Artistry

In my best and most confident moods, I like to think of myself as a quilt artist....maybe on the lower end of the scales.  I like to challenge myself by coming up with creative ideas and sewing my best.

I'm happy with my work of late.  I've felt liberated.  The friends I have in blogville have been supportive and helped me immensely in the past months.  I know I've said Thank You often, but it never hurts to say it again.

Eclipse is just around the corner.  I'm in a mad rush to make blocks, but not to just throw things together.  I'm not one to do this anyway even when pressed for time like other people.  (People seem to do that even if they have a lot of time to get things done because that's just the way they are.  To each his own!!!)  I have so many ideas pulsing in my head that's it hard to keep track of them all.  I'm not an organized person either which really is a challenge.  (I spent an hour looking for a pattern and book this weekend when it was right under my nose.)

After what has seemed like months of no new info about Eclipse, stories are pouring out about the movie.

It's stuff like the video below that have inspired me and kept me motivated.  I've also loved the new pics and scenes because they have helped me in my design process.  Wow!

I Was Waiting for THIS!!!!

Muse - New Music - More Music Videos

This song is so amazing.  Muse has nailed it.  I'm looking so forward to this soundtrack...

Doing many happy dances today!

The Twilight Quilters....Club is official!!!  If you'd like to join me even if it's in support, please let me know.....

Letters to Juliet

I took the girls to see Letters to Juliet this afternoon.  I scored free passes for the sneak preview.  I picked a theater that I thought wasn't going to be too busy and I was right.  We only arrived an hour early and were one of the first 20 people to seat.  The theater filled up quickly in the last half hour.  By arriving early, we got to sit where we wanted.  (I'm that way.  I'd always rather arrive early and sit in my preferred area.  I just feel better sitting in my area.  LOL)

Because the movie was free, I didn't so much as blink at the $4 I paid for S's Sour Skittles....well, maybe just a little.  I could afford the popcorn and drink, too.  Okay, not that my complaining about concession prices is done....  I can't talk about going to the movies without complaining about the prices.

The movie was very good.  I have admittedly low standards for movie, but this one exceeded them.  Basically, a movie can't be too stupid or unbelievable.  I don't even mind if I have it all figured out--in fact more's the better.  Romances are my favorite as long as I can be assured that no one dies in the end or that there is a happily ever after ending.  I'm not going to be sorry about that!

Synopsis and SPOILERS:




Sophie is a Fact Checker for the New Yorker, but yearns to be a writer.  She is engaged to Victor, a chef and restauranteur.  They take a pre-honeymoon trip and pseudo-business trip for Victor to Verona, Italy.  Victor is soon distracted with meetings and trips with suppliers, leaving Sophie to wander Verona on her own.  She visits Juliet's Wall in Verona and accidently unearths Claire's 50 year old letter to Lorenzo.  She answers Claire's letter as one of Juliet's Secretaries.  Claire and her grandson, Charlie, arrive in Verona as a result of Sophie's response.  Charlie is none to happy with Sophie as he sees Claire's quest to find Lorenzo as a fool's errand and one that might end in heartbreak.  Will Claire find her Lorenzo?  Will Sophie discover true love with Charlie?


Well, HELLO, this is a Romance Movie!!!!!!

Oh, and I got to see the Eclipse trailer on the big screen.  AWESOME!! (nothing new, same trailer)  Letters... and Eclipse are both Summit movies.

M took the boys to see Iron Man II.  I kind of wanted to see it, but I'll be fine to see it on DVD.  M says it's good, but story heavy with the action mostly in the last bit of the movie.  A got bored and squirmy after awhile.  (He's seven.)  Z (12) enjoyed himself, though.

I got M's apple pie made.  I made lasagna tonight.  (I'm wishing I'd waited.  M was going to get us Chinese food.)  We needed to use of the spaghetti sauce I made last week so it's all good!

New Moon: w

Wah is right!

The w is one of those that blocks that I hope I never have the need to piece again.  It was tough....  Only a couple of the seams interlocked.  I had to seam rip more than once.  I'm not perfect and this block certainly isn't!

So, try to look too hard at my points.  Block is cropped slightly to square up my scan, but most of the seam allowance is included. 

On another note, Oprah treated her audience to a rough cut of Eclipse during the taping of the May 13th show.  The lucky butts are screaming about how good it is.  I'm so excited and.....jealous!!