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Quilting and Life Updates from High Road Quilter

I have continued my index card a day project, usually making many more than one a day. This drawing is based on a photo I took during the first neighborhood tour we went to. Most of the videos I have watched about drawing say to start with a photo or actual items instead of using your imagination. It lets you really see the shapes and the shading when you have something real in front of you.

I am really happy with this drawing because it does look like a person and a dog, even though I do need to work ...

added by Shasta Matova 1 year, 3 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , daily photographs , index card drawing , quilting , spicy stars

Index Cards from High Road Quilter

I have continued to participate in the Index Card a Day challenge. I am having so much fun with these portraits that I may have made all of these on the same day, Saturday. They are so fun to make, it is hard to stop at just one.

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added by Shasta Matova 1 year, 4 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , index card drawing

More Index Cards from High Road Quilter

When I showed you my box of index cards in my last post, Rose asked me to show more of my index cards, and since I don't have much to show you quilting wise, I am happy to oblige.

It is a good thing it has been a while since I posted these, because I am able to show you the ones I made last year.

There were a few that weren't worth the effort to photograph and put in a collage but these are most of them.

I haven't done very many this year, although I ...

added by Shasta Matova 1 year, 5 months ago. under index card drawing

2023: 15 Minutes to Stitch Week 17 from High Road Quilter

Tanya shared her watercolor paintings about her trip to see the cherry blossoms and I was inspired to make my own painting on an index card based on her trip.

I am still decorating the index cards from time to time. The thing in the back that holds the cards has broken so I am going to have to fill up the box to keep everything intact.

The last time I showed you the box is 2020. Here is what the box looks like now. I have a lot done, but I don't make them every day, and as ...

added by Shasta Matova 1 year, 6 months ago. under 15 minutes to stitch , index card drawing , quilting , spicy stars

Index Cards Progress from High Road Quilter

Once upon a time, there was an Index Card a Day follow-along that happens from time to time, and I joined it. It was a 60 day challenge, and still continues from time to time. I started early because I didn't want to wait until the start date, and didn't stop when the 60 days were up, because I was having too much fun.

The "a day" part of the challenge is flexible, since some days I make more than one, and many days, I don't make one at all. Did you notice that when I created ...

added by Shasta Matova 4 years, 2 months ago. under index card drawing

Index Card Portrait from High Road Quilter

I am still making the index cards and wanted to show you the one I made yesterday. It's made with fabric scraps from the yo-yo coverlet. I used a marker to draw the glasses.

When cutting the circles, I was cutting over a recently-emptied shoebox so that the fabric trash would fall into it. I've been really good with throwing out the fabric trash lately, but the holiday moved trash day from Friday to Monday, so the box is really full. I think I may use more of these pieces before next trash day.

added by Shasta Matova 4 years, 9 months ago. under index card drawing

Index Card a Day from High Road Quilter

I told you that I have been making the Index Card a Day (ICAD) for many days this year, beyond the 60 days in the original challenge. I showed you the first 60 cards, but then I slacked off. They only take a few minutes a day and I wasn't sure they were worthy of showing them to you.

But now as we are close to the end of the year, I figured they would be worthy as a group, so I made a few collages for you. I basically made one card a day, except for those days ...

added by Shasta Matova 4 years, 10 months ago. under index card drawing

Daily Index Cards from High Road Quilter

I just wanted to let you know that I am still doing the "daily" index cards. Just don't look up the definition of "daily" in the dictionary if you still want to be my friend.

Yes, I do realize that the index card in the photo above is made with markers and not the watercolor paints or the marker shown in the picture. I'd show you my artistic license if I had one.

I bought some colored index cards at the back to school sale. The blank ones are in the front and the daily cards are in ...

added by Shasta Matova 5 years ago. under courthouse steps , index card drawing

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