I can't believe it's been a whole month since I last posted. So much has been going on.
I have been working on making progress on my quilts, but mostly I have been making videos.
I made a video about How I Made the Tropical Fish Quilt With a Pieced Border. I showed this quilt to you in my last post. I wish Blogger would show the whole thumbnail instead of just part of it.
I bought another batch of African fabric, and recorded a video about that. It turned out to be too long and kept crashing my system, so instead of making a three part video, I decided to make three videos. The first one, The Controversy About African Fabrics, reached a lot of viewers, and the comments on this video are worth the read.
The second video Quilting With African Fabrics, FAQs Answered is really helpful as it answers all of the questions I had when I first was introduced to the fabrics, as well as questions I have been asked.
The third one was going to be the one where I show closeups of the fabric. I made videos but I used the the clips to explain things in the other two videos. I might still show that as a separate video, something about drooling over the fabric and coming up with plans for them. I also want to make a video about how I made the people for the Elephant Parade quilt. I could use some of this fabric for that.
Then I made a very short video as a part of my series for beginning quilters. How to Tell if a Fabric is Cotton or Polyester. The shorter videos don't do as well, but maybe it is because I don't have many videos in the beginner series yet.
Finally today, I published the delightful interview I had with Susan Lenz Dingman. She is a textile artist I have been following for many years. She works with found objects and she stretches the meaning of the word "quilt" in so many ways. I love all of the series of works that she has created. She has traveled across the country to have art installations in galleries and museums, she has sold art as commissions, and has gone on artist residencies.
I got an email that I won a Babylock sewing machine, and I will tell you about that soon.
Next week, I will be participating in the "Something Wicked" blog hop.
2 comments:
Believe me when I say that I completely understand how time gets away, and blog posts become infrequent! While you've been busy making videos, I've been well... busy! For reasons I can't explain, October has "blown up" with activities beyond the usual exercise, ukulele-playing, Bible studies, and quilting. Doc check-ups and testing, being interviewed and photographed for a local newspaper story, and tickets to community theater have contributed to a full life. I must hear more about your Babylock sewing machine win! Gosh, that's fantastic news! Not being a fan of Halloween, I'll bow out of the blog hop, but I certainly wish you great fun with it.
You have been really busy! Sounds like you've been doing really well with the videos.
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