Laura Krasinski's Art On The Run: February 2015

Sunday, February 15, 2015

Wow It's Been A Long Time

I'm sorry it has been so long since I posted. A year ago I was hired to work at Village Dental Group fulltime. ( I love my job) But, that took a chunk out of my life of quilting and fun. So now I am trying to finish up a quilt that I have been working on for 1 1/2 years. I found the pattern in a magazine. It's a pattern by Mark Lipinski whom I totally love. The pieceing took forever because it was curved piecing. I had to make 56 blocks I believe. I used a bright white with chevrons on it and Marcia Derse fabrics. I am loving how this quilt looks and can't wait to finish it. Trying to decide if I want to quilt it or have it quilted.

Part of it on the design wall

I used sharpie to draw on my ruler for accuracy in cutting.

My other love has been running. If you follow me on facebook you can pretty much see

what I have been doing. Thanks to some friends Jen Buettner and Lisa Garms I started running last June and have never felt physically better in my life. Including losing 15 lbs.

This is the reason I started running. I was so excited to run in the Breast Cancer Run down
at the lakefront in Sept. Unfortuenately because of a hip injury I couldn't run but I walked the 5 K.
We really had a blast!! I'm so looking forward to this year 2015. I pray no injuries!

Last week I ran a virtual race for American Heart Association. I ran it at the Petit Ice Center where there is a running track around the ice rink.

This photo was from the Run From The Cops race in Waukesha. That was my 2nd 5K .

Just because it is winter doesn't mean you can run.

My Lectures

Fusibles and how do I start with a Fusible Pattern

Students will learn about using fusible web to create raw edge art quilts. In a powerpoint presentation with movies I will show the steps to make Billy. And different ways to sew the fused pieces while quilting the quilt at the same time. Students will learn what fusible works best for different fabrics. With a trunk show of quilts

Where did I get my Creativity

In this lecture I tell you my journey of how I became a quilter. Starting with a simple set of Rubber Stamps at a Stamping Up party to an award winning quilter. The show and tell of my journey to become a quilter is interesting. I even amaze myself at all the different art and media I had used. From simple rubber stamped card, to altered books, swaps with other artists and the reason I started using fabric. For a taste of my art before quilting and some of what I will bring along, check out my picture trail http://www.picturetrail.com/barngirl I will bring a trunk show of quilts as well. This is a very fun lecture.

Using Your Printer in Quilting and Making Quilts.

In this lecture I will show you different ways to use fabric sheets. You print on them with your inkjet printer. I will talk about different printers and Inks. I will go over how you can enlarge a 8 x11 page with a photo or drawing in a computer program and on an internet website. Then you can print the pages on Fabric Sheets. I will have examples including quilts with photos printed on fabric. And many other ways and ideas to use the Fabric Sheets.

Thread Sketching and Embellishing

In this lecture I will tell you and show you how to embellish your quilts with threads. If you have a flower and you want it to pop more you can add some thread sketching. I will talk a bit about threads, and different ways to use thread sketching. I will demonstrate on my machine how to thread sketch. I will also bring some samples and some quilts in which I have used thread sketching. I will also show you how to add some beads to your quilt ( for flower middles) and other embellishments.