Introducing!!

 "Teabags and Rust"

FOR SALE!

measures approx. 25x20"
and is inspired by this 
photo by Dale Stewart
(and used with his kind permission)

This one involved all sorts of new-to-me techniques - using tea bags; printing my own fabric using lace as the resist; dyeing cheesecloth and stitching with it (I've actually done that before); using washaway stabilizer to help create the dimensional grasses; and several other things I did that were different.  

- I found THIS to be quite interesting.  I don't felt my projects but seeing this means I might just attempt it!

- You might find THIS a fun thing to try.

- I thought THIS was an awwww-thing.

- I found THIS article of interest, even though I'm not an actual quilter.

Today your quote is from Galileo Galilei...."I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use"

Happy Easter!

 

- THIS looks like it would be a fun process.

- I don't know who to credit THIS to, but thought it was pretty enough to share anyway.

- THESE were fun to look through.

- THIS is a fun project you might like to try.

- Once again I'm pointing you to a 'pay' design, but I thought THIS was just too cute not to share!

- THIS would be cute for your Easter decor (and wouldn't take too long to make)

Today your quote is from Helen Keller..."Faith is the strength by which a shattered world shall emerge into the light"

Two days

 Two days of having other commitments in the afternoons means I haven't progressed very far on the landscape and so really don't have anything to show you.  So...you can guess what that means, can't you....

Perhaps to allay your boredom with links, how about I share a recipe from the Resident Chef?

- I know it's not Christmas and I risk incurring your wrath by pointing you towards something that is Christmas-y, but...if you want to try your hand at making THIS, you'll need time to collect the raw materials.  

- Some of you might be interested in making THIS

- Have a peek at the amazing creations of THIS artist!

- You might like to make one (or more!) of THESE.

Today's quote..."There are four very important words in life: love, honesty, truth, respect.  Without these in your life, you have nothing"

Well, lookit that...

 Over the weekend I did some work on the latest landscape and I am happy with it.  The eagle-eyed among you will notice the used teabags forming the sky.  The even more eagle-eyed might notice that your writer mucked about with some lace, paint and a brayer to create the grass background.  And...if you embiggen the picture you might be able to catch the texture on the tree.  Oh...and have a look at the grasses (remember me showing you that in one of my previous posts?).  Oh yes - and there's the area below the grasses which is dyed and stitched cheesecloth.  Now I'm busy embroidering more grasses.  

- THIS takes you to a PDF for a really cute EPP'd basket.

- Have a look at the incredible works by THIS amazing artist!

-I try not to point you to too many 'pay' sites, but THIS one is amazing so I couldn't resist.

Today the quote is from George Orwell..."However much you deny the truth, the truth goes on existing"

Two more!

 I just finished knitting two more hats for the Christmas box...

Pattern is the same as the one I showed you the other day.  There might be a couple more of these done before Christmas but now I'm switching gears to socks because I have a commission for four pairs that the buyer wants for Christmas.  Those should take me awhile to do.

- I suspect THESE are AI-generated but aren't they spectacular? (scroll down to see what I mean)

- THIS is a different take on the log cabin design.

- I thought THIS was really pretty.  If I had nice curtains that would lend themselves to it, I'd be making some.

- Maybe one day I might make one of THESE.

Today's quote is from  Elie Wiesel...."We must take sides.  Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim"

Some of you guessed

 Some of you guessed what I showed you the last time, or at least what it might be used for.  What you saw is a bunch of tea bags that are being used in the new landscape I'm creating which will be based on this photo by Dale Stewart (and used, as always, with his permission)...

What you saw is tea bags drying on plastic after having been coated with Konnyaku to strengthen them.  You'll have to come back to see what I'm actually doing with them!

And...I played with creating this...

Two layers of dissolvable stabilizer with snippets of threads, burlap bits and assorted 'stuff' that reminded me of what I was going for.  Stitched and then the stabilizer was washed away.

- Here's a little 'did you know' tip (that I, obviously, didn't know until now!)...to find the right side of a fabric, look at the selvedge edge...the small pinholes are raised on the wrong side.

- Have a peek through the portfolios of THIS artist.

- For some reason THIS project caught my eye.

- If you have some seeds to share, perhaps making THIS to hold them might be fun.

This is your quote of the day...

I thought you needed a smile!

Progress, on more than one front

 The hydro crews are working miracles in their efforts to get power restored to so many areas.  God bless the crews that came from other provinces and areas to help out.  We're now hearing the sounds of wood chippers and chainsaws which are another sign of progress.

At home, I've managed to finish the latest landscape which was based on this photo by Dale Stewart and used with his always kind permission...

Introducing "Foggy Morning"
measures approx. 29x25" (click on picture to embiggen)...

FOR SALE!

And....whatever do you suppose this might turn into??

- Most of THESE are 'awww-ism's'  (scroll down)

- There are some good tips HERE for cleaning your sewing machine.

- I rather like some of THESE and they don't look hard to make.  Dusting them, however, would be another matter!

- Oh! - THIS is such an awwwww-thing!!

Today the quote is from Stacie Martin..."We should be lifting each other up and cheering each other on, not trying to outshine one another.  The sky would be awfully dark with just one star"