INTO THE WOODS THEN OUT OF THE WOODS AND HOME BEFORE DARK!

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It's official . . . . as of November 8th, 2023, Quilting in the Fast Lane's 10th quilt/lapse production is FINALLY over! And I couldn't possilby be more happy to finally be able to share it with you. I've certainly been talking about this enough over the last 3 1/2 years. It's been A LOT more work than I was anticipating (this simple little solo project in the backyard). But boy, oh boy . . . . was it ever worth it!

The Summer of '23 had me out in the wilds of the Cascades and the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, filming the grand finale, the quilting sequence.

And the shots were as gorgeous as it gets!

Wanna see it?

There are three versions of this quilting adventure.  And they all have their own story to tell.

The original full version that shows the creation of the quilt in the woods runs 10 minutes. Hopefully there's enough 'surprises' planted here and there that will keep you hanging in there for the big reveal at the VERY end! (*I'll admit it, my favorite sequence is when the pups help me make the border). It's followed by a 2-minute ‘epilogue’ to celebrate my 40 years in quilting, before the big reveal of the finished quilt in all its glory!  So, take a few uninterrupted minutes in your day, sit back, relax and enjoy this slower, more serene and meditative journey of how to make a quilt . . . . in the woods.  I’m pretty proud of this one.  

What’s that?  You need a quick video that just gives you the best stuff in a compact little package?  Don’t worry, I got your back with this brief 3-minute ‘Beauty Shots’ edition!  Different music, some different shots, a different feel . . . a different experience.

Want to know all the behind the scenes info?  This 3rd ‘annotated’ version will give you so much background information . . . . you may need to bring your pause button!

Thank you SO MUCH for watching!

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PRISM BREAK

*First things first; QUILTING IN THE FAST LANE has a new address

https://quiltlapse.wixsite.com/quiltlapse

Be sure to bookmark it (or subscribe), as there will be some BIG stuff arriving in the coming months!

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I had the good fortune of connecting with Scott Fortunoff of Jaftex Corporation, after he saw my quilt/lapse video "Quillow Talk" and noticed I was using some of their fabric from Studio E Fabrics. He asked me if I was interested in becoming an ambassador for their company and working with some more of their products.

Yes, please.

And thus, a collaboration was born!

Web; https://studioefabrics.net

Instagram: @studio_e_fabrics

Facebook: @studioefabrics

If you know me, then you KNOW I'm all about color. The whole color spectrum, really! So I chose to work with Studio E Fabric's "Snippets (Pearlescent)" collection, as I saw the possibilities for a design I've had on the back burner for a while.

https://studioefabrics.net/snippets-pearlescent-1

I created a design from a couple of images I randomly found on the internet a few years ago. Initially, I was going to use this idea as a border for another quilt I was working on, then abandoned that idea for something else. Flash forward to the beginning of this year, and I KNEW that this colorful line of fabric would be perfect for this design. Not as a border, but as a stand alone quilt!

I designed this 'concept' in Photoshop, and when it came time to construct this quilt . . . . . I just sort of 'winged it' as I went along. While there really isn't any established or written pattern, it's fairly easy quilt construction; alternating white & colored strips and appliquéd circles.

Here 'tis!

Enjoy!!

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* Don't forget;

Same ol' website,

NEW ADDRESS!

https://quiltlapse.wixsite.com/quiltlapse

ONE

ONE Quilt • ONE Month • ONE Camera • ONE Shot

I haven't been able to talk about this project for the last few months since it was a surprise present for my friend's birthday. But now that she's received it, I can spill the beans about what was going on in the studio back in November 2022. The quilt pattern, "Island Chain" was the inspiration for this very quick 2 minute production. The whole motivation for this quilt/lapse video was to try out an idea I had on the back burner for a while. I would attach a 360º camera to the end of a selfie stick and mount that to a motion control track. The trick this time around was to mount the whole rig onto the ceiling and hang it . . . upside down. This would allow me to move the camera horizontally, on an 8-foot path, up and down two times, over a 30 day period. I now could shoot time lapse for a whole month and focus all my concentration on making the quilt, without the camera being directly in my way while sewing. And it worked!

The concept was to complete a quilt in a month while shooting one shot every second for the whole production. In reality, it's 35 separate 'shoots' recorded over 30 days, edited together to achieve this effect. The 360º camera lets me choose where to 'point the camera' (POV) wherever I want in post production (editing).

(*Cyndi Lauper watches from the sidelines)

Gilda even makes an appearance during the 'binding sequence' at the end.

This lil' 360º camera presents all sorts of creative possiblities for future projects, many of which will be explored in the next production, "Prism Break".

And finally, here 'tis . . . Got a minute?