Archive for March, 2007
Bags, Bags, Glorious Bags!
It’s a Lazy day over at the Blog Hop. Joan has put the DayZ Deux fabric to work on a Bucket Tote. Now, I’ve already established that I’m a fan of Lazy Girl Designs. Here’s why:
1. Bags are functional. I use them all the time because I’m forever hauling “stuff” with me to stave off boredom and make the most of sitting and waiting.
Spiderwick: Getting There!
Oh so close! I have all the pieces of the 2 Spiderwick Chronicles activity books assembled. Just over 100 activities, I think. I typed a table of contents for each book, color-coding the different kinds of activities, and showing double vs. single page spreads. I shifted puzzles between books, tossed a […]
Simple Things
I’m fairly certain that when Mary Lou Hallenbeck (from H. D. Designs) said, “Simple things like this can add so much to a quilt,” she didn’t expect it to become the focal point of her post for the DayZ Dozen Blog Hop. It was a reference to the 2-color borders and binding on her 4-Patch Stacked Posie quilt. See the blue and purple? It’s nice, and I especially like the way it looks from a distance.
Bright on Black
Take a look at the following pages and images. What do they have in common?
Twinkle quilt over at the DayZ Dozen Blog Hop.
My critique group writing blog.
Mike’s photography pages.
Perhaps to a lesser extent, my kids’ writing pages.
Oh…and this blog right here.
Bright on black. I like it!DayZ Dozen Blog Hop
Things are hopping over at the Lazy Girl Designs blog hop.
Did you note the Retro-Aprons? My father’s basement is the repository of an overwhelming collection of Family Junk. If I didn’t live 6,000 miles away, it’s likely that a good bit of it would be in my house, as there’s a reason it hasn’t been “let go.” Every time I visit my father, I bring a few things home with me. Most recently, I brought this:
Nothing New Under the Sun
This happens all the time and it drives me crazy: I’ll have an idea for a story or needlework design; I’ll look around to see if it’s been done; I won’t find anything; I’ll dink around, thinking and maybe even doing; then someone will come out with that very thing. Ahhhhh!
DayZ Dozen Blog Hop
The DayZ Dozen Blog Hop started yesterday over at Lazy Girl Designs. Yesterday’s pattern was “Ring Around the Flowers Quilt,” by Holly Holderman, the creator of the fabric design, and owner of LakeHouse Dry Goods. Part of her motivation in creating the fabric was the desire to incorporate circles in her quilts. Circles are tough! But not when they are part of the fabric design. Another aspect of her quilt pattern that I like is the way the flower colors coordinate. She pieces 2 different-colored flowers for each flower motif in the pattern, and the 2-color pairs look great together. Do I really need to say how much I like the Bright Colors? And the black to set them off? I love Holly’s color sense.
Clueless in WalMart
I learned about Google Alerts from one of my critique group partners, Linda K. Stanek. What a cool service! You give Google keywords, and they will send emails listing where on the web those keywords are being used. I set up a Google Alert for Clueless in Alaska, not knowing what to expect, but not expecting much. I’ve gotten some interesting results.
Iditarod 2007
It’s Iditarod time! The ceremonial start was yesterday in Anchorage, the re-start (real start) today in Willow. The web site is great, frequently updated and full of interesting tidbits.
Hmmm…I think there needs to be an Iditarod puzzle book.Spiderwick Progress
Twelve days left. Scary! Exciting! The pressure is mounting. I’m plugging away at the manuscripts, of course, and I think I’m in fine shape regarding the deadline, but you just never know. I’m not certain how it’s all going to come together. I’m still just brainstorming, creating, brainstorming, creating. I’m sure I have some sense of what will go where, but no clear picture. And it’s something I’ll just keep working on until time runs out. That’s what a deadline is for: it tells you when to quit.
