Leslie Lacika Designs

UFO’s

admin — Fri, 18 May 2012 23:43:10 +0000

If anyone enjoys making things – I bet you have a few UFO’s (unfinished objects). Being overwhelmed with too many started projects, I’ve attacked completing a few. Nine new hat pins and a new crocheted and beaded necklace are complete! … Continue reading →

Family

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:28:20 +0000

Creating doesn’t always entail a hands on activity with a concrete outcome. Less concrete are the family relationships we create. Mother’s Day honors Moms and how we create our families. And I feel so blessed.

I have a wonderful Mother who helped shape me into the person I am. I have a wonderful daughter and son, who I nurtured as they matured into fine young people. I have a terrific son-in-law and daughter-in-law who add so positively to the fiber of our family. And I am lucky to have two beautiful granddaughters who flourish in a bounty of family love.

I wish all mothers a Happy Mother’s Day!

The days got by me…

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 17:10:48 +0000

So much for reaching one’s goals. A few days have slipped by me. Not to say nothing creative in my life. Sunday — a visit the the Peters Valley Craft Village to check out studios, crafts, and music. Monday — working on a new miniature quilt … picture to come soon.

Today’s plan – continue to work on the miniature project (s – yes, there are more than one), and maybe make some sense of this sewing room.

I tend to create a humongous mess when I work – how about you? You wouldn’t think I could find anything among the piles on the floor and other work surfaces. Interestingly, i know where to find each item in the pile. The biggest problem comes when it’s all cleaned up. That’s when I can never find the certain thing I’m looking for. Go figure!

How about you? Are you orderly? I admire a well-organized workspace. I go to it with the best of intentions; but alas, after some work time, things return to their planned chaos. I guess that is my comfort zone.

New Hat/Stick Pins

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:50:20 +0000

I took a break from fabric today, and made these hat/stick pins. They look great pinned onto a fedora or cowboy hat – or stuck to the lapel of a jacket or shoulder of a sweater. I have others for sale at Plunk (a funky little store in Livingston Manor, NY). These may go there, list on Etsy, or appear at some other craft venue.

But most important – they were fun to make and I’m creating today!

Paying attention

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:15 +0000

Some things are easy! And we make them unnecessarily difficult. I’m going to try to “pay attention” or “be mindful”. That, in a way, has a sense of creativity.

For example, I frequently cannot find my glasses. My nearsighted focus is perfect for the computer, reading, sewing, and other close work. When I go looking for the specs to wear when I watch tv or go to leave the house, inevitably they are resting by the computer or near a comfy reading chair; but I do stress that maybe the glass are laying on the floor or bed waiting to be crushed by a foot or fanny. I’m going to make a great effort to pay attention to where I lay them – creating a new level of awareness. Aha! Right now they are resting next to my printer!

And, I paid attention to my goal for yesterday. Strips have been folded into flowers! Today, let’s get the sewing machine set back up (it was packed up for travel) for some quilting.

Create Each Day

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:58:11 +0000

My new goal is to try to make a creativity-related post each day (at least every few days). Somehow the days get by, and I have a bunch of projects and activities which I haven’t completed or gotten too. If I set my mind to one creative post a day, at least I can have that sense of accomplishment.

Today, I’ve already created a new brochure for my quilt lectures & workshops. I “plan” to use all the left-over flower fabric strips (from my presentation at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Guild Network meeting) for my own new quilts. I’ve got an idea to combine roses and some old gloves … we’ll see

Pitcherful of Pretty Blooms

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:23:46 +0000

Bright oranges and yellows … I am hooked on these bodacious blossom quilts.

Maqgnet

admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:40:52 +0000

Tomorrow I’m off to the Maqgnet (Mid Atlantic Quilt Guild Network) meeting. It’s fun to meet up with guild members from all over (VA to CT and in-between). I’ll be doing a short presentation as well. And riding with a … Continue reading →

Confetti

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:57:42 +0000

This week I visited the Heritage Quilters of the Hudson Palisades Guild and the Newton Guild. This quilt seemed to be a big hit; it’s one of my favorites! Making these wonky four-patch blocks is easy and fun. Mix them with some solid blocks and you can come up with all sorts of layout designs. Look back a few posts and you’ll see Celebrate, a mini version of the same block pattern.

I think it looks like someone threw a bunch of confetti up and this is how it landed; thus, the name of the quilt.

Bodacious Blossoms

admin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:23:33 +0000

My Bodacious Blossoms class at www.quiltuniversity.com starts next week. It’s great to grow some flowers on fabric before all the real flowers pop up. I always looks forward to new classes. I enjoy meeting students from all over the US and the world. I’ve got some new blossom quilts in the works myself. Check back soon to see the newest ones.