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Last Day of Mosaics on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

By Gretchen VanNostrand

Contrary to how last week's post read, I really did have a good time on my creative vacation. I try to do at least one week a year to recharge my batteries and this week surely did. It wasn't that the piece really lead me to new ideas, but more the people that surrounded me were a pleasure.

One of which was Gretchen VanNostrand of West Virginia. Gretchen has been quilting for about 20 years, but she specializes in fabric bags and organizers. So she walked into the class never really having tried anything like ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 5 months ago. under art quilt , guest , off the wall fri , vacations , wip

The Tess Take-Over: Publishing an Indie Novel on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

I used to think that there was nothing better than a good book—the kind that makes you spend days cocooned in your favorite reading nook, not a care in the world. Turns out, the only thing better than reading a good book is writing one. My name is Tess, and this week I'm taking over my mom's blog to tell you about my debut novel, Kit & Basie (Tales from Long Lily, 1), and how the heck I got to this point.

My mom can tell you I've been writing stories since before I could accurately spell ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 5 months ago. under book review , creative process , family , guest , off the wall fri

First & Last with Jenny Lyon on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Jenny

Because me making half square triangles for my Homeward Bound quilt is not very interesting, this week we will continue on with the First & Last Quilt series featuring Jenny Lyon. Let me preface this with I love Jenny so what follows is absolutely biased. Still, it's my blog, so I guess that's okay.

I have been reading Jenny's blog for years and love how she'll detail the true ins and outs of getting a piece done. With Jenny, she's always happy to give you a peek behind the curtain so you can really see ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 7 months ago. under first&last , free motion quilting , guest , off the wall fri

First & Last Quilt on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Elizabeth Barton's Solo Show at the Georgia Botanical Gardens, Athens, GA

Okay, a show of hands, who out there had a subscription to Quilter's Newsletter Magazine? I must have started mine around 1992 and kept it through hmmmm at least 2010. Honestly, without that magazine, I don't know where I would be as a quilter. Really, those were pre-internet days when this was my one and only pipeline to the national quilting scene. Besides all the great articles, I even managed to do two of their Block of the Month patterns in consecutive years which taught me ...

added by Nina Marie 1 year, 8 months ago. under art quilt , first&last , guest , off the wall fri

Sew Spaces with Toni Raynolds on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

Toni with her Mosaic Dog

I love seeing where other people create. Normally, I'm not the nosey type, but when it comes to seeing people's sewing spaces, the voyeur in me comes out! This tendency popped up recently when I asked
my new friend, Toni Raynolds, to show off her space. I met Toni in a class we took with Timna Tarr at Marc Adams School of Woodworking. Toni's space seemed to strike the right balance of practical and cozy so I thought I'd ask her to share it with everyone.

Thanks, Toni for accepting my ...

added by Nina Marie 2 years, 2 months ago. under guest , off the wall fri , organizing , studio

EPP According to Tula Pink on Off the Wall Friday from Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre

La Passacaglia, Tula Pink Style, 2016

So yes, it's true. My English Paper Piecing bug has been reawaken and has been taken to new heights. I knew that my creative juices would start to flow again...sooner or later...but I would have never guessed that a simple EPP kit in little girls colors would spur it!! While I finished up the 40 little umbrella blocks of the Abbie quilt I'm making, I started to think what next?! As usual I started

researching what other people are doing currently with EPP. Well, apparently, while I've been in ...

added by Nina Marie 4 years, 3 months ago. under epp , factsyoudidn'tknow , guest , off the wall fri , steallikeanartist

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