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Not bored.....no, not for a minute ~ from Marty's Fiber Musings

I'm simply not the kind of person to be bored. When there's some free time, I'll grab a book or paper and paint or the camera. But more times than not, I'll just grab some fabric then find a pattern (or not) and start cutting and sewing.

The thrill of not knowing the outcome but forging ahead anyway doesn't give me the least bit of angst. What? It's only my time and a little bit of recycled fabric and thread. Okay, add sewing machine needle and oil! Anyway, I digress.

This little bucket hat ...

added by Marty Mason 3 years, 2 months ago. under a cat's meow , handmade , online sources

Energy Continued ~ Part 2 from Marty's Fiber Musings

Yay.....I finished another, albeit smaller, Orange Delight! And, I love it. Joy is using scraps for the best delights ever. This pattern on page 12 in Bright Quilts from Down Under quilt magazine I have for sale here.

After finishing Orange Delight #2 but before putting Bright Quilts Mag away, I flipped a few pages and stopped on page 16. Immediately intrigued with this one called Bitz and Piecez, a quilt pattern by the delightfully eclectic Jan Mullen.

While I don't have these juiced up fabrics as Jan used, I do have tons of scraps which I took ...

added by Marty Mason 3 years, 8 months ago. under a cat's meow , inspiration , quilts , work in progress

How Brave Are You? from Marty's Fiber Musings

The poll question I was asked to respond to read "How brave are you feeling?" At the time, I was feeling so wimpish that I couldn't respond to the question. You see, I want to be brave and strong and be in the present....but at that present time, I was feeling bored and not sure where to go with my newest floating squares work-in-progress!

After having a second cup of coffee (too early for wine) and muddling around the possibilities, I decided this is it, this quilt is done!

But it still needed to be squared (she said ...

added by Marty Mason 4 years, 1 month ago. under a cat's meow , improvisational patchwork , modern

Moving On ~ from Marty's Fiber Musings

I had to get a grip.....just before ripping out many days of hand stitching these hexagons together!!!!

I was rocking along pretty well yesterday afternoon, being almost finished stitching down the hexie frames for these seven 15" x 24" rectangles. It wasn't until I finished stitching all seven framed rectangles into one whole that I noticed they weren't properly aligned. Well, rats behind! I've done it again.

Oops! Isn't the spacing at top and bottom suppose to look alike?

Taking a deep breath, remembering my mantra to rethink the possibilities and never envision a finished ...

added by Marty Mason 4 years, 6 months ago. under a cat's meow , musings , quilts , work in progress

Nuts and Bolts ~ from Marty's Fiber Musings

improv patchwork quilt in the making with silk and other remnants - marty mason

It's still on the improv design wall, but already this little gem is dubbed "Nuts and Bolts". The nuts and bolts of it is because while happily practicing my curved piecing, I'm loving the improvisational-ness of this piece with no rhyme nor reason to its progression. Accepting each add-on that's fitting together like a nut to the bolt.

added by Marty Mason 4 years, 9 months ago. under a cat's meow , improvisational patchwork , quilts , work in progress

In a hurry.....gotta get on the road ~ from Marty's Fiber Musings

I'm off first thing this morning for a weekend filled with Sherri Lynn Wood workshops. It's going to be all about patchwork doodling along with some courageous and outrageous curved piecing in two six hour whirlwind days in Lafayette, Louisiana. My bags are packed and all the sewing gear is ready to roll with me.

But first a hint of what it's all about. Here's my first 'floating square' block and finished improv patchwork quilt made several years ago using Sherri Lynn's book The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters as inspiration and guidance. Get ...

added by Marty Mason 4 years, 11 months ago. under a cat's meow , quilts , workshops

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