Inktober

Tangles and mixed media

 I like to learn new things and take creative classes online. 

I also get ideas online from many sources including FB groups, YouTube and I subscribe to Craftsy, The Quilt Show and take many of Joanne Sharpe classes through Ruzuku. 

I have been following some daily tangle challenges on FB.  In June and July we have been doing a zentangle a day on index cards.  

The FB group is Tangle All Around and has a lot on inspiration!!!

I did a video flip through of what I have done so far in this years class book from Joanne Sharpe class....Whimsies, Words and Watercolors..  I have specific goals to challenge myself to get this book caught up. (Even though...Joanne says you are never behind)  It is such a fun course and I am loving it but I need more dedicated time to get the pages done.  I thought by doing a flip through video I could see where I am now and posting would help with accountability.

This video might not play....I don't know how to post it to make it work. It was only a minute long...fast flip through!

Anyway.....challenges keep me motivated and specific goals help me get these fun creative things done.  

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

To-Do Tuesday #32

  My 32nd week of linking to Home Sewn By Us for To-Do Tuesday

Here is my progress from last week

To-Do Tuesday week of August 18 through August 24:

1. FMQ practice and finish up some of the potholders 
2. join together some scrappy around the cabin blocks yes
3. Do another Stitch Meditation (zen stitching) yes

I didn't finish any potholders because my machine is not stitching correctly right now.

Here is the Daisy potholder with the clips holding the self binding ready to sew in place.

And here is a photo from my last blog post with the two sections ready to go together....The last blog post also shows the other side of the zentangle design on the outside of the fabric.

Photo of some of the blocks in my scrappy around the cabin

I have been watching some Bluprint/Craftsy classes and started two projects.  

One is a class by Judith Trager and here is the start of some of the blocks in her class that she calls contemporary log cabin.  These are blocks to practice the technique for background blocks for art quilts. These blocks are made from triangles, wedges and strips.....the photo shows the start of three blocks.

 The other Bluprint/Craftsy class is by Joe Cunningham and is called 3 Crazy Sisters.  Here are the first 5 blocks I made.  I am just making a mini quilt to hang by my Beatrix Potter collectibles.

I just wanted to try the technique........

Here is another photo of some of the pieces......

To-Do Tuesday week of August 25 through August 31:

Projects I will be working on:

1. mini 3 crazy sisters
2. contemporary log cabin
3. dolphin runner
4. Stitch Meditation
5. scrappy around the cabin

I am linking to Roseanne's 

http://homesewnbyus.com/to-do-tuesday-linky-55-weekly-progress-update/

Be sure to see what everyone else is doing and join in the fun!!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

FMQ practice samples going to be potholders

 Today I am linking to two FMQ links.

I had planned on doing more for this blog post........ like actually showing some completed potholders!!.....but our A/C is not working......and we didn't think we needed to get it fixed because we can usually cool our house in the mornings and evenings.  BUT the temps have not been getting down to the 60s as usual....so our house is 85 inside with fans going!

So here is what I have.....

A zentangle design I have been wanting to stitch.

these first photos are before I trimmed.

I started by making the outside lines with a ruler.  I could see that was going to take forever....

So...I switched to my walking foot and did the design very quickly.

I trimmed the batting first by folding under the fabric and then turned it and I trimmed the outside fabric a little more than an inch from the edge.

I will join these two pieces that each have batting by bringing the jewel fabric folded to the top for a self binding.  The daisy potholder I previously blogged about using a wavy ruler.

AND I have blogged about this tomatoes potholder top.  I used a ruler foot and straight ruler and it takes a bunch of practice for straight lines.....holding the ruler and moving the ruler and moving the fabric AND trying to get a decent stitch length.  I am used to my BSR and this is a whole different thing!  I varied the width of the lines by accident and then I decided that might be a good thing!

The links to FMQ are so inspiring to see what everyone else is doing. 

Rebecca Grace  Long Arm Learning 

http://cheekycognoscenti.blogspot.com/2020/08/lal3-one-where-rebecca-finally-finishes.html

AND I am also linking with Free Motion Mavericks

https://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com/2020/08/fmq-mini-on-free-motion-mavericks.html

Be sure to check their posts also.....it is so fun to see what everyone else is doing!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

Scrappy trips, zendoodle, recycled shirts and Traffic Jam quilt

 This post is about the projects I have been working on this past week............
I started quilting the scrappy trips with #4 stitch on my Bernina...

 This is the largest quilt I have ever quilted....
Roll the extra fabric....adjust the tiny area to sew....sew....readjust....over and over...
I am loving this quilt even more....and am getting used to the routine of machine quilting it...

 Page from my creative journal where I used some distress inks for the background...

 I just got this new book and am really enjoying it so far.....

 Our Tuesday bee group is gathering recycled shirts and making quilts...
These are some of my blocks I have done so far....

Pat Sloan's Traffic Jam pattern....
I am trying out the sashing in this photo....
I had the strips on the table using it for my Brambleberry Friends quilt and thought I would check it for a possibility for this quilt...
The sewing of the recycled shirts blocks and Traffic Jam were sewn previous weeks...
but this week I am cutting out more strips and blocks for them between the quilting scrappy trips.....
Never a dull moment.....I always have fun projects to do!!!

Smiles and hugs....Caryl

zentangle class

earlier this month I attended a class by Debbie....
at Stamp Delights in La Mesa...

here is the card with a slit for the bookmark....

the laminated bookmark was fun to do...

photo of inside of the card...

we also had instructions for doing a pear on a card...
but I haven't finished it yet....
and will post on flickr in the future when finished!!
Smiles and hugs....Caryl

apple zendoodle

last weekend I did this in a hurry...
I was practicing my new doodle art...

I used Copic Multiliner set B-2...
I almost didn't post this....
yikes!!! lots of areas of improvement needed!!...

smiles and hugs....Caryl

Zentangle

this photo is from a page in my creative journal from last week....

I got my first zentangle books at the end of February...

soooo when did this fascination with zentangle start?....
Last April I saw a stamped flower by Laura on the blog color whimsy....

then in May I started following the blog The Quilt Rat....
Jill Buckley does some amazing work...
She is one of the artists in the Zentangle Fabric Arts book...
this book is FILLED with ideas and inspiration....

for those who like to doodle....
you will love doing zentangle......

I will be stamping on fabric...
and then free motion quilting small quilts....
also doing zentangles on cards...

AND....the ideas are endless....
Smiles and hugs....Caryl