I Was at QuiltCon..... Sort Of

Although I didn't make it to this year's QuiltCon in Austin, TX this year my quilt, "Intersection", was chosen for display.

Here I am!

I started this quilt in August of 2014 while attending a "Slice and Insert" technique workshop led by Jacqui Gering, author of Quilting Modern.  Jacquie's book was the first one I purchased when I started modern quilting and is still one of my go to resources when looking for inspiration. It was amazing for me to spend time with her when she visited our quilt guild for a lecture, trunk show and class! 

Me with Jaquie Gering

Starting off with about seven of the blocks you see above, I embraced the total improvisation concept which allowed my to play as I didn't have to think about an "end game". There was no special final size in mind, no person or occasion it was intended for and no time frame.  (How often does that happen!)

When it came to quilting this type of piecing screams, "Echo!" to me and is what you see most commonly with this style.  I did try but could not come up with a substitute.  The only down side was all the thread breaks which gave me the unwanted title of, "Thread Burying Specialist".  Burying in groups instead of waiting unit the end eased the pain. For the border I knew I wanted to continue that theme for part of it and then collaborated with fellow guild member, Jess L., for the outermost portion which turned out to be pebbles.

Looking forward to displaying this on my new quilt ladder (Spoiler Alert! - subject for a future post) once it's returned.

I now have an official sewing room!

After using our guest room to sew in for the past two plus years it has now officially been converted into a sewing room.  Out with the twin bed and in with the permanent design wall. I used Warm & White batting and 2 white foam insulation boards from Lowes.  They even cut them to size for me!  (Shout out to my husband for securing them to the wall.)
  

Out with the baby dresser/changing table and in with an Ikea cabinet (Large shout out to my husband for helping me pick it out and for putting it together!).  I had to cover some of the glass to keep my stash from fading.  Yes, you are not seeing things.  The top three shelves contain ALL of my fabric stash.  I keep my inventory lean and mean!  

Out with the nails in the wall holding my rulers in with this awesome pegboard.  (Huge shout out to my husband for putting this together and hanging up!)

Out with the lavender walls and in with a calming beige (Shout out to me for wall repair and painting).

Out with my swapped mug rugs and wall hangings being hidden in with them being proudly display on the walls. I used Command strips so I can rearrange them in the future.

I'm waiting until our fabric shopping trips during this coming Mid Atlantic Mod to pick out the fabric for curtains.  The new curtain rod (One last shout out to my husband for installing) is ready and waiting!

I'm Blogging!

So after approximately 3 years of quilting it's time for me to kick it up a notch and enter the blogging world.

I've found there are times I want to share more than just one photo and short caption on Instagram (Although you will continue to see frequent posts there at @somelikeitquilted).

Being a member of the Central Jersey Modern Quilt Guild has opened up opportunities that allow me to explore and play with different techniques and design elements. I look forward to sharing some of my completed projects.

Bear with me for a bit while I complete the blog design.  Then ..... let the posting begin!

~neva