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I have a project this week. To create 5 bags and 5 tutorials for a new section in my store. I am busy taking all of the techniques and ideas I have in my head, creating items and writing tutorials for them. I have so many, every time I sit down more ideas come, I will always be busy.But its summer, an August afternoon , and the seaside calls. So I took a break yesterday and drove down to the beach. Almost impossible to find parking, so we ended up going to a more abandoned be

That pile of UFO's. In one of the groups that I am in on facebook we were asked if we have a pile of UFO's Unfinished Objects :) That got me thinking and I took a tour around my studio to see what my current situation is. I try very hard to focus as I really don't like living with piles of fabric out in the open. My home studio is an open space in the house so I try to keep things organized. Projects in boxes, not huge over flowing piles.

and created an orange sunset with fabric scraps

Ideas are endless. Don't throw your scraps away, follow and come and create with us using our tutorials - for all those scraps

After working with striking sunset colors for 3 weeks I need a change of pace. Soft tranquil colors.

Each one could be a standalone tutorial but I have incorporated them into one pdf of a wave landscape sunset. I am now going to create a video course which will most probably end up being 2 -3 videos as I have taken many shoots and would like to include detailed instructions in the videos.

I was very busy creating my wave sunset this week. first of all it took me ages to find the right colors in my scrap boxes.

This is my selection of sunset colors. I am going to sew and will see the result.

This is going to be one of the most challenging and ambitious pieces that I have attempted so far. A radiating sunset.

2 more classes to go till summer vacation and they have so many projects that they still want to finish sewing. This week they worked on finishing their projects, some worked on their aprons, some chose summery bright fabrics

It took a while for me to "see" this sunset, the color layout and the technique for how to get there but I have it now and I see lots of sewing and filming in the week ahead. I envision a glorious piece. That is how I do it, I see it first and then create.

Choosing the quilting colors is an art of itself. It can enhance or spoil the finished look of the quilt. For me it is always a challenge which color to choose. I see the way that it should look in my mind's eye and then I go to the box of threads that I have and see what is there.

The videos will be stand alone but my suggestion is to purchase the pdf as well and then you would have a complete reference. I will also later on be having zoom classes for those that have purchased the pdfs and the videos as question and answer sessions. The first video, the wave landscape video will be coming soon I have one or 2 more takes to create and then.

When I create a new technique I research a lot. I first envision something, lately I am waking up with seeing pictures of a Tree of Life in my mind. I do a sketch with my first coffee of the morning and then begin my research.

I spent all day today choosing fabrics for my next tutorial. I ended up choosing fabrics for 2 tutorials. My table is full of fabric strips arranged in color families.

In the past few years when I create I go deep into the process much more so than I had done when younger. It might be something that comes with age or experience. I find myself needing to research techniques, colors and really getting deeply involved in the process, to the exclusion of all else. A deep sense of focus. I need to rest mentally for a day or 2 after that. And now all of my ideas that I had before are back. Itching to go.

and I then decided to make bundled discount versions of 2 and one of all 3 wave techniques.

I finally finished creating the piece. This has been floating around in my head for quite a while. First I dreamt it and then I drew it and then I sewed it and then quilted it. Birds of paradise.

So my creations are always works in progress and flexible. Every time this happens to me I remember a video that I have seen of an elderly Japanese gentlemen who lives on Okinawa and creates mind games. He discussed Altzheimer and said that if we keep our grey cells active and challenged we won't get Altzheimer.

I woke up with this. I saw the picture and went to the box of crayons and took these out. As an artist or actually I think any kind of creator, you just know when you have got it right. First of all it feels right and you can "see" it.