Wednesday, May 30, 2012
quilty by disassociation: Quilty as Charged...
quilty by disassociation: Quilty as Charged...: Busy month! Had a table read for a play I wrote (went very well), opened Crimes of the Heart at the Bloomington Civic Theatre on the 18th (A...
Quilty as Charged...
Busy month! Had a table read for a play I wrote (went very well), opened Crimes of the Heart at the Bloomington Civic Theatre on the 18th (Also doing very well, I'm playing Lenny) and last week, through a miserable cold, I went to 6 auditions (and was cast in one of them). Also got my eldest son set up for his IEP at school and found him an amazing therapist. Then our washing machine broke. Tomorrow the new one arrives. I had a load of fabric pre-washing when it went down, so I don't have the backing ready for Lillian's quilt. Needless to say, I didn't get a whole lot done in the quilt department. Quilty as charged.
On the other hand, over the last weekend, I put together the top of the pink quilt and made 26 multi-colored blocks for my niece's baby. I then made a bed runner from the pink/black/grey scraps, organized the other scraps by size and color, cleaned the bathroom, helped my husband replace the mini-split (heating and a/c) units in the boys' rooms, cleaned my eldest son's room and found him a new desk, a table that was made from an old treadle sewing machine stand. It's got a built in fidgit! (He's on the autism spectrum and has a hard time sitting still) I (finally) cleared the gutters, baked meringue cookies for my friend's Memorial day cook-out and designed two full fabric collections for my Spoonflower account. Not bad for someone who "doesn't work" LOL. I guess I really shouldn't beat myself up about not getting on to blog. I still have to take photos of the stuff I did get done, but they are on their way.
For next month, I have to plan my younger son's 6th birthday (Transformer cake - check!) and figure out something special for Father's Day and our 10th Anniversary. And go to two graduation parties. And attend a workshop on how to audition for musical theatre. And have two more weekends of performances. And... <insert exploding head here>
...then I'll have 6 weeks with no shows. Maybe I'll get something done then?
On the other hand, over the last weekend, I put together the top of the pink quilt and made 26 multi-colored blocks for my niece's baby. I then made a bed runner from the pink/black/grey scraps, organized the other scraps by size and color, cleaned the bathroom, helped my husband replace the mini-split (heating and a/c) units in the boys' rooms, cleaned my eldest son's room and found him a new desk, a table that was made from an old treadle sewing machine stand. It's got a built in fidgit! (He's on the autism spectrum and has a hard time sitting still) I (finally) cleared the gutters, baked meringue cookies for my friend's Memorial day cook-out and designed two full fabric collections for my Spoonflower account. Not bad for someone who "doesn't work" LOL. I guess I really shouldn't beat myself up about not getting on to blog. I still have to take photos of the stuff I did get done, but they are on their way.
For next month, I have to plan my younger son's 6th birthday (Transformer cake - check!) and figure out something special for Father's Day and our 10th Anniversary. And go to two graduation parties. And attend a workshop on how to audition for musical theatre. And have two more weekends of performances. And... <insert exploding head here>
...then I'll have 6 weeks with no shows. Maybe I'll get something done then?
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bad blog! Naughty blog!
I'm probably the worst blogger. I have a hard time sticking to things. However, in my defense, I have been rather busy.
My husband and I took a vacation to Cancun, where I finished my certification for SCUBA diving. Not surprisingly, I found a lot of inspiration while I was under water! The colors, shapes, animals, patterns... all lend themselves to the creative mind.
Before I left for the trip, I prepped several hexagons to take along to work on by hand. It's going to be a long process, since I will probably only work on that while I'm traveling anywhere. However, I have quite a few "flowers" for Grandma's Flower Garden made, so it's a decent start.
My mom took the Dresden top down to her place for storage until I'm ready to put a backing on it. The batik top is draped over the stair rail in my living room. It looks pretty nice, so I'm going to let it live there for a while.
