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I am going to go and take some pictures of some of my unfinished work. Perhaps publishing them here will give me a push to complete them.

Unfinished projects

I have many quilt tops that have never made it into a finished product. I am ruminating upon the idea of chopping them up and using them as a base for some art quilts. I rather like the idea of a 'traditional' quilt being used in an art quilt.

Twelve by Twelve

I am in the process of reading 'twelve by twelve the International Art Quilt Challenge'. I love it! It is so inspiring and I love looking at and reading about all of the diverse quilts. Do yourself a favor, and buy this book!

Sue Reno

Yesterday Sue Reno came to our guild to do a lecture on cyanotypes, heliographic prints and image transfers. Her lecture was amazing! She was down-to-earth, and made the process seem easy, exciting and a wonderful addition to my quilting repetouire! I am hoping to sell some of my bags on Ebay this week, so I can go and buy some of the cyanotype paper and transparancy sheets. Then I will try it out as soon as they get here!

Tuesday I tried out the ink with shaving cream technique I learned at the Tsukineko ink booth at the Hampton show. You basically smear shaving cream on a tabletop, drop spots of the ink all around and then use a pencil tip to draw lines horizontally and/or vertically to create a marbling effect. Cool! It was fun, and I used up every bit of that dye/shaving cream. I even dragged an old shirt out of the Good will bag to wipe up all the end mess and I am going to add that to my fabric stash.

I have been very inactive here on my blog. I make a resolution to add to it every night, do great for a few days, and then it goes by the wayside. :( This time I am really going to try to write at least once a week. I think this will help me to look at what I am doing and when, and improve.

Xmas Dotee Dolls

So I really had fun making these dolls! Great for doing in front of the TV, and another great idea for using up those scraps!

Peace!

Nancy Rose

Dotee Dolls

I am getting ready to start making my Xmas Dotee Dolls. Don't know what they ar4e? Here is a link to them: http://www.squidoo.com/dotee.

Nancy Rose

Snowmen Inchies

I have finished my Snowmen Inchies for my FAT Yahoo Group. I had never done an inchie before, and found they were very fun and a great way to use up scraps!

Nancy Rose

Be Thankful Fabric Postcards

I just finished making my first fabric postcards. Fun!

Be Thankful Postcards

I am now working on some fabric postcards with the theme 'Be Thankful". I have never made postcards before, and they are kind of fun!

Blogger’s Quilt Festival – Fall 2010

I am participating in the Blogger's Quilt Festival. I have chosen my "Hope" quilt to use in the festival.

When I made this, I had just found ou that both of my adult children had Bi-Polar Syndrome. I made this to let all of us know that there is always hope in everything.

I had just taken a Carol Taylor class and learned how to make her couched spirals, against a fused and couched rectangle background. It was time consuming and fun. I went a little beyond her signature sirals and added some swirls and curves of my own.

Nail Caddies

I I belong to theFiberArtTraders Group and we are doing a trade on Nail Caddies. You could make them anyway you wanted to. These are pictures of mine. I made bifolds, and Istill need to get to the Dollar store to buy the goodies for inside.

It's Time for the AccuQuilt GO Giveaway

There is a FABULOUS giveaway at Irish Muses Blog Spot . Go sign up and Good Luck!

Excited!

I just finished a small wall quiltlet for my father-in-law's recent marriage. Their bedroom is all white; NO color! So the quiltlet is also all white. It is a little hard to see because of the lack of color, but you will get the idea. Now I am starting on a challenge for Keepsake Quilting, and a quilt project for Gyleen Fitzgerald of Canal Tiles for her upcoming book. Busy, busy, busy! And learning new things! For Gyleen's project I needed to buy 2 new rulers, and I am going to try them out in a minute. Keepsake is a beach scene, and I haven't decided on a technique yet. I'll keep you posted!

Long time, no see!

I have been neglecting my blog, and have renewed my vow to blog everyday! Today I started Kay Sorenson's Tessellations tutorial. Looks like great fun. I am excited! Tonight I will finish my Father-in-law's wedding wall quilt. I will post a picture when I finish.

Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend

Finally started my challenge quilt today. It is due on Monday evening, so I have to work fast. It has to have a black background and 10 diamonds (shapes, rings, baseball diamonds, whatever). For me it became a Marilyn Monroe theme. I have done all of my applique, so now I am going to make the quilt sandwich and start the stitching. The fun part! Hope I finish it in time!

More Snow!!

I can't belive we are getting more snow! Thank goodness my husband and son do all of the shoveling. But I am feeling bad for the deer and the birds. Will they die of starvation? I had seen a small piebald deer in my backyard two weeks ago, and I was looking forward to seeing him grow up. I hope he makes it throught this snow! I had never seen a piebald deer before, and at first I thought a baby cow was in my yard! Her picture is above.

I am still working on my Bloomin challenge quiltlet. I am working on the fairy now. Above is my 'before' pix; I will post another when I finish her.

Super Bowl and Bloomin Challenge

I am watching the Super Bowl and taking breaks to work on my Blomin Challenge for my guild, Friendship Stars in Gaithersburg, Md. I must admit I do not care for the fabric we are working with, so it is making it hard too be creative. Oh, well, it will be a learning experience. Here is what I have done so far. It still needs a lot of work.

Valentines Day

Here are 2 little quiltlets for Valentine's Day. I like the pink one best. The green one is being sent to my swap mate from Pat Sloans Sweetheart rock swap. http://quiltmashup.com/index.php/board,55.0.html