over the top of the fabrics. One helpful thing was the fabrics could be any old, light coloured leftovers, they did not have to be precious.

After stamping, we laid organza over top and quilted with decorative threads. Here are samples from all the students.

Laine is showing how to add the pages, I found out that groups of pages are called signatures.....

Here the outside of my journal with the binding stitched in place, we added some beads as well.

All finished and ready to use, hurray! Thanks, Laine for a great class.

One Word Wednesday

Sunken

One Word Wednesday

Peeling

Quilt Documentation

My friend, maria Elkins has created a "quilt document" for keeping track of the work that we create. Its a very comprehensive form and has the option to add pictures and fabric swatches. Written documentation is so important, not only if the quilt goes missing but also for future generations. When giving or selling the quilt, make two copies and send one with the quilt and keep one for your own reference.
Maria invites you to visit her page and pass the form along to whoever might be interested.
Visit:  http://lostquilt.com/ for the form.

Thursday Tip

I think its fun to find new products or methods to create our art. Its even more exciting when one of those products is from a local company. Lapel Stick was developed by a golfer to keep his collar points from curling but when you see what else this temporary adhesive can do, you will definitely want one for your quilt studio. It doesn't change the hand of the fabric and works perfectly for applique or sticking designs in place for positioning. I think it'll be an important part of my stitching repertoire!
Check them out at: http://www.lapelstick.com/home

One Word Wednesday

Lunch Line

Design Notes Newsletter

The latest issue of my Design Notes Newsletter is here:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/46520921/Volume-4-Issue-1

Have fun reading!

Thursday Tip

I've spent a lot of time working on my machine in the last few months, piecing and quilting, quilting and piecing. That adds up to a machine that needs cleaning and maintenance too!
While strolling the web and visiting Cindy Needham's website I found her handy tips on making certain that your machine is threaded properly and checking some issues that might be giving you problems.
Check this out: http://www.cindyneedham.com/text/The%20Fabulous%20Four.pdf

One Word Wednesday

Dawn