December 2009

Discothèque: the plan becomes clear

Dec 2 2009

I’m far enough along on Discothèque that two photos placed side-by-side give you an idea of what I’m attempting to do. The plan is to have six columns of color, with each column fading from

Missing: the red-orange column and the black-and-white column. The bonus? Cutting out the background pieces for a Drunkard’s Path pattern means you end up with smaller pie-shaped pieces that can be used for another quilt. I’m thinking that one will look very different: brightly colored circles floating on a neutral (white?) background.

Discothèque doesn’t know it yet, but she’s going to have a baby sister. No idea what to name it, though. Ideas, anyone?

Lost in Translation

Dec 17 2009

Date:

12 December 2009 - 13 June 2010

Photoset:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/domesticat/sets/72157622865276879

Recipient:

Famous Tim!

Pattern:

Freeform log cabin

Level of completion:

Completed and given away

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Lucy-Goosey

I'm playing, absently. I have lots of blue fabric that wants a permanent home; who am I not to oblige? I wanted something freeform and relaxed, and this seemed like a good way to play. I wish I knew more about the fabric I'm using for the center of each square. It's a print fabric ©2002, but I have no idea who made it. I'm cutting very, very carefully and sewing with itty bitty seam allowances on that center fabric, as a result. Mustn't waste any; I think it's safe to assume I will never find it again.

I liked the oceany colors. I specifically thought of sea and sky when initially pulling them out; several of these fabrics are from my Hawaii trip a year ago. The person I think this quilt is for has traveled widely thanks to military service, and the theme and colorset feels right.

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Theology meets data structures

Dec 18 2009

Jeff (aka @eaton) and Larry (aka @TheRealCrell) are two truly nifty and interesting people I’ve met as a result of being on the fringes of the Drupal community. I’ve been watching this exchange scroll by on Twitter with a mix of admiration, amusement, and need for aspirin. Will be completely impenetrable and boring to anyone who isn’t either 1) fascinated with religion or 2) fascinated with programming structures.

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