My friends, Laurel and Nathan, had their baby girl and today I finished laying out the squares for the blanket I'm going to make for them. It's several shades of pink, white, gray and black. I read that babies' eyes find the sharp contrasts first, and though it might get to Lillian after her eyes have adjusted, that was my original plan when choosing the colors. It's very simple. I had a 9 inch square of pink gingham from the curtains my mom made for my bedroom when I was around three, so it's 20 - 9 inch squares. I may or may not put a border on it depending on time and money and how it looks when it's done.
I also found out that my niece is going to have a baby in November and I saw a quilt in a magazine that I thought would make a great blanket for her baby. It's squares within squares, again with the contrasting color idea. For mine, I'm going to use a whole bunch of colors and prints (mostly geometric shapes, but some others as well). When I was a kid, my Grandma Louise made scrap quilts and I was always fascinated by all the different colors and patterns. One of those quilts was used when my niece was a baby for her (and her siblings) to play on. We'd ask, "Find blue." or, "Find a flower." It became a game about learning colors and pictures. I'm going to make it unisex and not too baby-ish, since we don't know what she's having and then it's easier to pass along to the next child. I'm going to use a modified log cabin to make the squares. I have quite a few of the strips cut already, but I discovered I hadn't got any yellow for it. The yellows are in the washing machine as I type. I think I'm going to sash the blocks, but, to be honest, I haven't made up my mind as yet.
I have started work on the Fan Dancer quilt, but I've set it aside for now while I work on these other things.
On top of all of that, I've begun rehearsals for the play, Crimes of the Heart. We're into our fourth week of rehearsals. I also sang in a concert piece written by a friend of mine. It was fantabulous! However, as you can see, I've been quite busy, so I hope you'll forgive the lack of blogs.
My husband and I took a vacation to Cancun, where I finished my certification for SCUBA diving. Not surprisingly, I found a lot of inspiration while I was under water! The colors, shapes, animals, patterns... all lend themselves to the creative mind.
Before I left for the trip, I prepped several hexagons to take along to work on by hand. It's going to be a long process, since I will probably only work on that while I'm traveling anywhere. However, I have quite a few "flowers" for Grandma's Flower Garden made, so it's a decent start.
My mom took the Dresden top down to her place for storage until I'm ready to put a backing on it. The batik top is draped over the stair rail in my living room. It looks pretty nice, so I'm going to let it live there for a while.
My friends, Laurel and Nathan, had their baby girl and today I finished laying out the squares for the blanket I'm going to make for them. It's several shades of pink, white, gray and black. I read that babies' eyes find the sharp contrasts first, and though it might get to Lillian after her eyes have adjusted, that was my original plan when choosing the colors. It's very simple. I had a 9 inch square of pink gingham from the curtains my mom made for my bedroom when I was around three, so it's 20 - 9 inch squares. I may or may not put a border on it depending on time and money and how it looks when it's done.
I also found out that my niece is going to have a baby in November and I saw a quilt in a magazine that I thought would make a great blanket for her baby. It's squares within squares, again with the contrasting color idea. For mine, I'm going to use a whole bunch of colors and prints (mostly geometric shapes, but some others as well). When I was a kid, my Grandma Louise made scrap quilts and I was always fascinated by all the different colors and patterns. One of those quilts was used when my niece was a baby for her (and her siblings) to play on. We'd ask, "Find blue." or, "Find a flower." It became a game about learning colors and pictures. I'm going to make it unisex and not too baby-ish, since we don't know what she's having and then it's easier to pass along to the next child. I'm going to use a modified log cabin to make the squares. I have quite a few of the strips cut already, but I discovered I hadn't got any yellow for it. The yellows are in the washing machine as I type. I think I'm going to sash the blocks, but, to be honest, I haven't made up my mind as yet.
I have started work on the Fan Dancer quilt, but I've set it aside for now while I work on these other things.
On top of all of that, I've begun rehearsals for the play, Crimes of the Heart. We're into our fourth week of rehearsals. I also sang in a concert piece written by a friend of mine. It was fantabulous! However, as you can see, I've been quite busy, so I hope you'll forgive the lack of blogs.
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