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Needs name, not home

Submitted by domesticat on 2 January 2013 - 3:27pm

Hi, I need a name. (But not a home.)

Keys to help you out:

The fabrics are all 100% silk drapery fabric samples that a friend got for me a couple of years ago.
The color arrangement is one frequently seen in log cabin quilts.
It’s going to end up with jowilson, an old friend of mine who is a photographer.

I have a goofy name in mind that I may or may not stick with, but it’s clouding my judgment and I’m having trouble thinking of others.

Jacob has suggested “Focus Ring” or “Lens Flare.” “Red Square” has been stuck in my head. Anyone else got any ideas?

Gonna need a montage.

Submitted by domesticat on 1 January 2013 - 4:52pm

I’ve taken the rest of the week off of work in a fit of “oh crap I will be on the road for HOW long? and what can I finish if I focus on nothing but sewing for a week?”

We’re gonna need a montage. I realize that a movie about quilting can only go in either the “Beautiful Mind” (crazed genius throws fabric about long enough that amazing things happen) vein or the “Waiting For Godot” vein (audience sits around, waiting for the explosions and car chases that never happen) vein.

I’m going to have a LOT of time in the next few days to listen to music. I need recommendations. I promise jazzy montage pix.

A sample of the excitement level: I mean, right now I’m working on a top of almost Amish simplicity based on a huge pile of drapery silks I was given a couple of years ago. I cut them into huge triangles because — hey DON’T WALK AWAY FROM ME, I’M STILL TALKING HERE.

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Quilt seeking love and permanent home

Submitted by domesticat on 26 December 2012 - 2:21pm

This very low-contrast quilt top was actually the second one I ever worked on, but I put it aside and did not finish it at the time. I pulled it out this week and decided that it deserves to be loved and used, despite its imperfections, and that I should finish it and give it away.

It will be my 42nd completed quilt, and as such it deserves a good Hitchhiker’s name. Current thoughts are “Mostly Harmless” or “Hyperspace Bypass,” but I’m open to other appropriate names.

It does not have a home.

If it gives you a warm fuzzy, get in touch. I have a nasty travel schedule for the next couple of months, so I don’t know when I can quilt it, but I’d love to at least settle on an owner and a proper backing fabric.

Free to good home

Submitted by domesticat on 25 November 2012 - 9:13pm

housecleaning

Two quick housekeeping things:

We have an espresso machine that we’re not using. If you’re interested, I’m happy to put it in your hands. Preference for local friends, but if nobody local, I’ll ship it just to get it out of the house and in a better home.
As part of a recent order with Vlisco, I received a very detailed pattern for a bomber jacket. It’s not something I’ll ever make, but I hate to toss it. If you know of someone who loves garment sewing and might be interested in this, I’m happy to drop it in the mail. There are details and a few photos on this Facebook page and you can probably turn up more if you do a bit of web searching.

I’ll update this post if either are claimed.

Update #1: espresso machine has been claimed.

Things I want for Christmas

Submitted by domesticat on 24 November 2012 - 6:45pm

I’ve been having thoughts along these lines, and after I read this post (thanks for the link, merlin!) I nodded and said, “this.”

What I Want for Christmas: Not a Damn Thing

[many good statements snipped]

“But when all is said and done, what’s important to me is not the gift, but the impulse behind it, which is the true gift. I’m glad you’re thinking of me. I’d be glad of it even without the bauble. That’s a hint.”

It says much of what I’d like to say.

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