"Boys Just Wanna Have Fun"

Good Day,

Andy and I are very pleased that our quilts Elation and OPOY have been accepted as a part of the "Boys Just Wanna Have Fun Too!" 14th Biennial Exhibit, February 5 through May 25, 2018 at The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, Colorado.

Elation
JS AB
August 2016

OPOY
JS AB
September 2017

We won't be able to make the trip from Tampa, so here's hoping that there will be a number of images of this tremendous exhibit.

Regards,

Jim And Andy

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My Quip – Yes, There are More Muffins – And Quilts and Wall Hangings

Good Day,

The latest batch of muffins were supposed to be cranberry muffins… Instead they are cranraisin muffins. I ran out of regular white flour and so I substituted 1/3 of the required with whole wheat. Made a streusel topping with brown sugar, butter, flour, cinnamon and nutmeg. And now I’ve learned that I like to make the big muffins. Difference, 3 cups versus 2 cups of flour products. Final dozen, not bad… Figured I’m saving about $20.00 each time I make a batch, as compared to picking one up at a neighborhood Wifi coffee shoppe. And we can have seconds.

Our quilt and wall hanging work is progressing.

I have to keep reigning myself in regards to the number of a drafts and new designs I have on tap. Looks like we have received five new commissions, and a possibility of two more.

Here is our current Quilts SB quilts and wall hangings in progress.

• The Amulet – In quilting stage
• Astro-Physics – Pieced and in design
• Blumish – Pieced and in design
• Mauk II – In construction
• Kumquat’s Lorax – In design
• Blue Chambray – Top completed
• I Really Love Lucy – In design
• Who Did Desi Adore? – Pieced and in construction
• Gunta Stölz – In design
• Rán – In design
• Joseph’s Coat – Top completed
• Joseph’s Ladder Pants – Pieced and in design
• Batique OM I - In construction
• Batique OM II – In construction
• Civil War Re-enactment II – In design
• Just Trees – In design and in construction
• Orange Peel Indian Summer – Top competed
• Hexi-Abuelita – In design
• Pocket Full of Miracles – In design
• Gran’s Reminiscences – In design
• Eagle – In design

Both Blue Memories and Savanna's Memories have been delivered to their new homes. Feedback has been tremendous and thrilling.

Andy and I attended the second organizational get-together of the West Florida/Tampa Bay Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) at the Westin Hotel on the Courtney Campbell Causeway last week. SAQA is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Our next meeting will be in October 2012. If you are interested please get in touch with me for details. Check out SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates.

Enjoy,

Andy and Jim

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My Quip – Dogwood Steps Quilt

Good Day,

And here is the first of my brief and momentary updates of some of the quilts we are currently working on.

Dogwood Steps is a commissioned quilt that will, upon completion, make its home in New York. Dogwood Steps will be similar in form and design to our Coral Steps... Coral Steps is our adaptation and inspired by the works of quilt artist Yoshiko Jinzenji.

Here are two of the fabrics that will be incorporated into Dogwood Steps.

Dogwood Steps is intended to be a California King sized quilt, so you can image how large the final result will eventually be.

If you are interested in commissioning your quilt please contact us.

Check out our currently available quilts at Quilts SB Etsy.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you are interested, and would like some more information of Coral Steps and the available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy shop.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - 12 New Quilts in Progress

Afternoon,

At Quilts SB we have 12 new quilt projects currently in different stages of progress. In design, in construction, on a machine, in the computer, and in our minds, here are the next soon to be offered quilts of Quilts SB.

1. Mondrian I – Top completed, looking for a crackled-glass quilting effect.

2. Mauk II – All fabric cut and in process of being pieced together.

3. NCBB – Top and embroidery completed.

4. Colored Windows II – Top completed. The brick-work quilting is currently in process. A companion quilt to Colored Windows.

5. OPE – A little boy’s quilt, soon to be at home in Dunedin.

6. The Bug Quilt – All fabric is cut and positioned. The last block is in process. (Design adapted of Kimberly Einmo’s Cross Bows quilt.)

7. Orange Peel Indian Summer – Top completed. In line to be quilted.

8. Mondrian II – Design and color pattern decided. Fabrics to be chosen.

9. Mauk III – A new progression of our Escher Series.

10. Paul Klee 1 – Idea for new art quilt.

11. Paul Klee 2 – Idea for new art quilt.

12. B&W Cathedral – Idea for quilt design.

Check out our current available quilts at Quilts SB Etsy. Stay tuned to our Quilts SB Etsy site for our upcoming Christmas in July Quilt Clearance Sale.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you are interested, and would like some more information of any available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy Shop.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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