Yesterday was the deadline for competition entries into the Houston International Quilt Competition. This is the largest quilt show in the world. This is where the best of the best compete. And for some reason I thought I might have a chance in the big leagues. I am happy to report that I actually got my quilt submitted last Friday. And I know FOR SURE that it got there on time because I got a call from someone from the show saying that my credit card number was declined when they tried to charge the entrance fee. HAHAHAHAHA. I had […]
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Some of you may remember this post about fabric design. Well, I printed one of those designs onto fabric and quilted it… PRETTY MUCH ASAP. ha. But seriously. Here is the design that I had printed: This is one of my favorite designs that I have done. I have the actual design sized at 36 x 56 inches but I decided to just have this printed at 16 x 22 so that I could experiment and play with it. *sidenote* if anyone is interested in purchasing some of this fabric for themselves, you can find it here. (and other sizes are […]
As some of you may know, I create digital quilting designs for computerized quilters. For those that don’t know, a digital design is used with a computerized quilting system. It is kind of like one of those ghost pianos where the keys move on their own. With a computerized quilting machine, the machine moves on its own to create the designs. So this: Becomes this: And this: Becomes this: And this: Becomes this: And this: Becomes this: And this: Becomes this: Kind of cool, eh? This year I have made a goal to design 1,000 (that’s right, 3 zeros) by […]
So. I promised myself that I would not post any pictures of my Houston Competition Quilt on the internet until it was completely finished. It isn’t finished yet. But I just can’t help myself. I took some photos using a penny for scale to give you an idea of just how much freaking micro-quilting there is on this quilt. I have never been one to leave empty spaces. When it comes to quilting something to death, I am guilty as charged. Anyway, here is all you get. For now… Little by little. The other thing I will say is you […]
For awhile I have been working on adding fabric design to my repertoire. (I try to use fancy words sometimes.) Anyone who is familiar with my quilting style knows that I pretty much suck at piecing. Like bad. So, I tend to just skip that all together and stick with what I know, quilting. Am I the only one out there who loves quilting and isn’t great at piecing? Anyway… My ultimate dream is to design fabric, quilt patterns, and digital quilting designs. Then I thought, “Why not use the power of technology to find a way to skip the […]
So. Last year I made a few quilts that would only be used to help other people. So, this year I have been looking for good causes to donate those quilts to. So far, 3 are gone. I mentioned the last 2 in the previous post. The third was given to a girl named Aleesha. Aleesha was diagnosed with stage 4 bone cancer. I found her story on Facebook from a friend of a friend. Here. I have not met her before, and maybe never will. But circumstances like hers are the whole reason I made these quilts last year. […]
The later half of 2013 was bittersweet. Here is an update: My beautiful sweet mother in law was diagnosed with Cancer. This is her 3rd time having cancer. Through this trial, she has undergone many surgeries, ingested many different medications, and spent many nights away from home in a rehab center to undergo physical therapy. Andrew and I were lucky enough to be able to spend the weekends taking care of her, and keeping her company, allowing Andrew’s father to get some much needed rest. She is the light of our family and always knows how to turn a frown […]
Have you ever had a dream where you were falling. Who hasn’t right? I think falling can be one of the worst things or one of the best. Falling out of bed. Falling in love. Falling off your bike. Falling into a good opportunity. I want to talk about the last one. It seems like when we talk about falling, it is an involuntary action. If it wasn’t, we would saying we are walking or running. Falling is something we don’t anticipate or necessarily prepare for. It can feel like such a bad thing. We don’t always know how long […]
I realize that it is well into September and the quilt I am blogging about was for August’s theme. But I wanted to wait until today, September 11th to post about this theme and quilt. I am sure you have heard so many “I remember exactly where I was when I heard” stories. But today I wanted to talk about something just a little bit different: how I felt. I heard the words “World Trade Center” and “Pentagon” and honestly, being the naive 5th grader that I was, had no idea what those words even meant. But being mixed […]
Dreams. This month has been filled with them! I have been drooling and dreaming about the future, in the best way. When I think of all the things I want to accomplish, it keeps me focused on my day to day activities. I never thought I would love losing sleep at night so much. I tend to stay up and just think and dream and ponder about where I want to go in life. Baby steps. The quilt for this month is all centered around dreams. Specifically, trading your literal dreams, or sleep at night, for the dreams of your […]