Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
Monday, March 7,2011...Year 3...Week 82...Day 608 of 4,014.....Blog 79
A little over 2 months since last Blog (January 4, 2011)
and I am some disappointed in myself for not keeping this blog current...
No Excuses...well and explantion????
I have NOT been quilting regularly for a month--six weeks..because I have been focused on my other on-going project: Project Distribute-2026 which is another whole story (ProjectDistribute-2026.blogspot.com).
Currently I have in quilt "inventory" about 20 wall hangings which I am still wanting got get photographed...and on this blog....and about 8 puppy-kitty quilts...which have been shown on this blog.
The "news' however is: On Saturday, March 5, 2011..I attended 2 hours of a 6 hour seminar at my local Community College on how to sell my quilts on- line.
After the 2 hours..I had sufficient information to know that sell on- line was NOT for me..
However..I did learn a lot....the perferred site for selling handmade craft on-line...etsy.com..
Checking out etsy.com for "quilts"..I discovered that currently there were 33,644 quilts available for sale.
So I must find other venues....because mainly I will be selling my quilts in Marin County, California..Anyone interested in viewing my quilts please contact me at:DeterminedQuilter@gmail.com and we will arrange a meeting, probably at Civic Center
Library
THIS COMPUTER IS ACTING strange.Enough for today.
Happy quilting--Determined Quilter..... .::
Monday, March 7, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
QUILT/STASH PROJECT-2020--DETERMINED QUILTER
Tuesday, January 4,2011..Year 3...Week 73...Blog 78..Day 546 of 4,014
Year 3--REPRISE
THE QUILT/STASH PROJECT-2020 and this blog began, August 14, 2009.
Inspired by the movie-Julie and Julia...about Julie Powell's "adventures" in cooking all ??? recepies in Julia Child's famous book: The Art of French Cooking in one year and then blogging about it daily.....I decided....
Use EVERY FABRIC SCRAP...AND EVERY PIECE OF STACH FABRIC to zero WITHOUT purchasing any new fabric ..........and to blog about the task and the experience...
Evaluating the amounts of fabric--scraps and stash in boxes and drawers....I very wisely gave myself TEN years...plus..so until 2020.
All went liesurely..according to the original plan until mid summer 2010 when I discovered that a local Community Center was sponsoring a CRAFT SHOW, November 5th..
At that time the original goal was modified: and I spent the next 4 months working/sewing dilligently--daily-- to create inventory ...so I would have quilts to sell at the Fair.
...and I also DID blog as often as possible...
The Craft Fair was NOT a hugh sucess for me....3 wall hangings...and 3 puppy/kitty quilts sold...
But ever onward...the strategy since November, 2010 has been to first sue all the many...many..many usually tiny batches of scraps to zero..with sole focus on puppy/kitty quilts...
This is both a challenge to creativity...AND SO FAR.. AMAZINGLY REWARDING AND GRATIFYING... I HAVE COMPLETELY ABOUT 10 PUPPY/KITTY QUILTS; AND SOLD 4.
Some are shown on previous blog; new ones will come shortly...
So..a NEW YEAR...my current estimate is that...the scraps WILL be used to zero by Easter....
I hope be be a more consistent blogger..and photographer..
So invitation: come along with me...
IF you live in Marin County, California..and are interested in a puppy or kitty quilt...please contact me: Determined Quilter@gmail.com and we will arrange a showing/meeting..
So Ever Onward..HAPPY QUILTING!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
DETERMINED QUILTER
Tuesday, January 4,2011..Year 3...Week 73...Blog 78..Day 546 of 4,014
Year 3--REPRISE
THE QUILT/STASH PROJECT-2020 and this blog began, August 14, 2009.
Inspired by the movie-Julie and Julia...about Julie Powell's "adventures" in cooking all ??? recepies in Julia Child's famous book: The Art of French Cooking in one year and then blogging about it daily.....I decided....
Use EVERY FABRIC SCRAP...AND EVERY PIECE OF STACH FABRIC to zero WITHOUT purchasing any new fabric ..........and to blog about the task and the experience...
Evaluating the amounts of fabric--scraps and stash in boxes and drawers....I very wisely gave myself TEN years...plus..so until 2020.
All went liesurely..according to the original plan until mid summer 2010 when I discovered that a local Community Center was sponsoring a CRAFT SHOW, November 5th..
At that time the original goal was modified: and I spent the next 4 months working/sewing dilligently--daily-- to create inventory ...so I would have quilts to sell at the Fair.
...and I also DID blog as often as possible...
The Craft Fair was NOT a hugh sucess for me....3 wall hangings...and 3 puppy/kitty quilts sold...
