It’s Friday again? Ugh!

It’s Friday again? Ugh!

You ever have times in your life where the weeks seem to just speed by? Well, obviously I’m in one now. I haven’t even had much time to catch up on blogs. Oh well.

So, here’s a photo heavy post to catch you up on what I’ve been doing (quite a bit):

This is the beginning of me piecing my pig – it’s an awkward shape and I think I’ve already worked myself into a corner, but we’ll see. I might applique something on there. No lace this time – I thought about it, but I think just the texture of the silks (oriental and dupioni) and a fuzzy fabric (not really velvet) and a couple of cottons. I love this green.

Then I pulled this project out of mothballs:

It’s a block with a butterfly theme (for a pillow for Missy C’s bed)…kind of fun and I can practice all sorts of stitch combinations. This is an early piece I pieced and I probably would have been more concious of all the long lines and LOTS of seams to embellish. Oh well, it will be a challenge.

I’ve also been tweaking my studio:

It’s getting more and more comfortable – some of you will laugh because I moved the sewing machines to the extreme edges – because I just don’t use them as much – so I’m concentrating on all the hand piecing and embellishing. That’s my Australian sunset there – just 5000 more individual leaves to go! ha ha!

And last but not least, not my work (I WISH) but a piece of art we bought at last weeks heart auction:

A really wonderful artist Stevon Lucero who does really cool things with combining ancient stories from different civilizations (this one Cleopatra with an aztec twist). I love his color and composition and it’s really hard to believe that’s oil paint. Neat stuff – check out his website!

Share the Post:

Related Posts

My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!

So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a

Read More »

2020 word of the year

Conscious Change I confess, my word of the year is actually two words, but I couldn’t find a single word to communicate what I want to accomplish, so I guess it’s my challenge, I can make the rules, right? This year WILL have changes. My youngest is graduating High school

Read More »
Persist – my word of the year 2018

Persist – my word of the year 2018

I have neglected my blog – life has had me focusing on different things and I don’t even think I picked a word of the year last year. However, this year is different. I’m more focused, more organized, more grounded than I have ever been. My life has been full

Read More »

Mindfulness – word of the year

A surprising way to cultivate contentment – I found this article in Psychology Today and thought it was appropriate. Last year my word was Carefree and I think I missed it by a mile – not all in all a bad thing, but maybe misreading my life in general. I

Read More »