Sunday Sampler

 I'm continuing to work on the piece begun in the Katie Pasquini Masopust workshop, "Artful Log Cabins." Seventeen blocks are done with just seven more to make. Now that I'm working on the larger blocks, it should move right along.

This blanket flower was photo bombed by a bee just as I was taking the picture this morning. :-) It's nice to finally see some spots of color in my yard.

 I used the ap, PicFrame to create these simple collages.

Katie Pasquini Masopust - Artful Log Cabin Workshop

This week, I attended a wonderful two-day Artful Log Cabin quilt workshop taught by Katie Pasquini Masopust.  Here's Katie with a piece that she has recently started. Katie is a lovely lady and an excellent, encouraging instructor. There was no stress allowed and I am quite sure that everyone had an awesome time. Here are some scenes from the workshop . . .

 

 

As you can see by these happy faces, the process was indeed lots of fun. It's not a quick process by any means, but I can see where it could become quite addictive. Here are my eight completed blocks; I only need to make sixteen more!

I used one inch strips for these blocks and will complete one more row with the same size strips. Then I will gradually increase to one and a half inch strips and significantly larger blocks. I've already thought of another one of my photos that I would like to make into my next artful log cabin quilt. :-)

You may learn more about Katie's books and online classes on her website.  She also mentioned that she has a number of classes on iQuilt, including Artful Log Cabins. You may check them out here.

Katie is giving a lecture Friday night at Bentley College in Waltham. For information about this lecture and about Quilters Connection's 40th Annual Quilt Show, please see my previous post.

One last photo . . . Artful Log Cabin quilts involve using many, many strips. Katie pins them at the top in groups and then slips the pins over a large binder ring. I had all my strips neatly piled in a project box, but it didn't take very long before I had a pile of twisted, colorful spaghetti. I'm going to put a couple of large binder rings on my shopping list. :-)

One final comment . . .  making Artful Log Cabins is great fun, and her book on this process is very complete and easy to follow.