glass on the square

Finally Figured Out How To Do This!

So here I am , the less Techno savvy partner in Glass on the Square, the shared stained glass studio I belong to . Since I finally figured out how to do this, I can update everyone without having to learn HTML. We do have a real website, Glassonthesquare.com, of course, but that is for more serious things, like show schedules and new offerings.This is just me, what I'm working on now and , well what frustrates me. So here goes, full speed and ignore that lovely churning white water ....

For the last 2 years or so, Di and I have been re interpreting traditional quilt blocks into glass. Which sounds pretty easy and is not.

Glass is NOT fabric- it does not stretch, it does not fold, it does not come in as many colors, and most of all- glass breaks! I hesitate to remember some of my debacles.

Mostly we have been working on straight forward, geometric pieces. We've done variations on Log Cabins, Flying Geese, Dutchman's Puzzle, Baby Blocks and the like. We had always thought to work on other , less geometric pieces. Di wants to do a series based on Little Red Schoolhouse and I've been dying to make something based on Baltimore Album quilts.

2 weeks ago, I found 1 1/14 inch molded red roses in a little store in New Jersey. They were perfect for the quilt square I had had in mid for a while. I finally got my cutter in gear and the result is above.

Not too shabby for a working draft, if I say so myself!