This was meant to be posted yesterday, May 5, 2011. Cinco de Mayo for those of you who notice those things. I guess Mexico was really excited that I was born.
I jumped the gun a little. Yesterday, I took a quilting class with Karla Anderson, who is known for "stack the deck" type quilts, in which you choose several compatible fabrics, stack them up, cut them up, and reassemble the parts to make several blocks. Anyway, I have liked this technique, and the class was reasonably priced, so I took it.
To get my self prepared, I did a practice block on Wednesday evening (May 4) and I was thinking that if I were to use that it would be cheating, since I started it prior to May 5. But not really. The block part is done, but the artwork part would be turning this block into something pretty, or useful, or hopefully both.
Also Wednesday, my quilt quild had a class on beading. We all got a sample of fabric prepared for beading and some beads. Again, not a head start, as in the meeting, we just tried several techniques. However, the fabric is lovely, and the size is right for a small bag, so I am going to turn it into something, and it will count.
Off to a good start, I say.
Hope your project is off to a good start also.
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