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By Angela Flicker on April 20, 2013
I made a modified herringbone quilt for my mother, for Christmas, from an original quilt design of mine. I didn’t really have a solidified plan when I sat down to start. As a result, I had lost of leftover scraps. Here are a few photos showing what I did with the scraps… Don’t throw those [...]
Posted in Creative Process, custom quilt, Handmade Gifts, Inspiration, Modern Quilt, Quilting, Repurposed, Sewing, Stash Bust |
By Angela Flicker on February 28, 2013
While working on some improvisational piecing, I came up with this design. It looks like a modern cityscape to me, which is appropriate because I have some news. Yesterday, I received my acceptance letter to the University of Utah’s Graduate Architecture Program. You can read more about that here. And if you’re interested, take a [...]
Posted in Architecture School, Creative Process, D.I.Y., Sewing |
By Angela Flicker on June 22, 2012
The Celebration of the Hand Kickstarter Video is up. You can view it here. A quilt is meant to be touched and used, not just looked at. That’s why I think my modern interactive quilt will be perfect for the “Celebration of the Hand Exhibit.” My piece is basically going to be an interactive, modern [...]
Posted in Creative Process, exhibit, Inspiration, Interactive Play Quilts, Published, Quilting | Tagged Celebration of the Hand, Kickstarter Video, Temporary Museum of Permenant Change |
By Angela Flicker on June 12, 2012
Welcome to day twelve of the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild blog hop for the EZ Dresden Challenge. Have you been following this? The Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild has partnered with EZ Quilting, Simplicity and a host of other manufacturers to celebrate Darlene Zimmerman’s 20th Anniversary designing quilting tools for EZ Quilting. To help [...]
Posted in Creative Process, D.I.Y., Modern Quilt Guild Challenge, Sewing, Tutorial | Tagged EZ Dresden Quilt Challenge |
By Angela Flicker on January 24, 2011
What hats are you wearing today? I recently talked to Candy Glendening, of Candied Fabrics. Candy had some excellent insight as to the multiple roles the modern day creative entrepreneur must assume. Sometimes we find ourselves playing the part of a designer, other times authors, and still yet, artists, bloggers, crafters, teachers, seamstresses, etc. etc. [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Process, Featured Artist, Goals, Interview, Other Artists |
By Angela Flicker on December 21, 2010
I want to tell you a story. But first let me introduce Jessica Van Den from Epheriell Designs; she is running a blog hop called Creative Odyssey right now. You can also hop to my partner in crime today, City Kitten Designs, and you can check out the full blog hop list here. Now back [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Process | Tagged creative odyssey blog hop event |
By Angela Flicker on September 30, 2010
The quilt pictured above is a custom order quilt that I’m making for a young girl. And I hope for her, the same things I hope for my own daughter… Be proud of what makes you different. Embrace those differences. Develop your own style and make good choices boldly. Don’t follow the crowd. Set trends [...]
Posted in Applique, Creative Process, Inspiration, machine applique, Quilting, Sewing | Tagged be a trend setter, think outside the box |
By Angela Flicker on September 9, 2010
Six years ago, I bough my first house and immediately I fell in love with being a home owner. When those golden keys touched my hand, I unlocked that front door and walked into a space that was truly mine –mine to design, mine to manipulate, mine to care for and turn into a cozy [...]
Posted in Applique, Creative Process, Inspiration, machine applique, Sewing | Tagged let the fabric speak, sewing is therapy |
By Angela Flicker on August 16, 2010
I can’t get sewing out of my head. I feel like a teenager in love, always thinking about sewing, obsessing about it really. Wait, is this a diary entry or a blog post? In all honesty, and putting all silliness aside, I am absolutely smitten and in love with me job. I had my first [...]
Posted in Business, Creative Process, Inspiration, Sewing | Tagged success |
By Angela Flicker on July 12, 2010
Are you in a position of comfort and routine? What a dream!? I bet you’re tempted to stay there right? Yet, have you considered what a little chaos might add to your life? Let me explain… My house is in complete and utter disarray. That’s right, “The Artists’ House” looks more like the inside of [...]
Posted in Before and After, Creative Process |
