100 Quilted Cards in 100 Days

​     As you have probably figured out by now, one of my greatest passions is to drag as many of you as possible along on my art quilting journey 😂  I have lots of plans for this year, here are a few of them:

1. Another live version of my Simple Secrets for Starting Art Quilting class at least once, maybe twice! The first will be coming up in a few weeks, so stay tuned!
2. I also am hoping to do some smaller, bite sized, self paced online workshops.
3. I have a couple of patterns that have been almost done for a while now, hopefully soon they will be all done! (One is my ice cream quilt that a bazillion people have asked for😀)
4. And last, but certainly not least, I have a solo show in Minnesota in August/September to prepare for!

     To kick off the year, I decided I would do my idea of posting a quilted greeting card (or more!) per day for the first 100 days! I plan to divide them into a different category/technique for each week. I will be posting them on Instagram and my On the Trail Creations Facebook page for sure, not sure where else yet. Greeting cards are how I got started in art quilting, and they are still a great way to try a technique or color scheme, or dip your toes into art quilting in general in a very ‘low risk/low investment of time and materials’ way! So hopefully you will be inspired to try at least one of the techniques yourself  😊 I was working on organizing some card photos that I already have (and I’m sure I will make some new ones) into categories, and I realized that I hadn’t even thought of including the ones I have patterns for.🙈 Sometimes I’m a terrible business person 🤣 I really am motivated by encouraging other people to create! I will happily take suggestions for card ideas too! I’m notorious for not making cards for, you know, actual card giving occasions. 🤪
     As I work on next year’s plans, I’m trying to be mindful to not overpack the schedule. (Photo of one of my favorite gifts below, to remind me to slow down 😂 The branch in my studio is perfect!) I hope you are also leaving space for taking care of yourself and your families. And of course, to be creative! I heard someone this week who is a full time artist say they decided at one point to prioritize painting for at least 25 minutes per day. Now, wouldn’t you expect someone who is a full time painter to automatically do far more than that? But I totally got it, if I’m not careful, I can go weeks without making anything! So I hope you will carve out creative space for yourself this year too. Put it on the schedule or it won’t happen! (Preaching to myself… 😅)
Happy New Year, and let the card making begin! Beret
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