You will have noticed a definite lack of crazy quilting here at Chez Magpie and that's by design. After spending so many years doing projects for publication in the Crazy Quilt Quarterly magazine I think I was burnt out. Even went so far as to get rid of a lot of my CQ stash in favour of fabrics more suited to landscapes. Ebb and flow of life, I guess. Well, there's a rumour that I might get asked to teach a workshop in the fall so I had to come up with a prototype. Several years ago I taught making a hussif * but it takes two sessions to even come close to completing. So my thoughts turned to doing the entire thing by machine and this cover for a hard-backed notebook is the result...
Opened, to show the back
* if you don't know what a hussif is, check out the links in my sidebar.
- I think THIS process would be fun to attack those pesky fabrics scraps you have been saving for a rainy day.
- THIS is such a pretty pattern that would work in so many different sizes and yarns.
- Although the pattern isn't with THIS, I thought it was worth sharing anyway.
- I love the creativity of THIS artist.
Today the quote is from Caroline Myss..."Perfectionism is the fear of being criticized"
I have a couple of tiny cq purses made by dogonart and I wonder if they were a cqteer project?
ReplyDeleteI suspect they likely were - glad she shared with you!
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DeleteThat's a bot. I block them to stop repetition.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the head's up - I removed it.
DeleteAh, it's good to see a little crazy quilting again!
ReplyDeleteDon't hold your breath expecting CQ to be a regular happening here. Might do some small things like postcards but that will likely be about it.
DeleteOhhh, how pretty. I love the colours and the shapes.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I went with what my stash allowed so it's a rather limited palette.
DeleteSherry of createology: MA your Crazy Quilting has always been outstanding and imaginative and beautiful. I think you have come up with a version everyone will love. Every notebook should be so beautifully covered. I believe there is no perfection…otherwise I would never create anything. Creative Bliss Dear.
ReplyDeleteDon't know what I'll use the notebook for but at least it has a pretty cover!
DeleteHave you ever incorporated crazy piecing into a landscape? Dawn has a new video about making crumb blocks. Her color-sorted crumb storage is impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxhILCY7b7M
ReplyDeleteYes, I've done CQ in landscapes. Several of the first ones I did used that technique simply because it was my comfort zone at the time. Looking forward to exploring the youtube link - thank you!
DeleteBeautiful notebook cover. I am definitely going to do something with that quote for my husband's workshop. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteIt was a quickie project that should translate well into a workshop if there's any interest in it.
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