Our local quilt guild, the Citrus Belt Quilters, recently hosted Nancy Ota, an amazing quilter/designer/teacher. One of Nancy’s talents is in the art of Japanese Sashiko. My friends and I were fortunate to participate in her workshop. Since I am of Japanese descent, it was all the more interesting. Now I really want to make […]
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I’ve been under the weather lately, and thus have been missing my hikes. So, I’m sharing some of my favorite local hikes 🙂 The abundance of rain this season has given us a beautiful and bountiful display of wildflowers. Mt. Rubidoux: Oakmont Oakridge Trail: Diamond Valley Lake: Vernal Pools at Santa Rosa Plateau: Crafton Hills: […]
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For the last three years, I made quilts for my mom and my sisters for their birthdays. This year, I changed it up a bit, and made them all floral pillows. My friends were making them, and I just love the look. I had made some for myself, and as you can see, they are […]
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When we go out of town, I have a friend who takes care of our dogs. She is a super dog lover, and takes such good care of our dogs that I wanted to make her a quilt. I saw this on Pinterest, and thought it would be perfect for her. In lieu of batting, […]
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Experimenting with painting on tile. I just doodled Frida Kahlo and painted her on tile, which I found to be very awkward. It’s very different from painting on canvas. And, you never know how it will turn out until it’s been fired. Despite it all, I think she came out kinda cute 🙂
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I found these cute teddy bear blocks at our Guild shop. They were in various stages of completion. I took the five most completed blocks, finished them and made a baby quilt for community service. I love working on baby quilts! – so cute and small 🙂 Save
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More like “Yearly Challenge” for me! 😉 I’m having an artsy painting kind of day today, and decided to check in with the Diva to see what tangling everyone was up to. Duo tangle? Yes! When I saw Marasu & Molygon, I immediately thought of something organic, and keeping it simple – A snail and […]
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Here is my latest painting. I painted the canvas with black gesso, drew the outline with white chalk, and painted the flowers in my favorite color – pink! 🙂
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I finally finished my Row by Row quilt; a group effort with my quilty friends. My theme was blocks/houses/flowers, and it now hangs in my studio. Looks like someone needs a haircut 🙂
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The last few months seem to have passed in a blink of an eye… I am sitting at my desk, this Christmas Eve, feeling content. Dear older son , GF, & puppy flew in from WA. Dear younger son flew in from the Bay, and dear daughter flew back from her research trip to Peru […]
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DH’s Academic Advisor for his PhD will be retiring from teaching soon. And his dear wife recently retired from her career as a Medical Doctor. So, it was time to make another quilt! They are originally from New Zealand, and I found this wonderful vintage tablecloth on Ebay. I used a kit I had, called […]
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After months of effort, I finally have something to show. Yes, I do other things creative besides quilting. I have been having fun making whatever catches my fancy with clay the last few months. Since I don’t have my own ceramics studio, it has been slow going. Nevertheless, I’m happy with my first batch of […]
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