More Designing

Hello All,

I will tell you this, I will try to always post pictures, etc to the blog as I like to see what others are doing instead of just reading. Sorry, I am a visual gal. I FINALLY registered with Superior Threads and am eagerly awaiting my package. I usually stick with Masterpiece thread, which I LOVE LOVE LOVE to piece with!!!, but after ready some TQS reviews I've decided to step out and try some other threads that they offer. I looked up their Threadology School and all they had posted was for February, which by the way is almost over. I survived my oldest daughters Birthday this month, she's 22. How can this be? I feel so young.

I promise as soon as I get her cleaned up, I'll post pictures of my quilting room. Just don't be disappointed. We've been remodeling our house FOREVER and I mean FOREVER, so half of my floors are not done and so too the walls. This is due to adding on to the house and I couldn't wait for my Jamie (DH) to finish so I just moved on in. But, we'll get to that project later.

Now, for some pictures:

Here is the feather circle that I had done and previously posted. gail.designs noticed that I had made a booboo. BUT, I didn't read the blog UNTIL I'd added diagonal lines AND permanent marker. So, guess what. I am chalking it up to being artistic and creative.

I thought you guys would like to see my lightbox. A few years ago we went looking for a lightbox and this is what Jamie decided to do for me. The only thing he did different than what I asked for was the single bulb. I wanted him to put in 2 rows of stick lighting. He thought this was best.....I still want my stick lights. He is a wonderful guy. You will find out later with the Quilting room picures what all he has done for me and my room.

Conquering Fear

Hello All,

I don't know why I fear quilt design, but I do. I've tried { I guess not hard enough } before to do this and was unsuccessful. I really didn't like what I came up with. I've bought the books and took some classes. Well, the way the economy is, I've been raiding my UFO's to see what I can come up with. Well, Boy do I have some work to do.

Yesturday afternoon I decided to takle a Christmas wall hanging that I completed the top to YEARS ago. Took the class from Claudia Edmonds when she had her shop called "The Cherry Tree". Since then she has gone out of business and I miss her shop and conversations when I'd visit. I got everything ready and was ready to baste it when all of the sudden I had an IDEA!! I am going to draft/draw my own design and machine quilt it!!!! Man what was I thinking?

The drafting supplies that I bought years ago came out of their packaging and I went off looking for freezer paper or parchment paper. Well, I couldn't find any, so off to the store I went.

When I got home, I started to study the wall hanging and see what I wanted to do that wasn't going to be to difficault for me. Started taking measurements of certain areas and cutting and taping freezer paper.

Low and behold......I find that I LOVE drafting these patterns! So, there goes my mind into daydreaming about a Quilting Business again. Selling Fabrics, Notions, Customizing quilt patterns for customers etc......

I know good and well that I'd have to have money set aside to start a business. So, I come on down to the real world from where I'd been traveling to. My daydream was good while it lasted. I am sure I am not the only one with this affliction. Man, the shop I'd have...............

Piece,

Carolyn

Blocks for U.Eddie

Here is a couple of blocks that I've been working on. Caitlin did a PowerPoint with all the blocks so far and we can't get it to go thru the e-mail or get it up on this site.

I've got more done than this. Once I am done it should make an excellent shroud. Only U.E will get that joke.
Unfortunatly there are some that I got to looking at that need a little tweaking. Go figure. Well, I guess I can get off of here and see how this goes.