Ohio, here we come!

 The only food left in the house for an early breakfast before hitting the road. Good planning!

"Child" work continues

 I almost felt guilty cutting up this little dress. The smocking and delicate stitch work was precious. 

Monstera (aka swiss cheese plant)

 A few years ago I rescued this plant from my son. He was letting it slowly die. Thus was not going to happen on my watch! 

I recently moved it to a new location and observed it each morning while drinking my coffee. Until now, I didn't realize that a new leaf opens lime green, then slowly turns a darker shade. 

"Child" dress

 With my sewing machine in the shop for a cleaning and check up, the background is in the waiting stage. I am beginning some collage design work and made the decision to cut up the dress.

The dress was white to begin with. Using avocado pit dye, it is now a lovely blush.

Someone spent a long time constructing this sweet garment and I want to document the details.

Dubuque Botanical Gardens

 I very much enjoyed a day trip to Dubuque with my sister, niece, and mom. Great inspiration, food, conversation,  and love. A much needed day for me.

"Blue" jacket

 This jacket has been begging for altering for a long time. A cyanotype back seems like the perfect project!

Starting with Naked Ladies. Some call them resurrection lilies or surprise lilies. They bloom such a short amount of time, but now I can remember their beauty all winter as I add stitches and beads.

Blue day

 It was good to have sunshine and time to play at the same time. I used up my Solar Fast blue, and started on the cyanotype. I had cut a piece of fabric from a favorite old blouse for a test sample to overdye for "Child". It is a very thin silk top that was indigo dyed. I remember the first time I wore the blouse - my skin turned blue! Apparently, I hadn't washed it enough! Anyway,  I cut off the cuff to create a print. Very excited about this piece - how fun it will be to add stitching this winter!

Cyanotype using honeysuckle vine blooms. 

I also used some tea bags to make a few prints. This encourages me to dig into my paper stash to try some different art papers for prints.