tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post2624825852243594183..comments2024-03-28T06:16:53.217-04:00Comments on Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever by Nina-Marie Sayre: Tinkering - Off the Wall FridayNina Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14316034317827146338noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-74749097436864488452014-03-29T15:19:02.683-04:002014-03-29T15:19:02.683-04:00Nina, I have a collection of pins, each bought for...Nina, I have a collection of pins, each bought for a different purpose. I rarely need small straight pins, because I can count on one hand the number of layered appliqué style pieces I have created. However, this week I needed a few and just used generic ones I have on hand. I keep each set on a different magnetic holder or a box. <br /><br />I find your blogs whispering to me as I work. I am learning so much from your learning with Elizabeth Barton. I've been struggling recently in determine the right width of a three strip border. I kept hearing "make visually decisions, visually." I often make them mathematically. Wasn't working this time. Then I looked at the progress on my design wall and had a eureka visual moment. Thank you!Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-38116308075160989862014-03-29T03:40:57.089-04:002014-03-29T03:40:57.089-04:00I'm all for tinkering. I do know that having a...I'm all for tinkering. I do know that having a deadline helps me decide when enough is enough! I've liked your piece better each time I've seen it. I like the addition of green to the "wall." I also like it better without the horizontal line. Couldn't decide when I read the comment suggesting it.<br /><br />Had a professor once (research methods)who said: You do an exploratory study, then you do the follow up definitive study. But it raises questions so you do another exploratory, then another definitive....then you get tired and you publish. I think design is a little like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-40008796502030187472014-03-28T19:27:28.327-04:002014-03-28T19:27:28.327-04:00Just for the record...you all probably know this.....Just for the record...you all probably know this...I don't monetize my blog at all. So when I mention a product its just something that I really like or thought was unique (read cool) in some way. I've also been deleting any improper commercial link ups. I love coming home from a long day of work and reading everyone's comments. You all are such a blessing.Nina Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316034317827146338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-16073151428907199902014-03-28T18:17:19.301-04:002014-03-28T18:17:19.301-04:00Great work Nina-Marie! Thanks so much for the Iri...Great work Nina-Marie! Thanks so much for the Iris pen lead. Pens matter so much!! and I hate fighting with them. Some pens I bought years ago really seem like 'nails' so I use them for tough nailing tasks! Your piece is wonderful and I'm sure you will find the final final enough! best, deborahdeborah lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09036279979484631504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-26830480737406447402014-03-28T15:25:05.327-04:002014-03-28T15:25:05.327-04:00found! there are two pages for the pins,,, but fo...found! there are two pages for the pins,,, but found the one with Prime, and only a few packages left.<br />thanks for sharing!Vivian Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760364319705013669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-81987158334199289622014-03-28T15:20:22.282-04:002014-03-28T15:20:22.282-04:00I looked on Amazon, but they all had shipping and ...I looked on Amazon, but they all had shipping and at 5+, could not find one shipping with Prime.. maybe looking in the wrong spot.. thanks for sharing.Vivian Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15760364319705013669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-76111260059629258712014-03-28T11:57:06.374-04:002014-03-28T11:57:06.374-04:00Your quilt is looking good, Nina. Too much tinkeri...Your quilt is looking good, Nina. Too much tinkering mess up a piece. It is like students that change their answers at the end of the test and it turns out their first answer was right. Although I did have a quilt that I changed several years after it was finished and hanging on my wall. I eventually cut off the border and just bound it.Christine Staverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411569621417693487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-35285601826640604982014-03-28T11:48:41.183-04:002014-03-28T11:48:41.183-04:00Nina, thank you so much for hosting Off the Wall F...Nina, thank you so much for hosting Off the Wall Friday. Love what you are doing here. I feel your pain. Composition is always the hardest part. And yes, there is definitely an art to attaining just the right balance. I'm going through it myself today. Wishing you a very happy and creative design weekend!Barb Forristerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551999459953525006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-72738905888547936362014-03-28T11:13:15.351-04:002014-03-28T11:13:15.351-04:00I struggle with this really often (knowing when it...I struggle with this really often (knowing when it's done). And in contrast to some other people, I don't always finally get to a spot where I just "know". A lot of the time I just finally give up- which never feels right at the time. Sometimes with a bit of distance + finishing, I decide it really is right, and sometimes I still wind up wondering if I should have kept tinkering.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464425603323257233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-22463988555779913952014-03-28T10:21:47.206-04:002014-03-28T10:21:47.206-04:00I've heard of those pins but never tried them....I've heard of those pins but never tried them. On your recommendation I think I will. For 10 bucks if they make my life easier, it's worth it. <br /><br />I just spent a week looking and tinkering on a piece. I think there just comes a time when you know or get sick of tinkering with it. Whichever comes first. This my sound wierd but I have a small design wall in my bathroom a good distance from ..... Ummmm.. Where I sit. So every time I sit, I look, have time to ponder and have come to many solutions that way. <br /><br />I know, wierd but it works for me:-)<br />quiltedfabricarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036237963134480179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-13249735757283009132014-03-28T08:53:21.385-04:002014-03-28T08:53:21.385-04:00Thank you for the reminder about really good pins....Thank you for the reminder about really good pins....I recently purchased some on the fly when I began a monster sized quilt......they are like working with small nails. New pins ordered already this morning...the others will be recycled!The Inside Storihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984299652568523595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-12771744750249744502014-03-28T07:34:37.559-04:002014-03-28T07:34:37.559-04:00I like it as is! I've watched the evolution an...I like it as is! I've watched the evolution and like what you've got now.<br /><br />Oh yeah, got a "pin wardrobe"-all kinds of pins for different purposes. I love the Iris too! And then I have my rot gut pins from JoAnns to put into my sheetrock "design wall".Jenny K. Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04753408773390742356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-42861977445048838862014-03-28T05:19:01.992-04:002014-03-28T05:19:01.992-04:00Hi Nina,
Just wanted to say I am really enjoying t...Hi Nina,<br />Just wanted to say I am really enjoying this piece. I like the design and I love the colours and the textured effect of the hand-dyed fabric.<br />Oh - and thanks for hosting the link-up!Hilary Florencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611511885397558659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-58701745679367391052014-03-28T04:47:46.525-04:002014-03-28T04:47:46.525-04:00Don't overdo it, I would say, but I'm a si...Don't overdo it, I would say, but I'm a simple person! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364828980944336570.post-8786037098931591172014-03-28T03:17:55.535-04:002014-03-28T03:17:55.535-04:00As someone who spends months and years on a piece,...As someone who spends months and years on a piece, I am the last person you would ask about tinkering, but it seems to me that at some point the piece talks to you...and then you know it's done. And I am just thankful I can find any kind of pins at all!<br />best, nadiaMulticoloredPieceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06161913409399066123noreply@blogger.com