Week 7 Journal! Valentine's day is always a favorite of mine. I used to love getting all of the valentine's during school. My particular favorite was the project of making the holder for my desk so that all of the valentine's had a place to rest. This technique is adapted from Ruth Rae (ruthrae.blogspot.com/). Her video "The journey is the Destination" by Quilting Arts Workshops provides many creative ideas. She demonstrates how to use a transparency as a showcase for beads, buttons and other embellishments. This quilt is made from two pieces of fabric that are stitched together. Two images are transferred onto the transparency and cut to size. Layered over decorative paper and fabric three sides are stitched by machine. The beads, buttons and angelina fibers are placed into the "pocket" formed by the stitching. The final phase is to stitch the top of the pocket.