Thursday, May 6, 2021

Green and Page Turner

 I just finished this piece. Being new to felting, this was a challenge. I needle felted the face and little guy on the wood. The leaves are wet felted then cut into shapes. The flowers are embroidered using "Krinkle Magic" (it shrinks when steam is applied). The piece of wood was picked up on a beach nearby and my husband screwed it on. The background is a piece of fabric with batting and "Stitch n Shape" for support.


This next piece was posted on The Endeavourers for the challenge that ended May 1. The challenge was "Color Theory" and I made this to show the tints of complimentary colors of blue and orange. The design was a take-off from an assignment from early college where we used colored paper.



Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Dorset buttons


 Second new hobby: Dorset buttons. I saw a video on Quilting Arts TV show and then watched a few YouTube videos and think I am hooked! The first one I made is on the left. I fudged the outside by doing a single crochet around the ring. The second one I made, I did it as it is supposed to be made and the outside ring took a good 45 minutes. There are so many variations to these buttons, see below.



Monday, April 5, 2021

Felting


 I began a new hobby last month. Got a couple of kits to get some decent instructions. These are my first tries
I finished this pumpkin and gave him a handlebar mustache


Here's baby Yoda. He was fun to do, gave him to a friend who loves all things Star Wars.

Friday, March 26, 2021

Hummingbird


 We have a lot of hummingbirds coming to our feeder. This little Rufus perched on the columbine and stayed still long enough for me to get a photo.

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Sunrise


 Sunrise from my back door 29 December 2020. The temperature was 28F 

Saturday, November 7, 2020

Celtic


 I finished this quilt that had been sitting around for a few years. It was a round robin (but I took off a couple of layers to make it smaller.

Monday, October 12, 2020

Autumn



                           You know it's Fall when the spiders start building a lot of webs!!
 

And then the apples ripen


So I can make lots of apple pies.