The prompt for Project Quilting was something like, "hand held" so my first thought was to make a purse handle/ lanyard of red scrap geese which I did and LOVE. I trimmed it to 2" straightening the edge but then decided to go in a different direction
a 3 foot long geese piece
holds a lot of supplies
and make a pentagon EPP bowl with Spring colored scraps! Some embroidered French knots, a flower applique... post HERE
then with the help of my little snoopervisor Alfie, I moved on to designing the layout of my dragonfly quilt for SAHRR challenge. I think I'm happy with this layout and will design some nice borders... in a right hurry! Despite all the daily (Life is SO daily) challenges
I do love this quilt and hate to hurry through the process just to continue to be part of the group
(Had to take time out this week, for two migraines that stole my vision, and a trip to chiro) along with cooking, baking, poodle training
Mama, don't forget my art, and BTW my bowl is empty
Beautiful job Alfie!
handwork in the evenings as I watch TV... red scrap/Valentine spiral hexie
on the walk, some red...
And in honor of Rainbow Scrap Challenge... rainbow of cows video
I covered 12 pentagons with 12 different fabrics and hand basted. 6 covered papers for the inside of the bowl, 6 covered papers for outside of the bowl.
inside of finished bowl
I started this, gave up years ago, the individual pieces went into a scrap bin. Then I pulled them out for this challenge, sewed the inside of the bowl, then the outside, nested them and sewed the rest together by machine. Fiddly and stiff.
bottom of finished bowl
first I finished each side by hand sewing a whip stitch with thick perle cotton, then....
I folded each sewn pair down at the point, and hand stitched 4 french knots to hold the point down, then sewed a paper glitter flower to the point
here is the outside bits, one at a time,
it's a great size to hold hand sewing supplies on the coffee table, sparkles and I love it.
try the free tutorial, let me know if it was fun for you too
Welcome to this week's list of likes, starting with my camera's artsy program. When it snowed 4 more inches this week, I took out my camera and played. We haven't had much of any snow this whole winter so 4" that melted in two days, was a big like!
now we're back to brown everywhere... here is a portrait of the three of us... shadows look like we all have long legs but it's just....
now that's a smile.... I love him
our puppy who has such long legs!
We have made it past the one month mark! He is amazing, and so sweet. I've struggled with names but after watching Emily in Paris on Netflix this season, I thought....
Alfie! Yep, he looks like an alfie to me... and he seems to like it and we're getting less confused when calling him, what works best is me saying, "where's my puppy" in a singsong voice!!! He runs down the stairs, then rounds the corner and runs down the hall sliding into the final turn to come land at me sitting at the computer table! Laughing! panting! happy to be reunited again!
I had two bad migraines this week, probably neighbors putting down chemicals. He accompanied me into the bedroom, tapped my hand to say he was there, then went to his kennel bed and laid down. When I was able to see again an hour + later, he was still there, on his back, napping.
on our walk Alfie spotted these two, making me think he's going to be a bird or critter specialist when he grows up
robins are showing up and don't run from tall poodles
likewise, this squirrel didn't run from either of us!
He stopped in his tracks and looked up
after a long watch.... he turned to look at what the squirrel saw
I passed a twig, thinking he might want to carry it, called him,
"alfie, come look!"
Alfie looked...... peed on it.... and continued the walk
our conversation starter this week:
What was your least favorite food as a child? Do you still hate it or do
you love it now?
liver in any form. Still don't like it
oily stinky fish in any form and yep, still don't like it
oysters and anchovies, (even now I feel sick thinking of the times these were forced on me)
DH and I did an embassy hop in DC one year, and one of the Scandinavian embassies had a beautiful spread of their native foods. I took a bit of several items, so did DH, and when I tasted mine, it was like Tom Hanks in BIG. spit it into a napkin, and scraped the flavor off my tongue! DH took my plate and finished it all. Okay....
the other hand, I LOVE okra and tomatoes, fried okra, and okra pickles. I love squash cooked on the stove sliced thinly with thin onions and sauted til soft and sweet in butter.
I like nearly any vege or fruit. My family used to hold special dinners out at a Greek restaurant in Tarpon springs Fl. where the specialty was an enormous Greek salad complete with anchovies. I made sure to share one with my sister Patti who would trade for the anchovies... score!
when I met my husband he had never eaten a lot of Southern foods I grew up with, and now loves them. We both draw the line at canned asparagus that both our mothers served. Only fresh for us steamed with butter thanks
In my 20's I developed several food allergies/sensitivities and had to stop eating beaf/pork/eggs/corn in any form/ eggs. Corn is hidden in a lot of American products, I read a book on all the derivatives. I still swell up if I accidentally eat something with a soy product in it, and that goes back to infancy.
