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Monthly Archives: July 2011 New York in the summertime was hot, hot, hot, but all I can say is WOW! I had the best time! I spent some time with friends Kristin, Deborah, Natalya and Vivien… catching up, eating good food, talking about art, meeting new people and touring the sights. My mind is swirling with new ideas... 
July 28, 2011 - 6:40 am
What a wonderful collection of photos! I’m definitely still riding the high from our time together. Thanks for coming and sharing so much. 
July 27, 2011 - 1:28 am
It’s so wonderful to see your photos this morning — I’m still absorbing so many thoughts and experiences. 
July 27, 2011 - 1:26 am
Your photos are wonderfully evocative of our time together, thank you for coming all the way to NY! 
July 26, 2011 - 8:29 pm
Love your photos! I have words swimming around in my head, but my photos just don’t match. My head was in another space. Thank you for capturing our time so well!  I’ll be leaving tomorrow to join a group of fellow fiber artists who blog in New York! I’m thrilled! It will be a whirlwind trip I’m sure and I plan to get very little sleep… something’s gotta go… but hey, a girl’s gotta do what she’s gotta do! Just think, no kids, very little housework... by robin 6 comments 
July 26, 2011 - 6:19 pm
It’s been one of those days and I thought I would check in here. I would like to thank-you for the visual, and physical, sigh looking at these pieces just gave me. Enjoy your break and rejuvenation. 
July 24, 2011 - 10:34 am
Your mostly white quilts are a fabulous canvas for your incredible hand dyes. It sure has been hot enough in NYC to use your method! I love your work. 
July 19, 2011 - 12:54 pm
These are beautiful. Love the starry sky and the ships with lighthouse in particular. Such liberated design. Refreshing. 
July 18, 2011 - 8:16 pm
Have a wonderful trip! Your ‘mostly white’ quilts are how I found you on flickr. I adore every one of them. 
July 18, 2011 - 5:42 pm
Sounds like a dream trip! Have fun Robin! I love the cheerful colors and images in these quilts.
July 18, 2011 - 4:28 pm
My favorite parts: the wonky buildings in the first one, the “zipper” between Night and Day, the sun in A New Earth, and the seaweed in School of Fishies! Not to say I don;t like everything else — I do! Those are just my absolute favorite bits.  A few of you may remember this project started a while ago… we added a deck to the back of our house. WE didn’t actually do the work, or at least not the bulk of it, thankfully we have George. Everybody should have a George. Oh and also Alex. Yay Alex! Anyway, they were the... by robin 3 comments
July 18, 2011 - 4:26 pm
I love it! And the stray slippahs just keep it all real 
July 18, 2011 - 6:47 am
I always heard they were called money trees because they are extensibly planted all down the sidewalk on King St outside the Bank of Hawaii downtown. Maybe that’s just the Oahu version! 
July 18, 2011 - 2:55 am
It is a beautiful deck! Love the steps all around – we did that too to avoid having a railing.  Posting on a Saturday? I know, right? You guys rock… I have the best readers! I’ve been posting sporadically this summer, but you don’t mind… you still comment and ask me questions! Today’s post is in response to Linda’s question about how I like sewing while standing up. I love it! I started years ago... by robin 6 comments 
July 28, 2011 - 6:36 am
Hello Robin! I woke up last night thinking about raising my sewing machine; my back has really been bothering me since I’ve started sewing 8+ hours/day again. Your video really demonstrated the benefit of standing to sew. And I second Ruth’s thanks for demonstrating the use of a scrap to start- and then finish off a seam of quilting. Genius! And finally, I think that I’m going to have to give cello another chance. It was such a lovely background for your sewing. Thank you for all of your help! Happy sewing! 
July 18, 2011 - 5:34 am
Hello Robin! So nice to meet you. I found one of your lovely quilts on Flickr and jumped over to your blog. Have enjoyed reading your recent posts and following the link to the discussion on workshops. Always good to meet someone who is willing to think differently (sewing standing up included). 
July 17, 2011 - 6:20 pm
Thank you Ruth! I’m thinking this would be good blog fodder for my next post:) 
July 17, 2011 - 5:27 pm
Hi Robin – you just showed me a really clever trick – maybe it’s obvious to everyone else but I never thought of it – I chain piece as much as possible by working on a couple of different areas of the quilt at the same time, but when I really need the bit under the presser foot, I pull it out and cut the threads (I hate having thread tails everywhere – never occurred to me to have a dedicated scrap of fabric for that purpose!! 
July 17, 2011 - 11:01 am
I love the cello music that you were listening to in the movie. Thanks for sharing about your creating process. 
July 16, 2011 - 6:35 pm
thank you!! i’ve been thinking about raising up my sewing table for the very same reason… glad to hear someone has done it and it’s a good thing  “I don’t understand why studying under someone for a long time is a problem. It’s the journey that is important… not the outcome. Surely in many other disciplines having a “guru” is smiled upon, almost required. If we are to view art as a path to self-discovery and are mindful of that as we approach... by robin 1 comment 
July 14, 2011 - 11:11 pm
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The deck undoubtedly adds great functionality to an already fabulous house.
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