But ever onward...the strategy since November, 2010 has been to first sue all the many...many..many usually tiny batches of scraps to zero..with sole focus on puppy/kitty quilts...
This is both a challenge to creativity...AND SO FAR.. AMAZINGLY REWARDING AND GRATIFYING... I HAVE COMPLETELY ABOUT 10 PUPPY/KITTY QUILTS; AND SOLD 4.
Some are shown on previous blog; new ones will come shortly...
So..a NEW YEAR...my current estimate is that...the scraps WILL be used to zero by Easter....
I hope be be a more consistent blogger..and photographer..
So invitation: come along with me...
IF you live in Marin County, California..and are interested in a puppy or kitty quilt...please contact me: Determined Quilter@gmail.com and we will arrange a showing/meeting..
So Ever Onward..HAPPY QUILTING!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
DETERMINED QUILTER
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Detrmined Quilter
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
THIRD Time a Charm????? Puppy/Kitty Quilts
Tuesday--December 7, 2010//Year 2...Week 69...Blog 77...Day 518 of 4,014
ANOTHER "TRY".......two disappointments at getting pictures of quilts onto the blog...
so.o.o.o.o.o PUPPY/KITTY QUILTS
The quilts to be displayed range in price from $5 to $10.
Again, if you live in MARIN COUNTY, California, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco and would like to view--or even perhaps buy one of these quilts...contact me by E-mail:
DeterminedQuilter@gmail.com and we will arrange a meeting...Civic Center Library???
List of Puppy/Kitty Quilts
1. 14x21 inches...blue/white....$5.00
2. 14x19 inches...brown/cream...$6.00
3.12/22 inches..blue/pink...$6.00
4. 20x14 inches..hearts/blue/white...$5.00
5. 15x22 inches...angels/blue...$7.00
5. 15x22 inches...angels/blue...$7.00
6. 23x28...blue/white...$6.00
7.26x24 inches...bugs/blue/yellow...$10.00
8. 17 x 23 inches...brown/red..$10.00
THIRD time a charm...well..I HOPE SO!!!!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
QUILT/STASH PROJECT-2020..DETERMINED QUILTER
WEDNESDAY--DECEMBER 1, 2010..YEAR 2...WEEK 68...BLOG 76..DAY 512..of 4,014
This MAY be the big day..when finally there will be pictures of quilts on the blog..
I will be learning how to do this on the library computer; already know there are several steps..and it does seems complicated.
The quilts to be displayed are puppy/kitty quilts and range in price from $5.00 to $10.00
If you live in MARIN COUNTY, California..just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco
and would like to view --or even perhaps buy one of these quilts...contact me by E-mail:
DeterminedQuilter@gmail.com;;and we will arrange a meeting....Civic Center Library???
List of puppy/Kitty Quilts:
1. 14x21 inches..blue/white....$5.00
2.14x19inches...brown/cream...$6.00
3.12x22 inches...blue/pink...$6.00
4. 20x14 inches...hearts/blue/white...$5.00
5. 15 x 22 inches...angels/blue....$7.00
6.23x28 inches...blue white...$6.00
7.26/24 inches...bugs/blue/yellow...$10.00
8. 17 x 23 inches...brown/red...$10.00
O.K. here we go!!!!..Well..something wrong with the library computer..and pictures will NOT print...another day..another computer..
Happy quilting..
Determined Quilter
WEDNESDAY--DECEMBER 1, 2010..YEAR 2...WEEK 68...BLOG 76..DAY 512..of 4,014
This MAY be the big day..when finally there will be pictures of quilts on the blog..
I will be learning how to do this on the library computer; already know there are several steps..and it does seems complicated.
The quilts to be displayed are puppy/kitty quilts and range in price from $5.00 to $10.00
If you live in MARIN COUNTY, California..just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco
and would like to view --or even perhaps buy one of these quilts...contact me by E-mail:
DeterminedQuilter@gmail.com;;and we will arrange a meeting....Civic Center Library???
List of puppy/Kitty Quilts:
1. 14x21 inches..blue/white....$5.00
2.14x19inches...brown/cream...$6.00
3.12x22 inches...blue/pink...$6.00
4. 20x14 inches...hearts/blue/white...$5.00
5. 15 x 22 inches...angels/blue....$7.00
6.23x28 inches...blue white...$6.00
7.26/24 inches...bugs/blue/yellow...$10.00
8. 17 x 23 inches...brown/red...$10.00
O.K. here we go!!!!..Well..something wrong with the library computer..and pictures will NOT print...another day..another computer..
Happy quilting..
