The past few weeks I have been focused on preparations for a local studio tour that was held the last weekend in August. Here are a few pictures of our set up at the beautiful home studio of Diana Cronin and her Egg & I Pottery in Chimacum, Washington during the Port Townsend Studio Tour.
We enjoyed chatting with all the visitors, and their interest and support were much appreciated!
This week I’ve been busy recovering from the tour. There were a few custom orders from the show to complete, the remaining items to sort and inventory, as well as cleaning up the studio after those weeks of furious making.
In the process of cleaning up, I purged lots of old magazines, books and yes, even some fabric!
This week’s main goal is to write and test a tutorial for a block to be presented next week as part of the New Block Blog Hop sponsored by Cloud 9 and featuring their wonderful organic Cirrus solids. This is my first attempt at a tutorial, so lots of learning opportunities for me! Here’s a hint: it will involve improvisational piecing, and will be written for people who are new to improv, so be on the lookout for that post one week from today.
There are about 70 participants who will be presenting a pattern or tutorial for a 12 inch (finished) block made with the beautiful Cloud9 fabrics. On September 12-14, be sure to check in at each of the hosts’ blog posts for a list of blog participants and a chance to win a bundle of Cirrus Solids! At the end of the hop, the featured blocks will be collected and assembled into charity quilts.
Off to the drawing and cutting board!
penny lane quilts 
The show looks beautifully curated and presented. I enjoy going through and removing items I no longer need on occasion, it can feel so freeing. I hope that getting ready for the hop goes well for you this week. I’m off to go write my tutorial right now!
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fun and I love the color way you picked!
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Looks like it could be a fun tour. Good luck, wishing you well.
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Looking forward to your tutorial. I love improv and I’m intrigued to see what you do.
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I hope that you will enjoy the tutorial. It will be aimed at beginning improv folks, but I know that I enjoy peeks at the thinking process and decisions people make which is at the heart of improvisational work. We all approach it so differently.
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Love the colours you choose ♥
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Hi Marla – you probably already saw that I nominated you for a lovely blog award. https://handwroughtquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/one-lovely-blog-award/
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Thanks, Nicole. That was sweet of you!
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The tour sounds like fun! I can see all of your beautiful works on display. Oh, improv, can’t wait for your block tutorial!
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I hope you enjoy it. It will be an approach to a traditional block with some tips for cutting without a ruler.
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I am very much looking forward to your tutorial and block!!
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