one designer's journey

more snow: 20 December 2007

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 07:40:00 +0100

East Garden

West Garden swing with 'snow pillows' 20 December 2007

positive and negative and realism and abstract

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 02:25:00 +0100

Jo-Ann Golenia took my photos and played with them in Photoshop. Abstract realism? Lots of quilting ideas here. Thanks Jo-Ann.

snowy December gardens

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:10:00 +0100

West Garden 15 December 2007

East Garden 15 December 2007

Temperature 20 degrees
It is a GREAT day to be inside. Several years ago, I got a bunch of polar fleece scraps really cheaply. Today seems like a great day to be inside exploring how I might use them with the least amount of waste. Making something warm?

Positive and Negative Space

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:50:00 +0100

Kitchen Window with the sun streaming in.

Kitchen Window at night.

With all the discussions on Quiltart about positive and negative space, I thought I would throw in something that could invite discussion without tearing apart someones work of art. Therefore, I took a photo of my kitchen window during the day and then at night.

Which is more interesting?

The pillow tells the story

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 16:50:00 +0100

................................................................................................. I made a small pillow that tells about all of the photos. Plus I added a little love note. While it is common to have these items on the back of the quilt, I thought the quilt might get very dirty if all of Mom's friends were continually touching it. Hopefully, this little pillow will serve a good purpose and help keep the quilt clean.

Before the finished quilt

noreply@blogspirit.com (designerann) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:50:00 +0100

Once I got the idea for my quilt for Mom, I started sorting through photos. I then made the photos the center of stars. However, I did not check well enough that they were square. Once made, I assembled them into this first attempt. It had too many problems to fix. I then ripped the whole thing apart. Either adjusted the block to square or made a new one if it was really awful. Then I experimented with a few different layouts. I think the struggle was worth it. Now I'm trying to figure out the best way to send it, US post or UPS? Any suggestions?