Fun With Felt (with a nod to Sheldon)

I'm still playing with felt here at Chez Magpie and today's 'offerings' are these....

The beginning of a salad

I'm also pondering how I will create a landscape quilt from this photo...

Image used with the kind permission of

Dale Stewart

Today's quote..."You can't force someone to respect you, but you can refuse to be disrespected"

Feelin' felty!

First of all, for those of you who were kind enough to ask, I did survive the dreaded 'speech' at the trunk show yesterday.  Luckily it wasn't a large audience (only about 20 ladies) so that helped.  I didn't have to get up on a stage OR hold a microphone (both things give me the heebie jeebies).  They seemed interested in what I had to show them and made very nice comments - and even laughed (I'm sure politely) at my pitiful jokes.  Now I can put it behind me and return to my happy place - my sewing room - where they know me here and don't judge.

And speaking of my sewing room, here are a few more felt-bits that I've created....

Took me two days to make the corn!!

A quote from George Jessel..."The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public"

A change of pace!

And now, for something different.....

How about a peanut butter & jelly sandwich?

Or maybe a burger?.....

I'm a grandma, what can I say?

If you are of the mind, please send some positive thoughts my way for tomorrow.  I'm destined to do a trunk show for a small quilt guild in the area and I am SO not a public speaker!!!  I know it's difficult for smaller guilds to get speakers and it's also a way to promote the fact that I hope to get commissions and sales for my landscapes.  That's not, however, making me feel the least bit braver!

Today's quote is from Dale Carnegie...."There are always three speeches for every one you actually gave.  The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave"

A finish!

I finished the grain elevator landscape a couple of days ago and here it is....

SOLD!

And to refresh your memory, this is the 

original photo I worked from...

Photo by Dale Stewart,

used with his kind permission

(thank you Dale!)

In the background

While I've been sharing our quilt guild show with you, the studio here at Chez Magpie hasn't been idle.  I've been working on my latest landscape, as you can see from this picture...

Or at least I hope you can see!  I've quilted the snow and the sky and added more details on the elevator.

Today's quote...."The five types of people you should surround yourself with:  the inspired, the passionate, the motivated, the grateful, and the open minded"  (and I would add those with a sense of humour!).

Final installment of the tour

 Here are the final pictures I took at the quilt show.....Enjoy!  and we will return to the regularly anticipated (or dreaded, depending on your viewpoint) mumblings next time.

Today's quote, from Hugh Sidey...."A sense of humor is needed armor.  Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life"

Virtual tour - Part 3

Here's part three of the quilt show tour.....

This one was covered in Swarovski crystals and absolutely glittered....doesn't show very well in my photo though!

I think I have enough photos to do one more 

post on the show, so stay tuned!

Today's quote..."We don't stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing"

Virtual tour - part two

Before I give you the next part of the quilt show tour, I have a question for you.....can anyone recommend a decent photo-editing program that's free for use with Windows 10?  I don't need anything that's a Rolls Royce version....just free and easy to use.  Any thoughts??

*****************

Here are some more of the quilts that caught my eye at our local quilt show....enjoy! You can click on any of the pictures to embiggen them.

This one was my absolute favourite - I know it doesn't

show very well in the photo, but please embiggen

the label so you can read more about it.....

Today's quote..."I'm an artist and when you buy from me you are buying 100's of hours of failures and experiments.  You are buying a piece of my heart and soul, a moment of my life"