tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post1242078413915830390..comments2023-10-07T01:52:11.159-06:00Comments on Spontaneous Threads: EmbersSpontaneous Threadshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00696518486092172253noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-75177211794453648842015-08-10T09:04:35.646-06:002015-08-10T09:04:35.646-06:00Such an amazing quilt! Even better in person. Your...Such an amazing quilt! Even better in person. Your talent is impressive.Susan Santistevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16035320319768409198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-84975092915570649892015-08-07T22:55:06.657-06:002015-08-07T22:55:06.657-06:00Another gorgeous quilt.Another gorgeous quilt.meshellayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390112964315007518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-48979742043534410472015-08-07T12:22:03.564-06:002015-08-07T12:22:03.564-06:00I'm a new quilter and have been building up qu...I'm a new quilter and have been building up quite rapidly with scraps after 15 quilts in close to two years. Improv is my favorite kind of piecing. The complex construction of color, value and spotlight in your quilts are stupendous and awe-inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing your process and insightful details. Amber is inspiring me to play confidently with a lion in the making. THANK YOU.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-90090010390023825422015-08-07T09:40:12.607-06:002015-08-07T09:40:12.607-06:00I created a beautiful quilt from what most people ...I created a beautiful quilt from what most people would throw away. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-79169759181021402982015-08-07T09:37:01.300-06:002015-08-07T09:37:01.300-06:00Hi Steph! You made me think about that challenge. ...Hi Steph! You made me think about that challenge. I think I'm going to take it. It would be really awesome to come up with something like your quilt. It is truly a work of art. Congrats!!!Coser Tejer Crearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431414493446735524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-4711958721570806342015-08-07T08:46:26.301-06:002015-08-07T08:46:26.301-06:00You rock with the "improv with intent" t...You rock with the "improv with intent" technique. Your process is truly inspiring, and I will share this and the other ideas I have seen on your blog with the newly formed Central Virgina MQG. As for me, I will start organizing my scraps--right now, every former project has a separate zip lock of scraps. I need to find ways for them to "live together in peace and harmony", LOL! Thanks so much for sharing so much of your spirit and soul in your quilts.Candy Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03255411925943396033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-76073753743417258252015-08-07T08:30:14.791-06:002015-08-07T08:30:14.791-06:00I love the gradation and metallic bits.I love the gradation and metallic bits.Afton Warrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299238188424983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-78936405234673581402015-08-07T08:10:46.783-06:002015-08-07T08:10:46.783-06:00So beautiful!So beautiful!knittertekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829691535750353435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-55672126965845791902015-08-07T07:52:15.868-06:002015-08-07T07:52:15.868-06:00The photo reflective fabric was brilliant! Fantast...The photo reflective fabric was brilliant! Fantastic job. Really great piece. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231833635748565772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-40660764096925468062015-08-07T07:51:44.806-06:002015-08-07T07:51:44.806-06:00Stephanie, this one is a work of art. I think it i...Stephanie, this one is a work of art. I think it is my favorite of all your quilts I've seen. You have super color choices, resourcefulness, and that nanoparticle fabric thing going on. It looks so good, especially draped over your daughter. I've also committed to sewing my scraps and sewing my stash as I work my way through the prints collection. I think it is harder to cut into yardage than to play with scraps! I've made a couple of bags/pouches and I'm working on two quilt backs totally made of scraps. <br /><br />Yesterday I started working on an improv block to share with my guild tomorrow and talk through the process of improv with intent. My skills, because of your generosity in encouraging me to play along over on Bee Sewcial, have increased far and fast in that direction. After Chihuly, my eye is more open to seeing the enormous amount of quilt possibilities around me. I appreciate you and am inspired by you as an artist and a quilter, and I'm so grateful for your generosity. The way you share your progress -- something I almost always forget to do -- is a true gift to the quilting world! <br /><br />I think embers is my favorite because you have masterfully controlled the intensity of color to create exactly the illusion of embers. I really hope I can see it in person someday!Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14733405000404218034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-16883968895465367062015-08-07T07:48:10.032-06:002015-08-07T07:48:10.032-06:00What a fantastic quilt! The reds are so bold and I...What a fantastic quilt! The reds are so bold and I love all the tiny triangles. Beautiful work!Jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11049047981319498946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-34199542834052110912015-08-07T07:32:17.112-06:002015-08-07T07:32:17.112-06:00Love the blue in there. Good motivation to pull o...Love the blue in there. Good motivation to pull out the scrap basket and just go!KJRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798381704378260079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-76847878315553856372015-08-06T12:26:15.988-06:002015-08-06T12:26:15.988-06:00I really love Ember so much! It looks even better...I really love Ember so much! It looks even better in person and it is stunning in photographs!