Tag Archives: Totoro

11/11/11

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Before I get onto my corduroy update, I want to acknowledge that more than I appreciate corduroy, I appreciate our Veterans.  We’ll be having fun, what with school out, cheering at 11:11 am, the corduroy quilt finished, and consuming vertically … Continue reading →

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Cord Totoro in Progress

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Schnap, the Co-Quilter, retains her title, but there’s a new dog in quiltytown… Murphy. Murphy is partial to corduroy. Whether it’s because he knows 11/11/11 is coming up, or he’s reminded of the wales on his dog bed, or maybe … Continue reading →

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Corduroy Quilting FYI’s

Posted on November 2, 2011 by

We’re on corduroy countdown to 11/11/11, so I’m making a quilt out of corduroy.  I liked this dusty brown corduroy I saw at Joann’s.  It reminded me of a forest creature named Totoro.  Totoro is  a fuzzy guy so it … Continue reading →

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My Quilt Neighbor Totoro

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Quilting has continued as evidenced by the quilt above. Having gotten into a groove of improvisationally piecing first Matisse things, then an alligator, then fish, a whole world of possibility sort of representational piecing without pattern pieces is now opened … Continue reading →

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Still Life

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Painting a thing makes me see a thing in a very different way. I look at an object and it gets abbreviated, tagged and categorized. Memorable or not?  Familiar or not? Unusual?  Gross? Funny? Painting and drawing realistically forces a … Continue reading →

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