Misc
As you know California has had lots of water recently to "replenish the earth".
Where I live there is an area that is sort of a low spot which in the summer is dry, but with all of the rains lately we've accumulated quite a pond. The ducks find it quickly once it fills.
So this reminded me of the ducks in my quilt, "Sequoia Duckpond", and I thought' I'd share a photo of the stages I went through to construct the ducks in that quilt.
If you look closely at the last stage, you can see all of the threadwork on the duck. Click on the link and you can see where this duck lives on the finished quilt.
I've been making notes, checking them twice, of choir performances, local events etc that I'd like to see during the month--Making Spirits Bright.
We visited Jacoby Storehouse in Arcata to see the tree. 24' tall.
Awesome in person…I took these with my camera…should have taken Gary’s, but these are ok.
Whenever I visit this building, my mind goes back about 60 years to what it was like in those years and following.
I guess that’s part of “maturing”. Everything has a memory. Well, the tree has become a tradition.
Merry Christmas to you!
Many times you've seen me publish quilts of the redwoods. I thought you might enjoy this photo. On our recent outing to the redwoods my husband shot this photo of me walking around looking for a "perfect shot". I thought it would give you a bit of perspective to the size of the trees. They are awesome!
International Quilt Festival starts November 1.
I'm happy to have two quilts intered into the "Quilts a World of Beauty" juried show/contest. The quilts I have entered this year are "Into the Woods" and "Cat Tails". Also I have been asked to donate a small work for the IQA Celebrity Auction. If you go to the show it's alwas a wonderful display to see many of the "stars" works. Stop by and bid on your favorites. This year my donation is Wooded Wonderland. It's a small piece that is typical of my Mosaic pieced forest quilts.
I'm happy to be at the quilting stage of a new quilt...working title: Hike Hawaii. I chose the picture inspiration from a trip we made on our anniversary in 2009.
It's been awhile getting it to this stage and I'm happy to be swooping down these palm fronds with bright quilting threads. As usual they are Superior Threads and mostly "Rainbows". Here's a glimpse. More to come later.
People ask where my ideas come from. That's a hard question to answer, because they come from so many sources.
Many of my ideas have to be filtered through the reality of what I can do with fabric. Some things lend themselves better to painting than to little pieces of fabric sewn together in some way.
Today I'm sharing an intriguing picture I found that I don't think will become a quilt, but I can appreciate it's beauty. Maybe someday I'll use it in some way.
As usual my inspiration comes from a nature walk...this ribbons of dried weeds, just appealed to me.