Deadlines are amazing things. They force productivity — sometimes with great results and sometimes not.
I needed to finish this quilt by yesterday morning so that it could be part of the Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals’ Network (MDQPN) special exhibit “What We Do” for this year’s Road2CA. The exhibit is designed to showcase what each of the [...]
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Behold the Power of Deadlines
Posted in Design/Process, Exhibits, My Quilts, Productivity/Inspiration, Teaching, tagged deadlines, G Street Fabrics, Mary Kerr, Mason Dixon Quilt Professionals' Network, MDQPN, pattern, Road2CA, Trees pattern, Trees Workshop, Vintage Revisited, workshop on Friday, November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When a Quilt Fights Back
Posted in Design/Process, Getting Out of my Studio, My Quilts, Productivity/Inspiration, tagged Artistic Artifacts Annex, Mary Kerr, Judy Gula, Batiks, quilt retreat, capital quilts, susan fernandez, stitch in the ditch, borders, trees, trees in snow on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I’ve had quilter’s block before. I’ve had dry spells, but I’ve never had a quilt fight me.
Here’s the deal. I have a deadline. Tomorrow. I’ve been thinking about this quilt and planning it in my head. Trees. Trees in winter. I have this amazing midnight blue batik with irregular white dots that look to me [...]
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