There’s always the emphasis at this time of year on New Year’s resolutions, so that got me thinking about how I have neglected this blog. My intention at the beginning was to elaborate on my contention that “Creative Inspiration is Everywhere”, and that is still my goal!
In late 2022 I completed a second fabric portrait inspired by my grand-dog, Paisley. She may look a little downcast here, but honestly she’s a delightful, well behaved standard poodle and I wish we lived in the same city (she lives in Ottawa and I’m in Toronto)!
Another satisfying project was focused on trying to make a dent in my supply of fabric selvedges collected over the years. A tote bag (in a spiderweb pattern) and lots of little zipper bags were produced. It’s very satisfying producing a useful object out of these colourful selvedges that would otherwise have ended up in the garbage.
In early 2023 I was intrigued by the offerings of The Threadhouse Academy, hosted by three prolific quilters: Jo Avery, Lynne Goldsworthy and Karen Lewis. I dipped my toes into the free Taster Weekend, and that’s all it took – I was hooked! All the content for the classes is pre-recorded, so you can view them on your own timetable. They schedule several live Zoom gatherings each term, so all the participants can share ideas and their progress on the projects. You can work at your own speed, and there’s no pressure to “keep up”, which suits me just fine.
This “checkerboard Dresden plate” design was lots of fun to work on, and I was able to repurpose an old sheet for the backing of this round tablecloth.
I will share some of the other projects in future posts.