Category Archives: Quilting

Mar15

Creative Juice #131

Posted on March 15, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Get your artistic on!

Korean artist Aeppol.
An easy way to try out free motion quilting ideas.
I love Zentangle challenges! It’s always interesting to see the unique interpretations. Here’s one recent challenge and the responses.
The things we skip that end up costing us time and productivity.
Too beautiful to eat.
Funny animal photographs. Best viewing strategy: check out each year’s finalists. Click on the first picture to enlarge, and then click the arrow at the right side of the pictures to scroll through.
Some little art works made from found objects.
I love how this artist challenges herself. We could all practice one thing daily for an extended period.
Playlist for air turbulence.
As if you needed an excuse to drink wine, here are some things you can do with corks.
Architectural drawing, including some in-progress videos!
Celebrating Women’s History Month with the Rockettes.

Mar9

13 Sources for Free Quilt Patterns

Posted on March 9, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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quilting dinh-pham-527665 Quilters, you won’t know whether to thank me or curse me for today’s post.

If you’re like me, you have a whole library of quilting books, boxes full of quilting magazines, and sacks of quilt patterns. I’ll never exhaust all the possibilities those resources hold.

But I’m always looking at more ideas. My Pretty Quilts board on Pinterest has nearly 1200 pins; I’ve saved over 40 videos and articles on my Quilt Tutorials board so I can refer to them as necessary.

So I often check out quilt and block designs online. Here are some especially good websites for free patterns:

Now it’s your turn. Do you have favorite sources for free patterns? Or a favorite quilting site in general? Share in the comments below.

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Mar8

Creative Juice #130

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Beautiful things to admire or make.

Fish made out of junk.
Winter in beautiful Romania.
Oscars fashions from years back.
Beautiful Zentangles.
Quilt tutorial: Teresa Down Under teaches how to make Delectable Mountain blocks and how to arrange them to create different kinds of quilts.
What matters most to an artist?
Like donuts? Wonderful watercolor tutorial.
Your cat needs a ladder.
Mardi Gras, but different.
El Alto’s architecture is over the top.
Free quilt patterns to make for St. Patrick’s Day. (Well, maybe for next Patrick’s Day!)
These beautiful wedding dresses and bridal head dresses almost make me want to get married all over again.

Feb22

Creative Juice #127

Posted on February 22, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Somehow I got out of sequence. This should have been last week’s collection. Somehow I misplaced it after I found the Grant Snider piece. . .

Gorgeous wedding photography.
This artwork is a little difficult to look at.
Beautiful tangles. You can click on the images to enlarge them.
Living at an artist’s residence.
Cartoonist Grant Snider’s tribute to poet Mary Oliver.
Excellent books for kids (and some are even good for adults).
Some DIY projects for the exterior of your home.
If you’re ever in Romania, you can visit this amusement park in an old salt mine.
If you’ve ever thought of playing guitar, keyboard, or drums, here are some suggestions for you (and also some surprising stuff).
In praise of endpapers.
Free star quilt patterns.
Lovely chapel in South Africa.

Feb15

Creative Juice #128

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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May you be full of wonder this weekend.

Talk about a man cave . . .
How to set up a painting studio.
“Even the places you visit thousands of times become new to you the moment you have a camera in your hand.”
Ideas for personalizing your Bible.
It’s hard to dislike graffiti as beautiful as this.
Beautiful photographs of Frida Kahlo.
Help save this magnificent church organ.
Some red-and-white quilts, not just for Valentine’s Day.
Expressive sculptured faces.
A designer of bridal veils.
Old abandoned palaces.
What happens if you don’t wash your car.

Feb8

Creative Juice #126

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Oops! I neglected to post some Creative Juice last Friday. I hope this wonderful batch more than makes up for it.

Plan a quilt show road trip this spring.
Snug little places to curl up with a book.
What happens when polar bear meets camera?
This might be my dream job.
Creative household hacks.
I’ve done this choral trick at church and with my students.
Lovely tangles.
Wonderful sketches of one of my favorite subjects: young musicians.
Metro, the painting horse.
The author of this article suggests replacing some of the classic literature high schoolers are required to read with some more modern future-classics. I agree with some of the substitutions, but totally disagree with others.
Creative ideas for kids of all ages.
Mary Oliver from a student’s point of view.

Jan25

Creative Juice #125

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Andrea R Huelsenbeck

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Stuff to make, thoughts to ponder.

How quilters utilize non-quilting gizmos to make their art.
Introducing Kendall Kessler, artist.
Walk with the elephants. On the video, use the directional compass in the upper left hand corner to move right and left 360 degrees. (I got myself into trouble when I tried to go up and down.)
Gorgeous tree photographs.
The history of rock, if you could get your history from Facebook.
Needle felted creations.
The American Quilter’s Society has issued a challenge for 2019.
Kelsey Montague painted five murals near me. I feel a road trip coming on.
A beautiful article on the loss of Mary Oliver.
Do you feel like you’re wasting time on social media? Here’s how to make it worth your while.
Small ways to improve the quality of your life.
Creatives, need a break from your work?

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Creative Juice #131

13 Sources for Free Quilt Patterns

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