Bartlett & Craft

This summer I was given my grandmother's stamp collection (she is the sweetest!) and I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with it, but there were so many wonderful stamps and she organized them so well that I just knew they were destined for something special.  Fast forward a couple months and I've now found the perfect use!  A Michigan Vintage Stamp Map.  Up on the shop!   www.bartlettandcraft.etsy.com Lighthouses - $50 LOVE - $50

 Had some fun making these office paper accessories. A desktop weekly calendar and some notepads.  All up on the shop!   www.bartlettandcraft.etsy.com

I had time today to start assembling my center quilt block (for you newbies, like me, a quilt block is basically the basic pattern on a quilt that is repeated.  For this quilt, it is my center design that will help communicate my design aesthetic, colors, etc to the next person in line to add to my quilt). I decided to do something a bit challenging and something that reflected who I am.  Luckily I was able to find some super cute fabric at JoAnn Fabrics and I did some searching online to find a pattern that I liked.  I landed on the Scandinavian Star block - getting back to my roots!  (pictured below) I had chosen four different fabrics for my quilt block, though, so I had to improvise a tad, which I liked...more of an adventure :) I followed some of the directions from  http://www.aquiltinglife.com/2014/07/scandinavian.html  for this block.  While it was helpful to get an idea of what pieces I needed, I needed a little extra help actually as...

So the new year has me super energized with lots of new projects in the queue! A few of them are: create a few original prints develop an advent calendar and regular year calendar get a membership at the local makerspace so I can use the laser cutter! display art in at least 4 art galleries this year make a traveling quilt! a traveling quilt? What is that? Well, I'm not entirely sure myself, but I have a few ideas. Here is a teaser for the fabrics that I will be using. Super cute!