No excuses.

There is a local fabric store going out of business.

I had already bought 59 yards of fabric and 79

skeins of floss for hand stitching. I just couldn't

stop there I went back and found some more

fabric and another 24 skeins of floss. 

 

 The fabric is $4.50 a yard buy 10 yards and get

1 yard free and the floss is 50 cents buy 5 get one free.

I also bought 5 drawers to hold the floss.

Bargain's.

I need to live until 100 to use up my stash.

Hope I make it,

Leaves and more leaves

Today I cut a bunch of strips to do the leaves on my big
quilt. I usually cut different shades so the tree has some
dimension. Than it is snip snip  and using a tweezers I
place the leaves on the quilt. This is a time consuming
project. The tree seems to come to life when I dress it
in its leaves.

 My prize come in the mail today from lasts weeks

Virginia Spiegel's 5 K fund raiser. I got the Havel

scissors. I mentioned to Chris from Havel that I had

large arthritic fingers and instead of the little snipers

they sent a scissor for large fingers.

I will really enjoy this  addition to my sewing supplies.

I also made some pot holders for a friend of mine

Gail she is having us over for lunch to show us

her newly completed kitchen. I thought a

little gift was in order.

 

Stitching.

 I am progressing on the center panel.

I have all the reflections in on the bottom.

Duh I just remembered the leaves.

While that tells me I need to do the leaves

before I stitch the water lines on the rest

of the bottom.

 I like the stitching on the tree trunk.

I think I should be able to finish this

panel by the week-end. So  I am on

schedule so far. With the cold weather

we are having I have no desire to go out.

Looks  like at least 10 days of staying in.

Reflections.

 A day 

of reflection on the needless 

 Violence on Purdue campus yesterday. 

A Snowy Winter

 Thank goodness we did not get the lake effect.

I have had enough snow and we are only half way.

Snow does create neat  photos though.

I hope to get 2 hours in the studio today.

I am thread stitching the trees and bushes on the

big quilt. I am finally getting the basic elements

down in my head and am satisfied with the composition.

I am starting to enjoy the process and trying some

new things. I started a new book yesterday and

could not put it down Finished it at 1 am.

Well off to the studio.

Barb Lucan photographer

 The show I am making the big quilt for is a joint

effort with Bark Lucas. She will have photographs

and I will have art quilts. The Southern shoveler in the

above photo I am using in the middle panel.

 I will be using the photo of the Heron and the Squirrels

in two other panels. Her photographs which she

generously let me use for inspiration are superb.

I really like the Heron. She is so clever and set

up a stump and long with natural vegetation

in her front yard to photograph the wildlife

as they eat at her feeders. The other photos she take

as she goes on bird watching walks with our mutual

friend Lynn. Our circle of friends are all nature crazy.

Our joint show will also feature a power point on

her computer during the opening showing more photos.

Barb also does lectures taking about birds.