quilts – Page 3

what DO I do?

31 Oct

WEEK FORTY-THREE (october 24-30) A few people of late have asked me what I DO. It really got me thinking. The answer should be simple BUT I have had much difficulty answering each time. I dither. Why????? It find it ... Read more »

more making the australian quilt whilst unmaking me?

22 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-THREE (august 15-21) Only one and a half more days to catch up with my Melbourne. My priorities are to hit the shops to fill the suitcase with basic clothes. I should do this at home but I tend ... Read more »

australian quilts & mongolian eagles…

18 Aug

Jan Mullen

WEEK THIRTY-TWO (august 8-14) The week starts in a rush. I need to finish ‘robbie had a little lamb’ quickly. With the photo-on-fabric coloured, then stitched to form a little dimensional parcel, I turn to the frame. I’m using an ... Read more »

quick, slow, slow, quick

9 May

Jan Mullen

WEEK EIGHTEEN (may 1-8) Two things to be quick about this week; Working towards twentyONE+ targets and deadlines – fast and furious – and trying, trying, trying to get a hang-worthy 40cm x 40cm Art Quilt ready to enter OZQUILT’s Australia ... Read more »

feathers and sticks

27 Jan

Jan Mullen

WEEK THREE (january 18-24) I am working on the Laminex feathers, arranging and rearranging. Again and again. I am making decisions incrementally, taking photos with my phone to check and recheck design and placement to be sure that I am ... Read more »

the icing on the tree

21 Dec

Jan Mullen

WEEK FIFTY (December 14-20) The date, and especially the week number, tells me that I am in the scary zone. The end of the year is not looming – it is banging on wreath-hung door. There has been plenty of ... Read more »

and now we have three

30 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-SEVEN (november 23-29) This week started off continuing the loquat theme of last week. I still had many kilos to use up and, as there aren’t many loquat ideas out in the universe, apricot recipes are the substitute. Loquat ... Read more »

done & toDO

16 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FIVE (november 9-15) I’ve thought and written about organisation much of late. Perhaps it is the notion of starting a new year with beautiful, fresh, perfect systems in place? Perhaps it is the panic of year’s end when there ... Read more »

back strategy + back to priorities

9 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-FOUR (november 2 – 8) Restricted by my very sore back/hip, slowly and gently I have been able to get things done with a strategy of sitting for short bursts, moving around gently, lying on my roller when the ... Read more »

short week squished

2 Nov

Jan Mullen

WEEK FORTY-THREE (october 26- november 1) This week starts with me still in Geelong. It is check out day, travel day and getting back to my bloke and my bed day. It was also a day made more lovely, quite ... Read more »