Nosy Parker Time Again

Kat at Diary of a FlutterKat has posted a new set of Nosy Parker questions.  I'm happy to answer them.

1)  What are your preferred crafts? Do you have one primary one that you do most of or do you dabble around in many different crafts?

I have done several crafts - knit, crochet, embroidery, cross stitch, petit point, ceramics - but sewing (especially quilting) is what I love. 


2)  What avenues inspire you most in your sewing/crafting that we might like to check out?

e.g. what are your favourite books or websites or shops to visit etc... that we *must* know about ;)

I'm most inspired by quilting podcasts.  Tell you the truth, the reason I first bought an Ipod wasn't for music - it was because I heard that Alex Anderson had started a podcast.  I didn't even know, really, what a podcast was at that point, and couldn't imagine how a visual art like quilting could translate into an audio format, but I missed Alex after Simply Quilts was cancelled, and decided to give it a shot.  After listening to the two or three that she had recorded at that time, I went looking on ITunes and discovered Annie Smith.  By the time I got caught up on Annie's episodes, I was hooked! 

Luckily, now, there are several great podcasts.  Listening to them is like having a friend with me talking about our shared interest.


3) Are you a one project at a time person or do you have "craft ADD" - OR are you somehow like me and have a combination of both?

You know, I should know better.  I'm a one project at a time person, but I have to be disciplined - and I haven't been with my quilting.  I've currently got, oh, maybe 20 unfinished projects.  That's bad.  Having these UFO's make me feel scattered.  I HAVE to get them under control, so that I can go back to working on just one project at a time.


4)  What is/has been your longest ever Work in Progress (WIP)?

I've got several Saturday Sampler projects for which I've completed all the blocks, but have not put them together.  I think the oldest is 6 years old.  The strange thing is that I love the blocks - there is no reason not to complete them!


5 ) What are some of your crafty projects that you've made recently (or not so recently is ok to) that you'd love us to see?

This is a trio of little paper piecing projects.  The two cone flowers were from a kit.  I found the leaf in Quilters Newsletter and it seemed to fit.


6) Do you have a piece of fabric or craft item of any sort with a story behind it that you'd like to share briefly?
I do, but I am going to need to take some more pictures to tell the story, so I'll do it in a separate post.


Thanks, Kat!