Category Archives: Sketchbook Challenge

Zen of Doodle – Quick Draws on Vacation

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Chris

I dream that one day when I go on vacation, I would have a little handwork project that I can tuck sweetly into my highly organized overnight bag to work on while I was away. It would have all the … Continue reading →

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Whimsical Leaves Transformation Challenge Winner!

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Chris

Yippee! It was such a satisfying surprise to open my e-mail this morning and find a note from Leah Day starting with “Congratulations!” Stop by The Free Motion Quilting Project blog and you can take a look at all the … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Doodle Greeting Card Tutorial

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Chris

In efforts to drag myself kicking and screaming out of my drawing funk, I tackled a  butterfly drawing based on a couple of photos I took several weeks ago:The butterfly at the zoo was very cooperative and I thought she … Continue reading →

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Fabric Greeting Cards – a Loosey-Goosey Tutorial

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Chris

I love to make my own greeting cards!  And there’s lots of reasons to do so: You probably have just about everything that you need already on hand.  Yippee for not spending more money on supplies! It can be a … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook and the Zen of Doodle Update

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Chris

August was a month for me to be a bit of a sketchbook slug.  I don’t think I doodled even once during the entire month.  Oh, I sketched quilt layouts, and computed dimensions – but no doodling.  Such a shame … Continue reading →

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Hints of Fun Stuff to Come!

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Chris

Why does it seem that July just evaporated (yes, in a sweaty haze of humidity) and we’re halfway into August already!  My schedule has gotten a little cwazy – ds#2 is headed back to the university life, a small family … Continue reading →

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Transformation Challenge – Finished! (finally)

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Chris

There’s a very good reason that I don’t enter challenges more frequently.  My goodness, I had a devil of a time with my Inner Critic! So here’s my challenge entry that I submitted this past weekend:I really like this incarnation … Continue reading →

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Zen of Doodle Update

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Chris

After spending a couple of days updating my blog format (and reconfiguring my backup) here’s a quick update from my sketchbook:From my photo from last week – an attempt at ethereal Queen Anne’s Lace!  I like the free flow of … Continue reading →

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Mish Mash, This and That, Odds and Ends, and Scrap Quilts

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Chris

Item 1:  I’m not one of those bloggers who talks about making a quilt then **poof!** there it is on the blog.  I work, I veg, I do stuff around the house, I worry about my sons, my parents, my … Continue reading →

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Zen of Doodle – Sketchbook Lines

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Chris

As I mentioned in Zen of Doodle Part 2, I like to set little mini challenges for myself.  They certainly don’t have to make sense to anyone – just a “what if?” One of my favorite “what if?” projects is … Continue reading →

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