Stuff Everywhere

 

Maria McGuire over at  Believe Dream Create

http://www.believedreamcreatewithmaria.com/2013/05/stuff-everywhere.html?showComment=1369496753009#c8806512433096962104

posted her workspace on her blog this morning.

It makes me love her even more!

She is a dear, dear friend of mine.

I am president of her fan club because she is so awesome!

It inspired me to immediately drop everything

and take photos of my own mess.

I eat a lot of Chobani Greek Yogurt!

The lids are a wonderful paint palette

So there is my workspace this morning.

 

Take a moment this weekend

 and remember those who gave us our freedoms.

Be thankful.

 

Happy Memorial Day to everyone.

My Most Recent Quilt

A gal from Michigan sent me three quilts to quilt this spring.

I thought I would share some photos of this last one before I send them.

Isn't it absolutely Lovely?

The outer border called for a primitive feather-like vine

to mimic the appliqued vine. 

Thanks to my wonderful customers who give me beautiful tops to quilt!

 

The pattern is called......

Folk Flowers

from a Need'l Love Book by Renee Nanneman.

Folk Heart Threads

 

Another BOM came in the mail today.

Time to get to work.

Daily #8

Finishing up book #7.

 

I guess I did more writing in this book.

I finished it in less than 2 months. 

May 17 was my last date.

So on to book number eight. 

I have to admit that when my niece was visiting early in April

I made the covers on the next 3 Daily's....

8 * 9 * 10.

Kelly and I had fun with stencils and paint and washi tape. 

Of course there are hands on the inside covers.

 

 

 

I am trying to treasure every day this spring.

It's my favorite season and I am so thankful

for the warm weather and blue skies.

My kids were home and helped us with the mulching

and my garden deck.

My bush zucchini aren't doing so well.

They came up in miniature almost.

Of course there are too many tomato plants!

 

Life is Good.

xo

My Daily...and a Quilt

Springtime in Ohio is fabulous!

 

 

New Growth. New Life.  Lovely.

 

 

There was a sea of tulips at my father in law's home.

Just beautiful. 

I used a glaze pen as a mask on the tulip leaves.

It gave some interesting texture.

I am still on a vacation high.

Lots of happy reminders.

Alisa had shown us one method she uses to carve her stamps...

then she quickly made us each one.

I am telling you she is a sweetheart!

I carried the spiky design element over to the rest of the spread.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

 

While in Tillamook I found a Celtic Coloring Book made by Mind Ware.

I love the intricacy of Celtic designs.

They totally confuse me and fascinate me, at the same time.

I can only draw the simplest ones...

which prompted me to buy this coloring book to study it. 

So I admit the seahorse is not my own......

My favorite thing about my Daily

is the blending of colors and pens and markers.

Every tool has a different blending quality.

It is all experimentation.

Fun Fun Fun! 

 

What inspired this page is a quilted piece I just finished for a customer.

I have mentioned many times how I adore

my wool applique teacher, Sue Spargo.

She is motivational and inspirational and challenging.

And she has a worldwide following of stitchers.

I quilt for Sue and many of her students.

I quilted this small hanging of a flower from a gal a couple states over.

She made this Sue Spargo design in a workshop or from a kit.

It was a fun little piece.

I went for whimsical in my quilt approach.

And then I pulled out my own similar flower.

 

I treated mine as a stitch sampler.

I love the rich texture all the stitches provide.

I couldn't even tell you all the names of the stitches.

I look in the how to book ....and just do them.

I stitched this 3 or 4 years ago.

It has been a valuable reference for me.

Sometimes I just like to rub my hand over it!

The texture is fabulous!

Fun Stuff!

 

Happy Creating Everyone!