tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post5893817214677228468..comments2023-10-10T05:09:12.565-07:00Comments on Gwyned Trefethen's Musings: Week in Review 2013 - 05/17Gwyned Trefethenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-67715429176777682842013-05-23T16:45:40.074-07:002013-05-23T16:45:40.074-07:00Thank you. This is my first portraiture. I wouldn&...Thank you. This is my first portraiture. I wouldn't have dared to attempt it if I hadn't been following along with Leah Day to improve my free motion skills and taken Annette Kennedy's Craftsy class on how to paint quilts to achieve highlights and shadows.Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-21932774769539891842013-05-23T12:46:19.169-07:002013-05-23T12:46:19.169-07:00I admire "Adoration". That's art!I admire "Adoration". That's art!ratamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850736029021191419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-51074622931705636062013-05-18T17:36:25.958-07:002013-05-18T17:36:25.958-07:00Thank you. Of course I don't have little ones ...Thank you. Of course I don't have little ones or even big ones at home any more. I looked forward to this time for decades. Now that I am here I am enjoying every day and the studio days most of all.Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-24953202731241729842013-05-18T17:34:35.927-07:002013-05-18T17:34:35.927-07:00Why make things easy on ourselves? :) The truth is...Why make things easy on ourselves? :) The truth is that monofilament may give you texture, but thread adds subtle shading and highlights. I am enthralled by how quilting adds pattern, upon pattern, upon pattern and yet when done right all those patterns enhance rather fight each other. Colored thread is just one more pattern in the layering process.Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-30534305180936692702013-05-18T07:26:48.609-07:002013-05-18T07:26:48.609-07:00Holy cow you've been busy - I'm so impress...Holy cow you've been busy - I'm so impressed. Everything looks great!The Thompsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17463492303762794243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-68091402167480210122013-05-17T20:15:29.547-07:002013-05-17T20:15:29.547-07:00I know what you mean about the thread. Sometimes I...I know what you mean about the thread. Sometimes I wonder, "Why don't I just use a neutral?" But in the end, we know what we like.Adoration is awesome!!<br /> Danih03https://www.blogger.com/profile/06038011201802847978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-23111718147945072952013-05-17T16:06:56.591-07:002013-05-17T16:06:56.591-07:00Thank you, Susan. Instinct told me to go with the ...Thank you, Susan. Instinct told me to go with the tiger motif and thread. I have learned to trust my instinct/muse. It was a pleasant surprise for me. I really like how it has become the focus of the quilt and ties the ribbons, rays and hair together.Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-59563716361835468792013-05-17T16:04:58.828-07:002013-05-17T16:04:58.828-07:00Thank you, Judy.
When I started working in an of...Thank you, Judy. <br /><br />When I started working in an office at age 21 (turned 60 last week) I felt I had to have a clean desk at the end of each day. After all, up until then all I knew was school and the mandate to get your homework in on time. I was under such self stress. I could never finish all the work. It took a while, but I eventually learned that dishes, laundry and yes, quilting projects are never ALL done. There is always something waiting in the wings. <br /><br />Even so, my mentality is to plan more than I will probably accomplish, just in case. Since I already have a plan, if I do have extra time, I know just what to do.<br />Gwyned Trefethenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041159153171283941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-12565210881907256852013-05-17T14:17:19.336-07:002013-05-17T14:17:19.336-07:00Aweseome. I really like the tiger take on EYL. Ado...Aweseome. I really like the tiger take on EYL. Adoration is coming along nicely, I was just thinking about this one the other day. Glad to see it!Susan at TheBoredZombie.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087416472619298547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8230694326800494480.post-73455514455088445762013-05-17T13:50:35.030-07:002013-05-17T13:50:35.030-07:00I continue to be amazed with your progress on the ...I continue to be amazed with your progress on the Express Your Love piece. Just when I think it can't get more intricate, it does! <br />I understand your process for setting your goals. I do something similar now that I am home in three week chunks. I am amazed at how it has helped my productivity. Judy Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644738305279130498noreply@blogger.com