Monday, July 14, 2014

Around the World Blog Hop/Part 1

Welcome! I'm Val!
I’m very excited today to be taking part in an Around the World Blog Hop, having been invited to do so last week by Vicki from Quilters Mission, you can read her blog hop post right HERE.  The goal of this hop is to answer a question or two about your creative process and work and to invite others to join in the fun. I love gaining this insight into others creative minds. (And at the end of my post you can see who I’ve invited to join in.)


So what am I working on at the moment?


 Well, visiting my blog, you'll notice I'm a pretty eclectic sewer who dabbles in applique, English Paper Piecing, (love my hexagons) traditional and out-of-the box piecing, long-arm quilting, quilt/sewing area organizing (See my Sunday Organizing Series). And, as if that's not enough, 2014 finds me exploring wool by participating in Sue Spargo's BOM. I  have many W.I.P. but let's not talk about those! (wink! wink!) I'd like to personally invite your to stop by on Tuesdays to rejuvenate your OLD posts here at my: Tuesday Archives Linky. Read all about this linky party right  here. And feel welcome to check out last week's linky party right here. Take a look around and hopefully you'll be inspired by what you see and become a "follower" and I can visit your blog as well.


How is my work differ from others? What makes my work unique?


I received the nicest compliment from a fellow blogger last week so I'm going to use her description to answer this question: " Val is a quilter and she makes imaginative, happy quilts and she is lightning quick! Val's dog Jackson is a supermodel who somehow makes his way into most quilt pictures! " See....I told you it was nice! LOL! I use patterns sometimes, but mostly enjoy creating my quilts from my imagination and twisting ideas I see from other quilters, like the one in my selfie picture above and this one:



How does my creative process work?

I like to think of my quilt world as my way to:


Not a day goes by that I'm not stitching, sewing or quilting...even if it's just while watching TV at the end of the day. I'm a list maker. So each week starts with a list of blogging and quilting goals. I've always been crafty and realize it's just a part of who I am.  I've so enjoyed being part of this blog hop and want to thank you for stopping by!
Be sure to visit Vicki's and July 21st you can looking forward to meeting:

Marianne: She blogs at The Adventurous Quilter. She's a Aussie starting life in Colorado. She's a thrifty gal and mad about Pyrex. And adventurous she is as she and her husband where off on a road trip and actually stopped to meet as they drove through Oregon! Her accent is a hoot! This is us in my studio:

Faith: She blogs at Will It Never End. We have become wonderful "email" buddies through blogging and quilting and she is just the nicest person! She claims to be a slow blogger and let me tell ya, the wait is always worth it as her quilts are wonderful!

With Smiles,
Val:)

21 comments:

  1. What a great post. I love coming here to have a look at what you are up to

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  2. Val your work and blog are always a big inspiration for me! Thank you for all you do!

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  3. Thank you so much for this post. I think I could have written it myself, as I like the same things as you, and also the same colours. So happy to follow you.

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  4. Hi Val!
    Thanks for sharing all this fun stuff about yourself! Always a joy to read your blog!
    Looking forward to reading more!
    Take care,
    Joanne

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  5. What an interesting post Valerie! Congratulations on all those wonderful creations of yours!

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  6. Yay! My iPad is letting me comment on posts today! I love reading blogs from all over the world, way to go! You did a great post :)

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  7. I see you made a self portrait block...
    Hugs

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  8. "imaginative, happy quilts." That is the perfect description of your quilting style :)

    Thanks for inviting me to be a part of the blog hop. I am both a slow blogger and a slack blogger, I've got to get around to making something worth blogging about. My mum is demanding that I make myself a pair of those slippers that I made for her, the ones you gave me the pattern for (she can't stand to see me with nothing on my feet in the middle of winter), so I think that will be next on the list. BTW, I imagine Marianne sounds a lot like me, so you'll have to imagine my emails in an Australian accent from now on :)

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  9. I absolutely love your self portrait quilt! There is no shortage of creativity with you.....love it.

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    1. Aughhh yes my self portrait quilt is one of my favorites. She actually hangs in my second grade classroom and the first day of school I have all my students draw a self portrait. I then frame my quilt with their portraits and we call this our school family wall of pictures! It makes me smile everyday! (And the kids love it!)

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  10. Nice post. Thanks for sharing all these interesting things. BTW I think American accents are a hoot. LOL

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  11. Great post even thought it was Jacksonless! Your studio looks so spacious and full of light and colour. Lucky you!

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    1. Yes, he must have been busy napping or something. My studio is actually in our basement...the yellow paint helps and I do have four windows. Luckily, it keeps very cool during these hot summer days!

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    2. It certainly looks like a quilter's playground :)

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  12. Fun and imaginative definitely fits. Your blog is always a bright spot in my week, you have such sunny stuff going on.

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  13. So fun to read more about you!

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  14. It's nice to see a summary of your quilting life. I love your star blocks WIP, how did that go unnoticed so far?

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  15. You definition of yourself is spot on! Love your place

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I have to admit, your comments make me smile! Thanks for sharing and for letting me know you stopped by. I Hope your day is awesome!

Val:)

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