Today my youngest son Corey came over to visit & have an early dinner with us. He's getting ready to go back up to Nome for the summer. We spent some time out on the deck enjoying the weather,
& his girl Tasha, & her 8year-old daughter Lakota (visiting from the bush) came & tried out the hot tub. The girls had a great time.
I just finished this customer quilt today. It's another of Margery Waggood's. It was a lot of fun to quilt. I enjoyed the whimsical pattern & happy colors.
Business has picked up enough, that I think I will be only signing up for 1 day a week at the hospital, because they want me every time I put down that I'm available, & now I feel like I may be getting behind in the quilting, with 3 more customer quilts hanging in my closet, & 5 more to be picked up. I'm not complaining! I'm happy!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Sunshine & Hearts quilt done
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday Visitor
It was a typical Sunday in Anchorage. The alarm cat woke me up at 5:41, & I couldn't figure out what his problem was. 10 minutes later we had an earthquake. It was only a 3.54, Warren snored through it, but I was wide awake.
Later in the day we had our first bear siting of the year. He was chilling on out front porch, among the hulls left from the bird feeders, which have been put away a couple of weeks ago.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Winding Ways & Wed. @ Pat's
I've had a busy & productive week . I finished "Springtime", this small quilt featuring Angelina Fibers in the center, looking icy blue, surrounded by springtime green, & bordered by the darker greens of summer.
On Wednesday I went to Pat Sim's house. Here she is (center), showing us her latest creation. It was magnificent!
Nancy Perry showed these silk fusion bowls she made, from an on line class she took. I guessed correctly, as soon as I saw the bowls, that it was Sue Bleiweiss's class on Joggles. Nancy was surprised that I knew her.
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Nancy is most often known for her spinning & weaving textiles. Here, Pat is modeling a richly textured shawl that Nancy just finished.
Suzanne Koch showed 2 more of her beautiful little journal quilts. This she made about her feelings after the sale of her house.
This one was inspired by a visit to the museum & interaction with several different artists. She said it's her Grey matter popping with new ideas.
Nancy liked my rusted piece of fabric. She thought it would make a lovely scarf.
Our snow is almost all melted. The driveway is a mushy mess. There is volcanic ash all over outside, & I am hoping we get some nice spring rain soon to help wash things off a bit (though it will probably make the driveway worse). I keep telling myself we should plan our vacation for this time of year.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Mountain Views
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter 2009
Have you ever had one of those projects that took you 10 years & 2 days to finish. This was one of those for me. It all started in Feb. or March of 1999. My friend Kathy Fitzsimmons was visiting from Michigan, & we went to Hope, Alaska with our friends John & Mindy Meyn, & their 3 girls, for a weekend at the Methodist retreat cabin in Hope. The plumbing & water were shut off for the winter, so we had to use the outhouse in the back for the weekend.
I brought along fabric, & textile paints, thinking it would be fun to have everyone do a painting of something that we saw while hiking around Hope. Outhouses became the central theme for several of our campers.
Later Mindy & the girls & I pieced random patches to put it together, & then it got put in my UFO basket for several years. Friday I finally pieced a last filler strip for one side, then the borders, & yesterday I quilted, bound & added a sleeve.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Here are the pin & earrings that I was making. I wore these to Doriola's, a little artsy restaurant here in Anchorage.
I used Angelina sheets & Fibers both. Plus hand painted fabrics, & tulle.
I had a lot of fun with this piece.
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I also rust dyed this fabric to use for a base in my "About Time". I think it will be "The Ravages of Time".
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