I've been busily enjoying myself, my husband, my home and garden.....but especially my time in the stillness of hand stitching.
Confession time: I have a problem. The problem is not necessarily a good one nor a bad one. It's just a problem I have of needing to finish what I start - whether a movie, a book or a quilt! I've learned through the years to walk out of theaters when the movie isn't giving me pleasure. I can even shut a book and return it to the library unfinished. Yet, I haven't been able to give in to having an unfinished quilt.
So, what started out in my mind to be a grueling task, turned into a joyous adventure. Two wool applique quilts finished in no time....an hour here, an hour there.
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A quilt pattern....A Cottage Garden |
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Quilt pattern.....How Does Your Garden Grow
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Add to that my newest wool applique table runner....a kit purchased years ago at a quilt show in Little Rock, Arkansas that was a bust for vendors. I stopped and chatted with one vendor who had not made a sale in her two days there. My heart went out to her and while I didn't embroider, I purchased the kit. Lucky me!
And still a work in progress that I had initially intended to finish with machine decorative stitch embroidery, but now might just do all the edging with hand stitches. Inspired by a painting I saw somewhere???
Revisiting some art quilts from my past...this one I dubbed 'Opposites in Black and White'.
and 'Chinese Checkers'
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and some free motion thread work
Here is 'Collette' a framed fabric art card....one in the series "Pretty Ladies in Smart Hats".
and my thread sketched self-portrait. Funny thing is she has no mouth which doesn't equate to she has no voice!
Until next time. While I enjoy re-visiting previous projects, I remain being one who enjoys looking forward ~