kro designs

Well Mrs. B and I decided on a border its a wonderful muted Batik with cream yellow and a little brown. Very lovely! I went to Duluth, MN for the annual quilt show. I would have rather spent more time looking at Lake Superior than quilting...well maybe not. But this town never disappoints. Some how I forgot to take pictures of some of my favorites but I hope they are represented here by their other works Faye Hoch did a wonderful circular inspired hand dyed wonderment. It was neon green, red and blue and very well quilted. Above is one of her recent works. I wonder who did this one?! Oh yea right, I remember . Loved Tricia Spitzmueller's class about painting backgrounds and using foil, T yvek and wonder under. I've done a lot of the techniques before, but I take classes to learn from other teachers and how they teach and of course she didn't disappoint. She's such a Kindred Spirit! This barge was HUGE! Cocktails at sunset. Of course I hate to leave vacation...

::puddles of rain ::fresh food ::Peanuts, pinch pots and LEGOS everywhere ::someone is "walking" again ::to do lists that actually get checked off :: as always, teaching ::new discoveries

Sounds like I'm inventing my own Minnesota rare summer time outdoor squash game, doesn't it! It actually stands for Minnestoa Contemporary Quilters: Quilts with a Sense of Humor . Now you understand why we abreviated it! Every year as part of the Minnesota Quilters Show our group has a special exibit with quilts based on a theme. After knowing the challenge,what I was going to do and stewing on the concept for many, many, (did I say many) months, I thought since it was due on Friday last week that I should begin it on Wednesday 2 days prior. (I've been known to procrastinate). Here is my process. Warning...Scarry Picture Below! Yes..that is my mouth! Two things come to mind. One. Less coffee and red wine. Two. Bleach! If you must know yes I did mean to put lipstick on wrong. I can not draw from memory but I can draw from sight. Hense the pic. With a crayon I did free hand draw a mouth on a piece of off-white muslin ( 18"x 24"). Then using my clorox bleach pen, ...

Are you totally bored yet? 4 posts in a row with little progress to show. Well, Not today ! We're nearing the point of no return, a cohesive quilt top! Almost 2 yards worth of 2" squares for the corner sets Then I trim off the extra corner piece trimmed to 1/4 inch of stitch line. Ta da ! The first layout of the quilt top squares. I' ve e-mailed this to Mrs. B so I'm waiting for approval and then I will start stitching away... isn't this fun! BTW this thing is huge! Almost floor to ceiling, I even ran out of design wall at the bottom!