When the rain stopped, the children came out of the dark, cold and wet, but excited.
Can't stop Halloween.
Can't stop Halloween.
Thursday 31 October 2019
I really DO want to get back to the art.....
But life just keeps popping up!
4 1/2 yrs ago I WON a quilt kit and I quickly discovered I hated everything about it.....
the colours, the process and the diddly fuss stitching all those awkward pieces together.
I gave it away ..............and to sweeten the pot I offered to quilt it.
Well it came home last weekend.
My friend added a triple border to make it a Queen and I think it did help to calm it down ....a bit.
Finished it this afternoon.
May it live a long life on someone else's bed!
4 1/2 yrs ago I WON a quilt kit and I quickly discovered I hated everything about it.....
the colours, the process and the diddly fuss stitching all those awkward pieces together.
I gave it away ..............and to sweeten the pot I offered to quilt it.
Well it came home last weekend.
My friend added a triple border to make it a Queen and I think it did help to calm it down ....a bit.
Finished it this afternoon.
May it live a long life on someone else's bed!
Thursday 24 October 2019
Thru the Wall
Feels more like the Looking Glass.
This has been so hard for me and I'm still not sure why.
I haven't a clue on a) whether is IS finished or b) how I"m going to add to this. Leaves, yes I know but that's a BIG field there.
So I bound the edges and added the hanging sleeve so I could live with it a few days, right under my nose.
NOW I can finish a quilt that's been on my machine for.. HEAVENS two weeks now. I"m glad I have patient friends.
This has been so hard for me and I'm still not sure why.
I haven't a clue on a) whether is IS finished or b) how I"m going to add to this. Leaves, yes I know but that's a BIG field there.
So I bound the edges and added the hanging sleeve so I could live with it a few days, right under my nose.
NOW I can finish a quilt that's been on my machine for.. HEAVENS two weeks now. I"m glad I have patient friends.
Monday 7 October 2019
Busy times
September /October are always busy months. Surprising as there are no school schedules, just life.
After a few days cleaning up after the workshop, and digesting the idea of a journal, I finally found the focus to return to and stitch my woven SAQA piece.
I spent three hours this afternoon stitching patches of leaves and SID.
While it doesn't have much of a presence, it's taming all the loops and twists in the fabric.
Am I half done? Not quite.
Another few days and then decisions need to be made.
After a few days cleaning up after the workshop, and digesting the idea of a journal, I finally found the focus to return to and stitch my woven SAQA piece.
I spent three hours this afternoon stitching patches of leaves and SID.
While it doesn't have much of a presence, it's taming all the loops and twists in the fabric.
Am I half done? Not quite.
Another few days and then decisions need to be made.
Thursday 3 October 2019
New Month - October
My workshop last month came and went. We were all so busy and engaged nobody took any pictures.
But they went away happy and recharged to finish or start the landscape of their dreams.
It was interesting for me in a number of ways. When a person asked me a 'problem solving' question about their work, a crowd quickly gather to listen to the discussion. Every moment truly was a teaching moment. It became clear to me that a lot of choices I make in my own work are based on ideas other people don't automatically see, such as colour blocking and perspective.
So I hope to see some of the fruits of their labour soon.
Yesterday was a meeting of my home fibre art group.
One of our members is an avid journaler. So we all decided to give an honest try......for the rest of the year......every month.....with something to show at each of our gatherings.
As I sat there with my mouth open like a baby bird, some kind soul pointed out to my that this blog is a form of a journal....
I guess it is.
So it may not be too traumatic.
We'll see.
But they went away happy and recharged to finish or start the landscape of their dreams.
It was interesting for me in a number of ways. When a person asked me a 'problem solving' question about their work, a crowd quickly gather to listen to the discussion. Every moment truly was a teaching moment. It became clear to me that a lot of choices I make in my own work are based on ideas other people don't automatically see, such as colour blocking and perspective.
So I hope to see some of the fruits of their labour soon.
Yesterday was a meeting of my home fibre art group.
One of our members is an avid journaler. So we all decided to give an honest try......for the rest of the year......every month.....with something to show at each of our gatherings.
As I sat there with my mouth open like a baby bird, some kind soul pointed out to my that this blog is a form of a journal....
I guess it is.
So it may not be too traumatic.
We'll see.
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