I once had dinner with my boyfriend's parents and they were offended when I didn't eat the pork chop, so I made myself... in distress for 3 days til the pork completely left the building.
My sister kindly asked in a snarly voice " what DO you people eat?"
(Um, apparently anything but what you make, lol) Me: "I'll just cook our food while here"
start of something sewn...
tha's it this week, aside from good books, Emily in Paris new season and survivor on tv
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tiny red scraps in the bin.... sew one to another, keep going, tiny or up to 1" wide, over and over
layer that with a scrap of batting, and scrap of computer fabric for backing, then quilt
backing
In my head I was making this for my friend Pat in NY... every stitch thinking of her, but using the tiny scraps saved over the years
bind in navy, fold in half it could hold a notebook... or be a needle holder...
or a mug rug. Tiny chef, flowers, stars bagel dots, checks, stripes, baseball....
colorful, small at 6.5 X 9"
Pat and I share so much, love of sewing and scraps, flowers, reading, laughter, and she has made my life so much nicer by being my friend through the years. We meet on phones or computers but are still close.
It could be a change purse, mug rug, needle book, notebook cover, anything she likes.
I hope she'll like it
The color scrap of the month at Rainbow scrap challenge is red, and on a walk I saw this
Welcome to this week's list of likes starting with an 8" snowfall, and one happy puppy running in it for the first time!
it was so pretty, and then it started to melt....
if the groundhog needs any help, Dewi/Arlo/Theo saw his shadow...
the temps bounced back to HOT, then cooled off again Wednesday. Going back to hot Thursday
saw this on a walk, I know I live in a golf course community but this is one small sandtrap!
we have mighty holds in the roads!
fine dining
made strawberry muffins, and used the cool temps to cool down a mixture
my word they are good! and big!
made a wonderful quiche
home made crust from Bigger Bolder Baking recipe, egg whites, spinach/mushroom, onion saute, Feta
we had meals from it 4 times and it's so good
Also made more peanut butter cookies, and maraschino cherry/chocolate chip cookies (freeze some from each batch for later)
Reading same books as last week, both very good, and watching same shows. Spring Baking Championship is back and always fun to watch (food network) Survivor is amazing
sewing
My watercolor painting, printed onto fabric, hand embroidered finished this week
Dewi/Theo (this week) continues to grow, and let his flag fly daily! This week he played with an outside ball, walked a lot, loved snow I'll let him tell you...
Theo/Arlo (poor poodle with too many names)
Hi y'all!
Good Boy here to tell you what I liked. I LOVE mama! I love how she sings to me, pets me, takes me on walks and feeds me lots. The vet said I was way too skinny. This week I practiced getting farther away from her by sneaking upstairs to watch her from the railings, then when she asked,
"where's my puppy" the sing song way she does, I turn around, RUN down the stairs, RUN down the hall to skid to a stop right at her knees laughing!
I'm right here Mama!!!
I still keep a close watch on her so she can't sneak away from me.... this week I laid down on the patio and kept an eye on her while she chatted with friends. One said I was an Ozzy to her, but then her taste is questionable because she has a golden doodle, and that's the kind of dog who was mean to me at that other house I almost forgot about!
On a walk this week, an Owl took off with a bird in it's mouth, right in front of us.
Wow! I admit I am fascinated with all birds, and might get a degree in them mama says
I chase off the ones in our pine tree now, do you know they walk on the ground then suddenly they are up in the air? Weird amiright?
I love it here! hashtag poodle glee!
conversation starter this week: If you could bring back any fashion trend what would it be?
I love the dresses from the 60's portrait necklines, fuller in the skirt, shapely with pretty fabrics
what I didn't like was the non stretch aspect even in bras, and side zippers. Hard to twist for them.
I even had non- panty hose, pull each delicate whisper up over your leg and hook onto a garter belt. But I looked good.... so did most women.
I came of age in the 70's and loved the hip hugger jeans, halter tops, and platform shoes!
With a year round tan, I felt I looked stylish! Let me know what trend you'd bring back
yep, he likes to sit like this on the stairs too
So happy my puppy is adjusting to life with us... I tested his love by shaving his furry feet this week, what a lot of hair! He stopped sliding on the wood floors after it was shaved off. His skin is pink and so delicate I'll have to be super careful not to shave him as close as I did Milo and Cole
Cannot settle on a name and he is just coming out of his depression and showing his true self. He loves to eat, and stays by me even in the studio. We tried out Leo(nardo da vinci) and Val(entino)
Valentines is his gotcha day
so it's all learning and loving here at the moment...
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