Yea Studio Time Today

Today I am finishing up my March Journal Quilt. I will post photos tomorrow because it is my reveal date.

Have A Great Evening!

Debbi
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WIP - Wednesday 02-07-2007

This is a piece I started in November 2006 in a class I took with Melody Johnson.

I have finished the hand and machine quilting all that is left is the binding.

Stripes

11" X 16.5"

Fused, Hand Dyed Cotton

Hand and Machine Quilted

I am also working on my February 12X12X12 Journal Quilt and stash busting.

I give up trying to keep this page formatted, what is with blogger?

Have A Great Day!

Debbi

dubiquilts@dubiquilts.com (email)

January Journal Quilt - Finished

My January Journal Quilt is finished.

12 X 12

Hand Dye Cotton Muslin

Commercial Fabric

Scanned and Printed Images on Printed Treasures Inkjet Printable Fabric Sheets

Fused, Hand Quilted and Machine Quilted

Aida 11 Count Cross Stitch Charles Craft Classic Reserve Fabric

Hand Stitching with floss

Name List
Part of hand stitched name and flower.
Back with pocket for copies of important papers and photos.
Here are the steps to making this journal:

1) Scanned scrapbooking paper and downloaded to Photoshop Elements. Changed some of the colors with Photoshop and printed on Printed Treasures Sew-On Inkjet Fabric Sheets. Fused the back of these sheets with Wonder Under. Cut and fused together to create a 12 X 12 background. Fused Top to cotton batting.

2) Fused Wonder Under to my hand dye fabrics. Cut tree and leaves shapes fused to background. Hand stitched background around of tree and leaves with 3 strands of blue variegated floss. Free hand machine stitched the tree trunk and branches. Drew lines on leaves with black, brown and rust Micron Pigma pen.

3) Stitch names on cross stitch fabric with 3 strands of orange variegated floss. Fused to back of cross stitch fabric and fused to background. Stitch 4 corners with 3 strands of black floss. Glued on cotton flower.

4) Printed name list on my hand dye fabrics. Fused to background.

5) Sewed fabric pocket to right side of back. Fused top with batting to back.

6) Fused binding and machine stitched.

7) I need to print label and fuse to back.

Each month I wanted to learn and use new techniques. This month the new techniques I used are scanning scrapbooking paper and changing the colors in Photoshop, printing on Printed Treasures Fabric Sheets, hand quilting with floss, using Wonder Under and doing a fusible binding. The most important technique was I FINISHED A QUILT.

Have A Great Day!

Debbi

Puttering Around

I am puttering around in the studio, dyeing and painting fabric, hand stitching, machine quilting, sewing strips, cutting fabric, fusing fabric and ironing. You would think I am accomplishing a lot but all I am doing is jumping from task to task. I can only hand stitch for so long so I am going to cut more foundations for string blocks and sew some strips.

I have a busy weekend and I am not sure I will get much crafting done. I have a lot of hand stitching to do for my January Journal Project and I will get some of it done when I go to my son's gymnastics meet on Saturday.

Have A Great Weekend!

Debbi

Thursday - Working in Studio

This is what I have done today. The names list and family name label are just temporary. I am a visual person and need to be able to see what my mind is

saying. I need to verify with my husband the names and spelling for his family. I have to do some research for my grandparent birth dates and date they got married.

This afternoon I am going to do some sewing. I have a tub full of squares and scraps and it is time to do something with them.

Have A Great Day!

Debbi

WIP Wednesday 01-03-2007

Quilt Studio - Wednesday WIP - 12 x 12 x 12 "Family" Journal Quilt

This is the sketch for my January Journal Quilt
This is my January Journal Quilt. My theme is Family and I am starting with a Family Tree. The area to the right of the tree will have a list of all our names and birth/death dates. I will add a label in the green area under the tree. After that I am not sure what is next.

Have A Great Evening!

Debbi

New Year's Day

Today was a good day to stay in bed, watch football and HGTV. Tomorrow my family returns to work and school so I will be able to return to my routine. The first things I have to do is dust, vacuum, and wash bedding. My sewing studio is clean so I can work on my January "Family" Journal Quilt. The first journal will be the family tree.

Last night at my sister's was very relaxing even if the Bears lost. One of my sons is a Green Bay Packers fan and he made sure we all knew it. We never went in the hot tube. I was just to lazy to get off the couch. I can not believe how warm it is here and no snow. Today it is a bit colder.

Responses to yesterdays posting:

Susan - I love being in the hot tub in the cold Chicago winters.
Fruit Jar Nicky - You have to get it that hot tub!

I hope everyone had a great New Year's Eve and Day!

Debbi

Preserving Memories

I am transferring VCR and Digital tapes to my computer. I have years of old movies that need to preserved. I have decided the best thing to do is get the old tapes on to my computers hard drive and then make copies on backup drive, CD and DVDs. This may be over kill but memories need to be saved for the generations yet to be born.

I am still on the hunt for my old sketch book. I must of put it somewhere "safe".

I still am not in the mood to be creative. I am putting ideas together to begin my January's Journal Quilt for Quilter Studio webring. My theme is Family. Since my Mom has passed away I have been looking at old photos of my family and so the idea was born for my Journal Quilts. Each month I am going to do a journal for each branch of my husbands and my families. January will be a family tree, February will be my husbands grandparents, March will be my grandparents, April will be my husbands parents, May will be my parents.............December will be my husbands brother, his wife and their son. Each journal will start with photos and take off from there. I want to use different type of surface design, all types of fabrics, fibers and at least one new thing each month.

I am looking forward to see what others are doing and can't wait until we begin posting photos of our work. I wonder if we could take all of our journals on the road to different quilt shows?

I am reading your blogs but have not left many comments. Thank-you to everyone who has left comments on my blog.

Have A Great Evening!

Debbi