Roving & ramble

This is a somewhat random post. I worked today, we had 18 patients. Now realize, Saturdays are supposed to be emergency surgery only. Well it's becoming a regular day for us.

After work I went to a Weaver& Spinner's house to buy wool rovings for needle felting. I got a big bag full of fun fiber for just $20.00! That's a bargain for me!

This little 5"x7" clock is something I made for a friend. I used some of the rust-dyed fabric I did this past summer. I tried quilting on it, but found that the rusted areas were impossible to quilt through! The rust in the fabric actually cut my thread when ever I tried to stitch through it. I tried several things including loosening my top tension, & changing my needle, but every time I hit a rusty spot it cut my thread. I know it was the rust, & not rotten thread, because I thread painted the medallion behind the hands on the clock with the same needle & thread, without touching the tension again, after I gave up on the quilting, & never broke the thread once with that. The fabric also split along the stitch line in the rusty areas, so I'll have to use this for things other than quilting it directly. The fiber on top of the clock is silk rovings, which I needled into the fabric with a felting needle. The whole thing is mounted on a pre-primed canvas.
Here is a look at the "Ugly Fabric" that I promised you earlier this week. It's the Aussie Challenge fabric. The quilters of Queensland, Australia, do a challenge every year, & they've invited the Alaskans to join in. My last entry won a viewers choice. I don't have high hopes for this one though. I keep seeing wild pink flamingos, wacky toucans, & green gaters with big eyes!