Congratulations! You did it!! I love the Up blanket, and am already thinking of an excuse to buy it! Our blankets were a complete success by the way, everyone (children and adults) love them! Thanks so much!
I think that's a great creative goal. I shoot for resolutions having to do with creative expression, fun, being present. Way better than starving or exercising to exhaustion in the quest for body perfection.
Congratulations - and may the next year be satisfyingly (not obsessively) creative as well. Catching up with some recent posts - what a fine year you have had! I didn't catch exactly what is going on with preparing your house for sale, but will try to keep a bit more on top of your (may I say prolific) blogs. And I think your recent photographs are great - I particularly like the stairway spiraling downward.
Thanks so much for the inspiration, I was reading one of your blog posts earlier this year. It's encouraged my starting a project of my own.
Just wanted to share the last two items I created: http://www.junelim.com/weblog/2010/01/100-creative-items-va-potko-ja-patka.html and an album of the rest: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89691&id=714046905&l=b23320d919
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
January 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM
"one gets a sense of how beauty always has to inhabit a faultline between utility and ideology." - said a recent article on heather moore. i'm not sure how much ideology makes its way into the things i make, but i would like to think they combine utility and beauty. i vowed to finish 100 creative things (if i could count the stuff that's just started, i'd have been there a long time ago) in 2009 and i hereby give you the final four...
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#97 - my latest baby quilt - up up and away - (going up on my etsy shop later today).
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#98 - the first quilt block for a memory quilt for karoline, husband's oldest.
the balloon design i used on the baby quilt originated here.
i wanted her to remember the balloon ride she took in iowa in 2005.
and although the quilt's not finished, i'm counting it because the rest will be designed by her.
this was the gift she unwrapped on christmas.
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#99 - the quilt block for mathilde, husband's middle child's memory quilt.
this one to remind her of all of the giant pieces of chocolate cake
she ate on our trip to the philippines last year.
she'll design the rest herself, according to the memories she wants on her quilt.
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#100 - a cuddle quilt for my nephew owen.
as you can see, i didn't get it sent.
i used the super cute crab fabric from ikea and backed it with a soft green
(and very stretchy hard-to-work-with blankie, also from ikea).
it's hand-quilted with yarn ties.
and that's it, 100 finished acts of creativity in 2009.
i may have to do it again in 2010!
10 Comments
Close this window Jump to comment formI love the blanket for Owen, and I love his name. After all he shares it with my youngest.
December 29, 2009 at 3:11 PM
totally adorable - love the balloons. you're wonderfully 'da woman in this endeavor. i look forward to more.
December 29, 2009 at 3:47 PM
Congrats on finishing - that's really an inspiring number (and some great projects!)
December 29, 2009 at 4:28 PM
Congratulations! You did it!! I love the Up blanket, and am already thinking of an excuse to buy it!
Our blankets were a complete success by the way, everyone (children and adults) love them! Thanks so much!
December 29, 2009 at 5:03 PM
I think that's a great creative goal. I shoot for resolutions having to do with creative expression, fun, being present. Way better than starving or exercising to exhaustion in the quest for body perfection.
December 29, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Congratulations - and may the next year be satisfyingly (not obsessively) creative as well. Catching up with some recent posts - what a fine year you have had! I didn't catch exactly what is going on with preparing your house for sale, but will try to keep a bit more on top of your (may I say prolific) blogs. And I think your recent photographs are great - I particularly like the stairway spiraling downward.
December 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM
Love the crabs...
December 29, 2009 at 8:24 PM
I am in love with the chocolate cake block. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
xox
December 29, 2009 at 10:43 PM
love them all!
December 30, 2009 at 3:49 AM
Congratulations for finishing 100 creative items!
Thanks so much for the inspiration, I was reading one of your blog posts earlier this year. It's encouraged my starting a project of my own.
Just wanted to share the last two items I created:
http://www.junelim.com/weblog/2010/01/100-creative-items-va-potko-ja-patka.html
and an album of the rest:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=89691&id=714046905&l=b23320d919
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
January 1, 2010 at 12:32 PM