Creativity and more
Last week, I was strolling the aisles of my local JoAnn’s Fabric Store with a 40% coupon burning a hole in my pocket, when I spied this book on doodling. Who knew one could write a book about doodling? As you know, I am a big proponent of doodling. (Read posts HERE and HERE). Not…
Machine Quilting
Another cold day in sunny Minnesota… I hope to get time in my sewing room. I am working on a free motion quilting project/tutorial using all of the motifs we have learned so far. I hope you have been practicing! Even if you don’t have time to stitch the motifs, it is very helpful to…
About and more
After you have the basic spiral down pat…the next skill to learn is the flip spiral. The flip spiral is the mirror image of the basic spiral. It is like my twin daughters-they are mirror image identical twins-one is right handed, the other left handed. So think of the basic spiral and the flip spiral…
Machine Quilting and more
I find planning the quilting for a large quilt top intimidating. It is much easier to Divide and Conquer. In block quilts, it is easy to narrow the focus to individual blocks, and decide the pattern, block by block and border by border. In strips quilts like the College Doodle Quilt, the quilt design could…
Quilt
Doodles and more
I hope by now, you have had time to do a little free motion quilting using your favorite doodles…I find it very relaxing. After 10 minutes of warm up, I’m usually in the zone, quilting away. The first 10 minutes can be the hardest…It takes the right brain at least that long to wrestle the…
Doodles and more
I just returned home from celebrating a family wedding in beautiful Door County, Wisconsin. The bride was beautiful, as was the setting: the sunny shores of Lake Michigan…It is no surprise then, that my doodles have taken a rather nautical turn: sailboats, sunshine, fish…. I’m sure there is a quilt on the horizon. Perhaps a…
Doodles
Would you believe that doodlers are smarter?–Okay, well, that may be a stretch, but there is evidence that people who doodle remember more than people who do not. In one study, (you can read about it here) doodlers remembered nearly 30% more facts than non-doodlers. The study’s author suggests that doodling expends just enough energy…
Doodles and more
There is a great deal of excitement here at The Inbox Jaunt. It was truly amazing to see all of the interest generated by the Doodle Quilts. I am grateful to all of you who commented, re-blogged, linked, or just came for a look-see. Truly amazing! Thank you! Never again will I underestimate the…