Determined Quilter
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
Wednesday, Novmeber 10,2010..Year 2..Week 65..Blog 75..Day 491 of 4,014
Over SEVEN weeks since I last blogged: Monday, September 13......
Well....I have been focused......using "all" my time and energy on quilting, quilting quilting...creating inventory for the local Community Center's Crhistmas Craft Fair....
And...I suceeded:8 Puppy/Kitty Quilts...and 30 wall hangings...all accomplished within the aims and purposes of this project.....to use ALL scraps and stash from some 14 years of quilting to zero by the year 2020.
No new fabric was purchased.....and I achieved some very acceptable..if not outstanding quilts.
amend that: SOME of those wall hangings ARE outstanding.
The Craft Fair on Novmeber 6,2010 was an interesting and instructive experience. While "customers" admired and commented favorably...they did NOT buy: 3 Puppy quilts-3 wall hangings sold.........profit--$33.
Now is the adventure and challenge of finding successful ways of selling these quilts....
......and the FIRST TASK IS TO SOMEHOW GET PICTURES OF THE QUILTS ON THIS BLOG...AND OTHER INTERNET VENUES...
I do/will KEEP WORKING ON IT..
And..even praising my "inventory' achievement of over 30 wall hangings and "picture' quilts there is still unblievable amounts of scrape and stash fabric in drawers and boxes..
This is a "recovery" week...then back to the project..but without the pressure to complete quilts for a deadline time....And
I WILL reestablish this blog......on some kind of regular schedule...
O.k. Ever Onward!!...
Determined Quilter
Wednesday, Novmeber 10,2010..Year 2..Week 65..Blog 75..Day 491 of 4,014
Over SEVEN weeks since I last blogged: Monday, September 13......
Well....I have been focused......using "all" my time and energy on quilting, quilting quilting...creating inventory for the local Community Center's Crhistmas Craft Fair....
And...I suceeded:8 Puppy/Kitty Quilts...and 30 wall hangings...all accomplished within the aims and purposes of this project.....to use ALL scraps and stash from some 14 years of quilting to zero by the year 2020.
No new fabric was purchased.....and I achieved some very acceptable..if not outstanding quilts.
amend that: SOME of those wall hangings ARE outstanding.
The Craft Fair on Novmeber 6,2010 was an interesting and instructive experience. While "customers" admired and commented favorably...they did NOT buy: 3 Puppy quilts-3 wall hangings sold.........profit--$33.
Now is the adventure and challenge of finding successful ways of selling these quilts....
......and the FIRST TASK IS TO SOMEHOW GET PICTURES OF THE QUILTS ON THIS BLOG...AND OTHER INTERNET VENUES...
I do/will KEEP WORKING ON IT..
And..even praising my "inventory' achievement of over 30 wall hangings and "picture' quilts there is still unblievable amounts of scrape and stash fabric in drawers and boxes..
This is a "recovery" week...then back to the project..but without the pressure to complete quilts for a deadline time....And
I WILL reestablish this blog......on some kind of regular schedule...
O.k. Ever Onward!!...
Determined Quilter
Monday, September 13, 2010
Quilt/Stash Project-2020--Determined Quilter
Quilt/Stash Project-2020...Determined Quilter
Monday, September 13,2010...Year 2...Blog 74...Day 429 of 4,014
Oh Dear!!!
Nine days since I last blogged....
where does the time go... assorted "life happens" stuff taking up time...but also
time for quilting....
and this morning finishing a small (approximately 20x24 inch) wall hanging..made with truely "strange" Japanese themed fabric......
Pictures of both men and women in "OLD" style kimonos...this is ANOTHER time when I ask myself:
WHY???? WHY??? did I ever think this fabric was wonderful????
Well..finally..now according to "plan" this fabric has been made into an acceptable wall hanging....and just maybe someone WILL think it is interesting..if not wonderful...and pay?????$ for it..
I can hope...
So that is the up-date...
What else but....EVER ONWARD!!!
HAPPY QUILTING
Monday, September 13,2010...Year 2...Blog 74...Day 429 of 4,014
Oh Dear!!!
Nine days since I last blogged....
where does the time go... assorted "life happens" stuff taking up time...but also
time for quilting....
and this morning finishing a small (approximately 20x24 inch) wall hanging..made with truely "strange" Japanese themed fabric......
Pictures of both men and women in "OLD" style kimonos...this is ANOTHER time when I ask myself:
WHY???? WHY??? did I ever think this fabric was wonderful????
Well..finally..now according to "plan" this fabric has been made into an acceptable wall hanging....and just maybe someone WILL think it is interesting..if not wonderful...and pay?????$ for it..
I can hope...
So that is the up-date...
What else but....EVER ONWARD!!!
HAPPY QUILTING
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