One Thing, One Thing.

The Not Paper Pieced quilt is probably going to tie with Too Much Chicken as the busiest quilts I've ever made. I am not sure if that is a good thing.

Last night I moved the cat closer to the big red NO. Now I think the cat looks like the "full stop" he is meant to be.

I added background fabric around the bird and sewed it to the THIS panel.

Then I sewed the scowly lady to the QUILT panel, and then sewed QUILT to the THIS panel. I added the lady at the sewing machine to the IS NOT panel.

I made another NO using the dud T with the wavy green dots. I allso made a silver NO that turned out too small and didn't look right. (Can you say DUD BIN?)

Then I made a half butterfly and placed it near PAPER-, but I'm not sure it will stay there. I'm not sure I like the half butterfly at all.

I moved the gal with the scissors down by the PIECED. She may not stay in the quilt either. Maybe I'll shift her to the backing. I actually like that idea.

I need a lot more NOs, and seeing what I have tells me that I don't need as many as I think and I have to make more greyish subtle ones. But that is for another day.

Today I will be at Quilted Threads teaching my Liberated Letters.



May the Fourth be with you!

Full Stop

Megan, from Sydney Australia is one of my proofreaders. If I miss a comma, a dash or a period (which Megan refers to as a 'full stop,') Megan will point it out. Megan's comments encompass EVERYTHING from spelling to grammar, to gently suggesting an extra line or two of instructions for what she calls "the novices."

I had to insert a lot of "full stops" into the letter tutorial, so that term has been on my mind.

Judy in Michigan wondered if I should have a comma after the first NO in the Not Paper Pieced quilt. So I made one and put it in.

I did not like it.

I did not like a slash shaped comma much either.

Didn't like the "full stop" much either.

Didn't like the dash.

And although I liked the gal holding the scissors, it didn't really sing for me.

THE CAT, however, does it for me! I will have to move him a bit closer, but his scowl gets the point across.

The CAT is the full stop.

As all good cats are, I suppose.

I'm teaching the letters class at Quilted Threads on Saturday, May 4th. If you sign up, you get a digital copy of the tute.


If you would like to make your own free pieced letters, you can get my tutorial at my Etsy shop here. It's an instant download, so you can get started right away.

A Visit to Quilted Threads

I am teaching a letters class at Quilted Threads on  Saturday, May 4. Every student in the class will get a copy of the new letter tutorial. QT needed a letter quilt to hang on display so I brought one of my favorites, Nine x Nine.

 While I was there I chose this Kaffee Fassett fabric for the back of the Whirlygig quilt. As I was waiting for it to be cut another customer walked by and looked at it, then at me. "Wow. That is REALLY bright," she said.

 I didn't say anything. I thought it was freaking perfect.

"I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings," she continued.

"Trust me," I told her, "you are NOT hurting my feelings."



I've got an eye exam later today, and I'm sure they'll dilate my pupils so I won't be able to read or sew or do anything remotely interesting later. I guess I'll clean the house. (snicker). Yeah, we'll see!



PS, the letter tutorial won't be ready before May 1st. Believe you me, I'll let you know when it's ready.

Letter Class Prep

I'm getting ready for the free-pieced letters class I'm teaching at Quilted Threads on Saturday.

I've gathered my tools, made a list of the quilts I'll be bringing, and updated my slideshow of letter quilts to show my students.

When taught the first class in October 2011, I brought my laptop and a projector with me, so I could show the students photos of letter quilts made by my blogging buddies, Tonya, Tanya, Julie, Brenda, Victoria, and many others. I didn't think anything of it, but the students were wowed, and the other teachers at QT told me they'd have "step up their game." I certainly hadn't meant to show anybody up, but I was very pleased when Becky told me I didn't have to bring a projector to class as the store had purchased one.

Students always have lots of questions, and a projector makes it easy to share the photos on my computer with the class.

Letter Play Class - June 23!

Yesterday at Quilted Threads,

 Deb,

 Joanie,

Judi,

Paula,

Yvonne,

Bea,

Bonnie, (seen here checking out her letters from a distance)

and Gwen,

and Susan made letters do

fabric yoga.  Did we

obey rules?

Nope.