tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post81234364641906524..comments2023-10-14T08:14:18.947-07:00Comments on Mud Pies and Blue Skies: Jacob's Ladder updateChloe gricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07086336486986946599noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-47657229278565625152012-02-21T15:40:23.367-08:002012-02-21T15:40:23.367-08:00Thanks Dee, very kind :) Brilliant idea about scra...Thanks Dee, very kind :) Brilliant idea about scrapbooking material - I'll definitely start doing that. And that sounds like a really interesting book too, I'll have to search it out. I find the history of quilt-making fascinating too, and it's own journey from one of necessity to an individual art form. I think for me it's partly about confidence and not feeling a strong enough direction yet to branch out into freestyle... I really love your bird (woman?) though, with all her sparkle! She is very inspiring! I do have a crazy quilt sort of hibernating which is slightly wild, but still not where I want to go.... we'll see what happens in my next few hours to myself before number 3 arrives!Chloe gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086336486986946599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-43528225688011128132012-02-21T08:00:41.360-08:002012-02-21T08:00:41.360-08:00kudos on grabbing that hour for yourself - it is s...kudos on grabbing that hour for yourself - it is so little an amount of time, and you NEED it to stay sane the other 23... from one mother to another (though now, with teenagers, the challenges are different!). I love the history of Jacob's Ladder, thanks for including that. I am reading a book called "Signs and Symbols" (I think it's pluralized) about the African influences on quilts, with some mention of the Underground Railroad - it is all incredibly fascinating.<br /><br />I have to differ with you on one point - you absolutely don't need to accomplish X, Y, or Z to go wild with fabric. It can happen alongside raising children and learning the basics of quilting. I encourage you to find another little corner of time and space where you can let loose a little. (One tip - buy scrapbooking pages and use them to lay out fabrics that seem to want to be together... you can pin to paper, and stack multiples on top of each other, and put them away for another time).<br /><br />and by the way, your piecing is beautiful!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-22719910734798875502012-02-09T01:41:11.769-08:002012-02-09T01:41:11.769-08:00Thanks lovely!! Keep an eye out for fabric for me ...Thanks lovely!! Keep an eye out for fabric for me xx I'm trying to persuade Jude to let me send Mil for a full day, even tho we're skint I am so desperate for a bit of time to myself - especially as I only have a few weeks left now :) xxxChloe gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086336486986946599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-20948405967539821352012-02-08T14:20:37.860-08:002012-02-08T14:20:37.860-08:00Oh Ive been loving the little scrap of time i have...Oh Ive been loving the little scrap of time i have with James at nursey too, although its only been 3 times, he keeps getting ill! I cant wait to get into some crafting in the scrap of time! That jacobs ladder quilt looks so trippy, it makes my eyes go all googley!! you are a crafting Queen! Amazing work indeed! xLittle Dotty Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14833910146802802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-51265214677204101602012-02-08T12:19:46.850-08:002012-02-08T12:19:46.850-08:00It really is growing on me: the tacking is pretty ...It really is growing on me: the tacking is pretty tedious, but then I find the cutting in general (along with most quilters probably) the most boring part of the process, and from then on it's great: I even like the sound of the papers crinkling as I stitch! Jude couldn't understand why the papers were there at all: "won't it rustle a lot when it's made?" :DChloe gricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07086336486986946599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3096817983352197158.post-89831980154510018732012-02-08T12:11:13.057-08:002012-02-08T12:11:13.057-08:00Paper piecing is really great for portable pick-it...Paper piecing is really great for portable pick-it-up-and-put-it-down work, and you're right - no need to press seams. I love that line 'stitched by little elves'.stitchinglifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12235475197782930718noreply@blogger.com