Last blog enty in 2009? Maybe yes, maybe no...

I can't believe it's been two months since my last posting. First we were busy getting ready for our road trip to NYC to meet up with Carmit and Michael. We had a lovely visit, even though Menachem was laid up the entire time we were there with back pains. Carmit and I did manage to do part of the Garment District walking tour. Some of the fabrics were to die for, as well as the trims, buttons, beads, etc. But I was a good girl and only bought 5 spiral buttons and one spiral charm.
Upon our return, we were busy getting ready for our trip to visit Mitki (and Inbal and Rotem). Then we spent three wonderful weeks with them, during which time I did no fabric shopping nor quilting related outings (if you don't count the birds for beading I bought, but not very many of them...) Since we've been back, I've been battling jet lag and fatigue.

I did finish my FAT challenge 12" x 12" "Wash, Rinse, Repeat" and was quite pleased with the result. I am not sure that it can be called an art quilt. I'm thinking of redefining what I do as "fabric collage". Anyways, it inspired me to do more. And since our January FAT challenge is "Graffiti", I have another one which I'm pondering.

Yesterday I got back into my studio to prepare "canvasses" for these 12 x 12 challenges. I cut up all of my quilt batting leftovers into 14" strips and pieced the strips together to make 14" x 14" inch squares. I got 21 squares made up! No pressure, eh? Since I am planning to use only fabric I already own (ha, ha, who's heard that one before?), I am also trying to take stock of my fabric samples, bits and pieces, etc. I have some lovely duppioni silks which I should just cut into and use as well.

Someone on the QuiltArt list has suggested using December as month zero of 2010, thinking about where we're going, setting goals in place, etc., sort of pre New Year's resolutions, so we can hit the ground running in the new year.

So right now, I'm doing my thinking and we'll see where it takes me.