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611220106087649220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-88818358361539300582015-08-05T01:18:52.281-06:002015-08-05T01:18:52.281-06:00Such a fascinating process. This quilt just speaks...Such a fascinating process. This quilt just speaks to me of so many stories: campfire and grimms tales. So inspiring!! SewPsyched!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04286345452598767963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-32657873833256136792015-08-04T20:38:32.918-06:002015-08-04T20:38:32.918-06:00ahhh, Stephanie you've done it again. Congrats...ahhh, Stephanie you've done it again. Congrats on the acceptance. Your work is amazing and deserves notice all around. Enjoyed reading the process. So nice to see how well scraps can be used.Anne / Springleaf Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06114887911414187175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-46100646984363455732015-08-04T18:43:24.871-06:002015-08-04T18:43:24.871-06:00I just got Sherri Lynn Wood's beautiful book o...I just got Sherri Lynn Wood's beautiful book on improv quilting, and I think the two of you have inspired me to try something new. My issue with improv is: My sewing time is limited, I want to make something that I know or am pretty sure I am going to like. What if my improv turns out to be just a hot mess? :-) I think I'm almost ready to leap out of my comfort zone and give it a whirl, though.Tamaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335353491581349470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-90978435754430164912015-08-04T14:25:07.362-06:002015-08-04T14:25:07.362-06:00Your use of scraps, which is beautiful, is making...Your use of scraps, which is beautiful, is making me want to take a serious look at my scraps to see what I can do with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326181053546051463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-78601029912582218322015-08-04T14:24:44.490-06:002015-08-04T14:24:44.490-06:00Your use of scraps, which is beautiful, is making...Your use of scraps, which is beautiful, is making me want to take a serious look at my scraps to see what I can do with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326181053546051463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-29001750012095254812015-08-04T14:24:13.240-06:002015-08-04T14:24:13.240-06:00It is so very wonderful. I'm just starting to ...It is so very wonderful. I'm just starting to feel like I have a lot of scraps. I would crazy love to get my hands on some of that retro-reflective fabric. So cooljeifnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661991907559740116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-47592850821108665022015-08-04T10:44:33.081-06:002015-08-04T10:44:33.081-06:00Love this! I recently made two quilts simultaneous...Love this! I recently made two quilts simultaneously. The blocks from the first one created leftover HSTs. So I sewed them up with some background fabric to create two bed size quilts at once! I called it a twofer. I am resourceful (aka cheap) and with the price of fabric, I don't let much escape my scrap bins!Slice of Pihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699105122578141913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-9255632900601725672015-08-04T10:28:33.614-06:002015-08-04T10:28:33.614-06:00This is a complex construction of color, value and...This is a complex construction of color, value and highlight and the fact that it came all from your scraps makes it all the more compelling to look at. I love the offset design, using larger scraps on the right to balance the composition--truly a work of art. I was happy to hear that I'll get to see it in person at QuiltCon--congratulations!<br />ElizabethOPQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622702911207665333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-37779503237559308372015-08-04T10:23:56.228-06:002015-08-04T10:23:56.228-06:00Beautiful & love the story behind it too - I n...Beautiful & love the story behind it too - I need to see this with the nano in person 😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17378329817485429966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-13537214934023318412015-08-03T16:36:52.073-06:002015-08-03T16:36:52.073-06:00This is outstanding- it glows and just jumps out ...This is outstanding- it glows and just jumps out of the screen. Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-61437064069709153012015-08-01T18:05:26.558-06:002015-08-01T18:05:26.558-06:00I love how you used scraps for the whole top! I s...I love how you used scraps for the whole top! I save my scraps and often use a few of them in my quilts, but you've inspired me to design a quilt around the scraps. Congrats on being accepted to the Houston show!Terry Aske Art Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15039339052413375466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3207147297464564089.post-50510781795016086352015-08-01T14:35:11.082-06:002015-08-01T14:35:11.082-06:00I love this one so muchI love this one so muchTennjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01397113148008290316noreply@blogger.com