Thursday, February 06, 2025

FFO and SAHRR update

First here is a little update on the Stay at Home Round Robin:

I added a bit of applique (fusible) to the stars that I added the last round. I also made three more stars to keep the quilt symmetrical.
The purple circles on the four pointed stars make them look more cohesive with the rest of the quilt. 

Now for the Friday Face Off - I have a notebook cover with yet another skull.
I hope someone loves this one. I confess it is not my favorite. 
As always I put a pocket inside the front cover. (below)


Linking with the Friday Face Off


Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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Monday, February 03, 2025

SAHRR Round #3

With Monday came the next round of the SAHRR and I got busy.  Gail told us to add stars to our quilt top.   Pulling out my Accuquilt GO! dies,  I decided on  a four pointed star.  It is similar to the block "Job's Troubles"  but I simplified it a bit since I could do this one with two dies.   
I decided to make the background of each star one color but the points would be two colors alternating.  
The colors I decided on are blues and tans. One of the blues had a spattering of purple in it. One of the tans has white in it.    Here is my result:

I am considering making three more stars for the other end.  But I am also considering that perhaps the next round can take that area.  I can always make the blocks later this week and have them ready "just in case."   Three spare stars could always become a table runner or part of one. They could also be the start of yet another quilt.  
Other considerations for this is that I may applique some purple five pointed stars onto the star blocks. At this point they seem to need a pop of the dark purple that permeates the rest of the quilt. (Of course next week's round could be to add applique. Ha ha.  But that is just a wild guess - I do NOT have inside information (as much as I would love to have it.)  


Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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Thursday, January 30, 2025

Friday Face off and SAHRR update

I will start with the update on the SAHRR quilt I am making. I completed the other side part and have it all sewn together now.  
Oh my goodness, how I am loving this thing. I started with a rectangle so that it wouldn't be square but now it is almost square again.  LOL.  I will have to add strips at some point to the top and bottom to make it a rectangle again.   I am trying to stay within a color palette for this one.  So far, so good.  But, I confess that I keep wanting to add a red or a yellow in it. 
Will I be able to resist?  Stay tuned! 

Now for the Friday Face Off  I am sharing my face. 
In a weaving class, we talked about creating with eyes that shine. 
I think my eyes are shining with creative joy in this photo.

Ignore the fact that I need a shave in the photo.  Ha ha. You can ignore the 
"frosting" in my eyebrows also.  I am "too far gone" to cover all the gray. 

One comment I got said "I wish I were as creative as you are" 
My Reponse:
Here are a couple of things I have written especially for people who wish they were creative.
People say "You are so creative, I don't have a creative bone in my body."
I say "Of course you do."
The thing is that these people are afraid of failure. If you want to be more creative you need to accept failure as just one of the steps in the process. Do I fail? Ha ha! Yes, at least as much as I succeed. But I try to learn from it and go forward to create again.
Sure you will make a mess. You will waste some materials. You will be ashamed to show the thing you made. But you will grow. You will make something you ARE PROUD to show - and honestly that first something you are proud of probably won't be so great. But it is another step forward. And as you keep stepping forward, you get better and better. Your "failures" are not (generally) as bad.
You learn to laugh at your mistakes and fix them or do it again, without saying "I am just not that creative."
At that point, people will be telling you "You are so creative, I don't have a creative bone in my body." But you will know that they only need to channel what is innately there.

Creative work doesn't require that you start with talent. You just need to show up and be willing to try again and again. Mistakes are part of the process. Sometimes, they are a part of the joy of creating. And sometimes they are learning experiences.
-Gene Black


Have a wonderful weekend. 

Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Stay At Home Round Robin Progress

This week's SAHRR round prompt is brought to us by Anja.  Her prompt is to use Half Square Triangles (HSTs) for the next element in your quilt.  I said "Hooray!"  because that is such a versatile block to add.  And even better as the "rules" are lax in this fun quilt along, I can add them to fill in the sides of Round One.    I am using the HSTs to make an HST Diamond block (there is probably a "real" name for it, but oh well, I will use my naming convention.  
So far, I have made two of the diamonds and added spacers at the ends to make it fit.  I also joined it to the quilt that is finished so far.  Here it is. 


The right side will be repeated on the left although the fabrics may be different. I do plan to stay with the same color scheme.   I am absolutely loving this so far.  Are you sewing with us?  I hope so, it is fun and at the end you will have another quilt top finished - of course you can add more at that point and make it bigger. YOUR Quilt YOUR Choice. 

Until Next Time,  
Stay Creative 


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