Creating - JUST DO IT!!

On Tuesday I had oral surgery and took the next day to recover.  While taking my antibiotics and advil,  I start thinking about the project that I needed to complete for a mini quilt swap.  I have been working with a cartoon drawing that my son created and gave to me as a gift.  I have made this drawing my logo for my quilt labels,  but I have been trying to use the drawing in a mini quilt. 

I started a project that I have been working on off and on.  But on Wednesday,  something just hit me and I started pulling out fabrics and created two other mini quilts with the drawing. 

I also follow the website of Pam Holland,  and this morning she talked about creating and "Just do it".  This was so right on,  you JUST HAVE TO DO IT!! 

I also have an account on Etsy and they send daily emails about marketing your store,  yesterday there was an e-mail about tips on selling your products on-line and the advice was "Just Do It"

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you just start.  As I started the ideas just starting flowing.  I now need to write it down,  because when you decide that you are just going to do it , energy and good vibes are all around you.

Presentation Is Everything

I am always looking for unique/different ways to display my quilts. I am always asked, where did you find that quilt hanger. This time I tried a different process that I saw in one of the many craft/quilting books that I own. I used wood molding to create a quilt wall hanger for two of my memory quilts.

I used wooden molding from Home Depot. I measured my quilt and added an each on each side. I then cut the molding using that measurement. The molding will have lip on the back side which will allow quilt to lay flat against the molding.

I covered one of the moldings with fabric and painted the other. Once the molding is dry, I added a picture hanger to the back. I then glued my quilt to the lip of the molding back or you can use velcro. This process allows you to decorate your hanger with fabric of your choice, embellish or paint.

New Years Day

What a lazy day. For the past 3 years there has been snow on January 1. This year it rained and washed all the snow away. It was really a dreary cold day. I made a big pot of chili, a pan of cornbread and listened to an audiobook. I also put up pegboards in my sewing craft area as I try to get organized.

The New Year is the time that we all make ridiculous goals and at the end of the year we are upset that we did not accomplish them. As I discuss this process with my daughter, she told me to make a few goals in increments. Weekly, monthly, six months and then 12 months. So this year in 2011 I will follow this process. She made me get a small journal and we have begun.

One of my goals for 2011 is to update my blog weekly.

So here goes: I work intermittently on projects, not completing anyone project. I have been trying to complete a wall hanging for my office, but my daughter keeps showing up to determine if her wall hanging has been completed. I am pondering on how to quilt the border, which is the finishing touch to this colorful project. I scanned the fabrics into EQ7 and designed the layout. From the layout I was able to printout small quilts 8 x 10, but the colors were not vibrant enough for me. I will need to work with my software to determine how to obtain the true color of what I see on the screen. My thought for the small quilts is to embellish with colorful thread and practice my free motion quilting. I will post pictures of the finished wall hanging once I quilt the borders. The cool thing about EQ7 is that you can playaround with the layout and try different borders.