4.24.2009

because food is the main thing but not the only thing

About 60 percent of my thoughts are focused around food. The mixture of necessity and passion cause that. But every once in a while I attempt to tunnel that kind of focus on other things. If you know me you know I come from a family of some pretty amazing quilters, and while I would never presume to say I was in their league but I have learned a great deal from them, and continue to learn a lot. And you know you have something good going when somehow you can work the quilting into the world of food (which is not often, believe me). This week though I made a table runner that I love and makes it so my table look oh so fab with or without food on it.


On a less food related note, I just finished the most complex quilt I might ever attempt (big thanks to mom who helped every step of the way) and I just need to show it off cause I am in awe of it. It's like the wedding cake of quilts.

What do you do to let out the creative juices outside the kitchen?

4 comments:

edwardsfamily said...

Wow, Joy! They look amazing!

Julianne said...

I am in awe! That quilt is spectacular, Joy! Is that the one I saw you starting a few months ago? Beautiful!

Michelle @ Twig said...

Okay Joy I have been searching and searching for a cake plate just like the scalloped edge one on the left hand side of your picture! Please tell me that you got it from somewhere that I can find one too???!
And, LOVE the table runner, it looks fabulous!

Joy said...

The cake plate is ballard design, and I looked on their website and they have it in 4 colors for 30 dollars.

http://www.ballarddesigns.com/mercadoSearch.do?action=search&newSearch=true&freeText=cake+plate&Search.x=0&Search.y=0

It was actually a hand me down so you're lucky it still is in stores!