MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

A blog about my interests, which include fabric landscapes and various and assorted other artsy pursuits and sometimes known to contain mumblings of a random nature.

Friday, February 28, 2025

Shopping ban and a beginning

 A public service reminder!  Go HERE to read more and take part.

Several years ago on one of our trips out to BC to visit our family we went to an apple orchard and I took this picture...


I've wanted to attempt to recreate it in fabric but wasn't quite sure how to do the pumpkins.  Lucky me to find a piece of preprinted ones at our local quilt guild member's sale last month so now it's full steam ahead.  This is how far I've gotten...

- Have a peek at the wonderful eye candy found HERE!

- And take a look at the amazing creations of THIS artist!

- THIS is a nice project bag that would be fun to make.

Today your quote is from Nania Hoffman..."You will never regret the times you stopped to listen to a loved one, or put down your phone to be present, or paused to notice something beautiful, or made an effort to be kind.  This is the good stuff. Don't miss it."


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14 comments:

  1. Boud10:22 AM

    Thank you for resisting! And I really like today's quotation.

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  2. LA Paylor10:34 AM

    Your piece is so realistic and pretty. Depth, color, lines. I would have used an orange hand dye cut to fill in your pumpkin area, then stitched circles over in black thread to imply pumpkins.... if I still had my old simple machine because it was so good with free motion, the one I am using now is not smooth and it would be a wrestling match. You found the fabric though.
    your original photo is so interesting, the orange next to the blue truck is exciting
    LeeAnna

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    1. Magpie's Mumblings11:31 AM

      I would have used an orange hand dye too but when a piece of preprinted pumpkins the exact size I needed happened along I went with it instead. Fussy cutting for the win!

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  3. dianne3:37 PM

    i know that this is gonna be awesome - old truck and pumpkins=love

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    1. Magpie's Mumblings4:55 PM

      What's not to love about an old truck!

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  4. Jackie5:52 PM

    Your newest project is going to be wonderful!!!. No shopping here either today.

    God bless.

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    1. Magpie's Mumblings6:08 PM

      Thank you Jackie - I hope it's going to turn out okay.

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  5. Joy from Days Filled With Joy6:10 PM

    That is going to be amazing! I did hear about the blackout, wonder how it turned out? xx

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    1. Magpie's Mumblings9:31 AM

      I haven't heard how successful the blackout was but I'm hoping it did some good. Apparently there will be more and possibly for a longer time. We'll see.

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  6. JOY @ http://joysjotsshots.blogspot.com/11:55 PM

    You've chosen another great picture. Who doesn't love a teal truck?

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  7. Nann8:17 AM

    Your new landscape will be a beauty! Thank you for the reminder in today's quotation.

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    1. Magpie's Mumblings9:31 AM

      Thank you Nann! Glad you enjoyed the quote.

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