I’m just going to show what is done.
My completed tree quilt, after many “revisions. Size 13” x 15”
I finally framed these lovely pictures I purchased quite a while ago.
One Wrist Warmer completed.
And a finished hat, my own design. The picture doesn’t do it justice, I found a knitting stitch I liked in my “365 Knitting Stitches A Year” calendar; it is on November 15 , called Perforated Ribbing.
Best laid plans and all that, my first week of “Art Everyday” was a bust. But some creative work was accomplished.
This sweater is finally complete, a mere 5 months on the needles.
It’s hard to take a picture of yourself, but here’s what I got of it on.
New project cast on, fingerless gloves knit from Mini Mochi yarn. I love the yarn, but it’s a very thin fingering weight so it’s a bit hard to work with. And for some reason this pattern is proving difficult for me, but I’m going to stick with it.
For Day 2 of Art Everyday, I started this small piece. I saw a great video from someone’s blog about machine embroidery, and I wanted to try it. I feel this is mostly a success, but the green fabric I used is too dark and hides the work. I’ve auditioned some border fabric, but am hesitant to put more work in it when I’m unhappy with some of it. Any suggestions?
Shopping treasure – isn’t this the cutest tea light container, I found it at Tuesday Morning and bought 4 since they were only $1.50 each. Now to use them.
And while I was browsing Joanne Fabric, I found these cuties on the clearance isle, 70% off. So for $1.49 each I have some fun Halloween presents for next year, if I remember that I have them.
I’m going to try and participate in the Art Every Day challenge for the month of November. The rules are very loose, and I’m posting this before I go do all the official stuff, just to get me going.
And, in the perfect timing category, I finally got “The Artist’s Way” from the library.
Yesterday I was out in the yard, these leaves on the Smoke Tree caught my eye, so I made my rounds with the camera.
I do love color and texture, the leaves, the moss, and the rocks.
The last few Zinnias still blooming.
And these Dahlias are still going strong.
I just love the leaves of this scented geranium. I tried to get one started from a cutting, but it didn’t root, I guess I can try again.
These are mini crab apples, about the size of a quarter.
Interesting texture from the wood pile. I’m please with my photography. My other creative efforts of the day included a batch of apple sauce and a round of dried apple slice in the dehydrator. I’d call day 1 a success!
Seems like not much is getting completed around here, but I've only a "few" inches to knit on the second sleeve for this sweater, and then it will be ready to put together. I decided to start blocking the pieces, here is the back.
Isn't this a great stitch pattern, it's easy to memorize. My summer sweater will be done for Christmas!
Work is slow in the studio. I found this large fabric panel I bought in Hawaii a number of years ago that has been sitting on a shelf waiting for me to do something. The colors are perfect for the room, I don't know that I'll keep it up, but for now it looks good.
An eclectic collection of pictures I took at the retreat, on the last day.
This is my work station, and my view, Linda and Lynn smiling nicely.
Big design wall with lots of projects.
Bunny with one of the Kaleidoscope quilts she worked on.
Lynn’s gorgeous batik quilt.
The cutting station.
Jane and her completed top.
This lovely tree was right outside the door of Maple Center, where we worked.
We passed this lovely carving every time we walked to the dining hall.
When I got home the first thing I wanted done in my studio was to get my design wall up. I won these blocks at the retreat, won’t they make a great wall hanging for my studio!
I've been at a quilt retreat the last few days, where I sewed, and sewed, and completed this quilt top. I worked from Margaret Miller's Strips that Sizzle Book. It's fairly big, about 60" x 72".
These are the cabinets for my sewing center, unboxed and staged in the garage.
And the other 2 walls, well they have been painted "Frog Prince" green.
Here's what my studio looks like this morning, the orange walls are done and the furniture has been moved to that side of the room to prep the other side for painting. When Dave gets home from golf he will begin, I'm excited to see how it's going to look. The color is intense, but it makes me smile when I go in the room.
I grew mini pumpkins in the garden, they are such fun. I have them all over the house now, here are some lined up on the kitchen window sill.
Here's the pumpkin colored paint going up on my studio walls. It's really fun. When I walked by the doorway this morning I noticed a glow. At first I thought a light was on, but it's just my lovely walls. Two walls are painted, I'm going for another color for the other 2, it's going to be quite exciting.
Category: Teacher Quilts
Category: Pictorial
Category: Pictorial
Category: Pictorial
Category: Teacher's Quilts
Category: New Quilter (less than 1 year experience)
I didn't note the quilter on this one, but I like the design.
