Comments on: Post Holiday Motivation http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html Images and writing about my abstract contemporary textile art by Lisa Call. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gina Halladay http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-356 Gina Halladay Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:43:10 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-356 I love your daughters quilt! I am aspiring quilt designer and I am buying a long arm quilting machine in March and opening a studio this Spring. I enjoy your style and comtemporary quilting. You are an inspiration. I blog about quilting at www.quiltersbuzz.com if you have a second to check it out. Gina I love your daughters quilt! I am aspiring quilt designer and I am buying a long arm quilting machine in March and opening a studio this Spring. I enjoy your style and comtemporary quilting. You are an inspiration. I blog about quilting at http://www.quiltersbuzz.com if you have a second to check it out.
Gina

]]> By: Renmeleon http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-332 Renmeleon Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:28:24 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-332 Gorgeous colors, so vibrant and warm. Your kids are very blessed to have such a cool mom to make things for them like this that they can pass on someday to their loved ones. Very cool. Ria :) Gorgeous colors, so vibrant and warm. Your kids are very blessed to have such a cool mom to make things for them like this that they can pass on someday to their loved ones. Very cool.

Ria :)

]]> By: Lisa Call http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-262 Lisa Call Wed, 28 Dec 2005 21:14:49 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-262 Wow Allison - what a wondeful comment. Thank you so much! I was wondering about some of the fabrics - they are really nice. I also inherited a stack of gorgeous handdyed sateens - those will be for a quilt for MY bed. Hopefully a project I'll get to also. Shelia - I'll let you all know how the books go! Wow Allison - what a wondeful comment. Thank you so much!

I was wondering about some of the fabrics - they are really nice. I also inherited a stack of gorgeous handdyed sateens - those will be for a quilt for MY bed. Hopefully a project I’ll get to also.

Shelia - I’ll let you all know how the books go!

]]> By: allison http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-261 allison Wed, 28 Dec 2005 18:45:18 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-261 Some of that fabric looks like Judy Robertson dyed it... This quilt is better than you think it is. It springs from such a depth of experience...the best work to me is like that, spontaneous, unselfconscious, humble, (as in, no "important" agenda) but deeply informed from within. Beautiful. Some of that fabric looks like Judy Robertson dyed it…
This quilt is better than you think it is. It springs from such a depth of experience…the best work to me is like that, spontaneous, unselfconscious, humble, (as in, no “important” agenda) but deeply informed from within.
Beautiful.

]]> By: Sheila Barnes http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-240 Sheila Barnes Wed, 28 Dec 2005 02:30:40 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-240 Looking forward to your critique on the books. Caving can be positive experience, really! Looking forward to your critique on the books. Caving can be positive experience, really!

]]> By: Lisa Call http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-239 Lisa Call Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:04:52 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-239 Yes Mary - if all the squares are based on the same basic unit in the end it should all fit together nicely. In theory I could have even matched seams when I sewed it together but I can't be bothered with that any more. You could do this with any size. So if you want the basic unit to be 3" you cut squares that are 3.5", 6.5", 9.5", 12.5" etc so they finish off at 3,6,9,12 etc. You have to play around to get them all to fit together but it will work. It's kinda of like a <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Bin-PackingProblem.html" rel="nofollow"> bin packing algorithm</a>, but easier because you know you can fill the bins (ie the rows for each quilt) exactly evening given that the pieces are cut to fit. Yes I know, that was a really geeky answer. Bin packing is a fairly difficult problem to solve theoretcially for the general case, way harder than making ice cubes. In real life I find it easy as I can look at the big picture and it just makes sense, a right brain activity. I really liked computer science theory (where I learned these things), cool problems that are hard to solve and fun to think about. I love quilting more though. Thanks all for the nice comments. I finally caved in and put the Twyla Tharp book on hold at the library and a book my Eric Maisel. I kinda suspect I already do most of what they recommend but we shall see if I learn some new tricks on being more productive. Yes Mary - if all the squares are based on the same basic unit in the end it should all fit together nicely. In theory I could have even matched seams when I sewed it together but I can’t be bothered with that any more.

You could do this with any size. So if you want the basic unit to be 3″ you cut squares that are 3.5″, 6.5″, 9.5″, 12.5″ etc so they finish off at 3,6,9,12 etc. You have to play around to get them all to fit together but it will work.

It’s kinda of like a bin packing algorithm, but easier because you know you can fill the bins (ie the rows for each quilt) exactly evening given that the pieces are cut to fit. Yes I know, that was a really geeky answer.

Bin packing is a fairly difficult problem to solve theoretcially for the general case, way harder than making ice cubes. In real life I find it easy as I can look at the big picture and it just makes sense, a right brain activity.

I really liked computer science theory (where I learned these things), cool problems that are hard to solve and fun to think about. I love quilting more though.

Thanks all for the nice comments. I finally caved in and put the Twyla Tharp book on hold at the library and a book my Eric Maisel. I kinda suspect I already do most of what they recommend but we shall see if I learn some new tricks on being more productive.

]]> By: Vikki http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-238 Vikki Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:22:58 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-238 Glad you're okay after your accident. Your daughters quilt is too cute! I really need to make new quilts for my 3 kiddos! Kids are too funny - we (moms) can't do for one child, while "neglecting" the other! Glad you’re okay after your accident. Your daughters quilt is too cute! I really need to make new quilts for my 3 kiddos!

Kids are too funny - we (moms) can’t do for one child, while “neglecting” the other!

]]> By: Samantha http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-237 Samantha Tue, 27 Dec 2005 14:44:59 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-237 I am so glad you are okay after the accident. Sheesh, that is a lot of accidents. Daughter's quilt looks lovely. Glad you had such prolific quilting time :-) What a great holiday gift. I am so glad you are okay after the accident. Sheesh, that is a lot of accidents.

Daughter’s quilt looks lovely. Glad you had such prolific quilting time :-) What a great holiday gift.

]]> By: Mary Manahan http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-236 Mary Manahan Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:52:44 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-236 I second what Gerrie said. And cutting squares that are divisible by 2.5"! It makes it all fit together, right? I'm sorry, I am so retarded when it comes to math. I still am amazed that if I have 1.25 yds of 45" wide fabric, it makes a square. These kind of things make math a beautiful thing. As a matter of fact, you may have just solved a problem I'm having making a quilt of mine work. Thank you for the formula.... although to you, it's probably like a recipe for ice cubes.... I second what Gerrie said. And cutting squares that are divisible by 2.5″! It makes it all fit together, right? I’m sorry, I am so retarded when it comes to math. I still am amazed that if I have 1.25 yds of 45″ wide fabric, it makes a square. These kind of things make math a beautiful thing.

As a matter of fact, you may have just solved a problem I’m having making a quilt of mine work. Thank you for the formula…. although to you, it’s probably like a recipe for ice cubes….

]]> By: Gerrie http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/12/post-holiday-motivation.html#comment-235 Gerrie Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:56:16 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/?p=80#comment-235 I love the quilt you did for your daughter - the colors and the abstract quality and yet the down home feel of a comfy quilt!! You are so prolific and hold down a job to boot - you amaze me!! I love the quilt you did for your daughter - the colors and the abstract quality and yet the down home feel of a comfy quilt!! You are so prolific and hold down a job to boot - you amaze me!!

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