My First Meme. . .

on this blog, at least. I saw this on Julie W.’s blog, but Debra has tagged us all.

THE ABC’S OF MY QUILTING STYLE

• A- Artist? Yes, I am and you are, too! One hundred years from now any quilts you or I have made will be hanging on someone’s wall or in a museum (if it’s well-preserved enough) as art. Therefore, you and I are artists–quilt artists. (I realize you were looking to read about my favorite quilt artists but I’m going to save that for another post.)
• B- Best Blogging Buddies? I don’t have one yet, but I do read a few quilty, homesteading, and spiritually uplifting blogs on occasion.
• C- Crazy or Sane Quilting? Hopefully somewhere in between; somewhere that will let me go either way when the mood hits.
• D- Dyeing or Stamping? Would like to try dyeing some day.
• E- Essential Item? A sewing machine in good working order.
• F- Favorite Fabrics? Definitely batiks. I could buy them just to buy them but I don’t because I’m committed to not acquiring a large stash… I *will* use what I buy and I *will* only buy what I’ll use!
• G- Great Quilt Design? Uses a range of tints, tones, and shades in each color (or hue, if you prefer) and a large variety of fabrics… if 5-6 is good; 50-60 is better! (I hope I used all those color terms correctly. I can never remember all that color theory stuff. LOL)
• H- Hand or Machine Quilt? Both. I love to hand quilt; but being practical, I saw the need for a machine quilting setup. I want to get more quilts done!
• I- Indispensable Notion? A sharp blade in my rotary cutter. Oh, and my rotary cutter must be able to cut both for left-handed as well as right-handed people without turning the blade because I switch hands rather than turn the fabric.
• J- Janome or Bernina? Bernina and Brother
• K- Kits or Original Designs? Original designs. I agree with Julie W., who said, “Picking fabrics is my favorite part of quilting!”
• L- Life in the Studio is? Better than chocolate.
• M- Most Projects Made in One Year? I haven’t really been quilting that long (since 2003) nor that consistently until last summer (July 2006) so the answer is five. (See “Completed Quilts 2006″ in sidebar)
• N- Number of Gadgets? Hmm, I dunno. Do I need to count? You can’t make me. LOL
• O- OH, I wish I hadn’t. . . . .? Joined three different email groups in 2006 that were all working on year-long quilting projects because I haven’t kept up with the pace.
• P- Pet Peeves about Quilting? I *do not* enjoy putting binding on a quilt in the summertime. It’s just too hot here in the desert to be sitting under a quilt even in the air conditioning.
• Q- Quilt Show? Would like to go to Houston or Road to CA some day. I will go to the local one put on by the quilt guild and one in Henderson, NV put on by the larger guild our local one belongs to.
• R- Reason to Rip Out? I like to be precise, but only rip out when the mood strikes. Life is too short and I want to get quilts done!
• S- Sewing or Knitting? I can knit, but quilting is my passion!
• T- Tag, you’re it! If you haven’t already done this one, consider yourself tagged.
• U- UFOs? I don’t like to think of them as UFOs… I have 20 WIPs (that’s all I’m admitting to) and 3 UFTs.
• V- Vexing Quilt Pattern? Would probably be something with a lot of curves that required more pinning than I like to do.
• W- Wishlist Item? Max Throat for my PC Quilter
• X- Xtra Fabric you will never use? Around twenty southwest-looking FQs and about 8 yards of other southwest fabric that I bought to make a quilt for my parents’ southwest decorated bedroom, who later decided to go with a northwoodsey, cabin-like decor in their new bedroom. [sigh] I don’t like southwest decor…
• Y- Your Biggest Goof? Marrying my ex-husband?? No, no, just kidding… He’s really an all right guy and I do have 4 charming and beautiful children as a result of my marriage. You meant quilting, right? I try to forget them so I can’t think of a *biggest* goof; however my *latest* goof was telling DD-R that I’d machine quilt her 110″ x 110″ quilt on my machine quilting frame (see post: The Quilt That Was A Bear)
• Z- Zip! (and voilá it’s done!) That would have to be my springtime garden because I don’t see how I’m going to get *it* done and quilt, too!