::Lightening Speed::
Happy New Year Peeps;)
That end of the year mosaic with all the quilts I made, well, that won’t be happening. Â Mostly because unlike past years I really didn’t have any quilt finishes, I made a crap load of awesome pillows and a few tops. Some of that has to do with using my current little studio space to its potential, but also gearing classes towards smaller projects.
So instead of a mosaic I’ll share with you my pillows pictured up there. Â I think they are probably my favorite creation from 2014.
I didn’t exactly hit the ground running this year, I got the flu right of the bat. Â Thankfully at the end of the year I had the time and did a thorough studio cleaning to take account of classes and unfinished projects.
From the quilt top pile I picked my hexagon quilt. With Hexagons By Machine and Equilateral Triangles workshops coming up I thought to get it quilted and play with piecing triangles as I made the back so I could have another sample for each workshop.
But of course as I was piecing these stars together for a back I realized it really should be a pillow. Â So, now apparently I still have a back to work on and a pillow I really want to make, so no mosaic making time anyway.
We obviously need more pillows, but you’ll definitely be seeing more finished quilts in 2015.
Happy Tuesday. Â I’m off to sew for two whole delicious hours;) Â Hope to see some of you locals on Monday at Open Studio.
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Almost forgot, I really enjoyed listening to what Ruth Ozeki has to share in her talk titled Modern Distraction and the Dark Waters of Creativity. Check it out.
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So strange. I am sitting here at work listening to A Tale for the Time Being, written and narrated by Ruth Ozeki so I can make a quilt for the exhibit as part of A Novel Idea in Bend. Your post came through my email, and I always love scanning through your work. When I read her name, it made my heart jump for a second. I’ll have to check it out when I’m done with the book!
Reserved the book this morning;)
Very cool. Let me know what you think!
Sorry to hear that you started out the year being sick! I think your pillows are fantastic!
Cute pillows! Loved them when I saw them on a previous post. Weren’t you just piecing those stars a couple days ago? Speedy : )
It seemed like they took forever to piece. Good to know someone thinks I’m fast at least;)
Lovely ideas, colors and execution
Those are really beautiful, I love your choice of colors and patterns
Loving all the work you’ve been doing lately ~ especially that star pillow!
I love Ruth Ozeki ~ stumbled on to her book (I love the cover ~ that’s usually how I pick books) and loved it! Thanks so much for the link to her talk.
I’m curious to read some of her writing now too.
I LOVE your quilts. Side note: it’s spelled lightning, not lightening. — Dianne
haha, I’m leaving it;)
Hi Katie~
I soooooo love seeing your emails in my inbox.
I am interested in the small pillow with the stars.
Is there a pattern for this?
Sarah
Sammamish
No, this is the class I’m teaching on the 22nd of this month;)
I do love those pillows. I hope you feel better soon.
Nice Blog! I am in need of followers! I followed you by the way… Your VERY crafty! Check out my blog maybe?
Katie, I love the red asian print on the right side in the background. Can you tell me who the fabric manufacturer and designer are?
Hi Linda,
It’s an Alexander Henry. I saw some on Etsy and they called it Golden Garden in Red or Cherry Blossom Branches. It also comes in white and black I think;) Happy Hunting!
You have some really beautiful work here!
You’ve had a big year and your pillows have been lovely encouragements to me as my own sewing has ground to a halt. I wish you a happy and prolific 2015!
and geez, someday I’ll see you;)
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