Quilt show

 This piece caught my eye. It was probably the fabric!

Mississippi Valley Quilter's

 I was at the quilt show yesterday to demo using a gel plate with fabric. I also had some time to look at the quilts. My goal was to find some simple ideas to use in the coming year to make small quilts for the residents at my husband's care home.  I have a huge stash of fabric begging to be used! There were plenty of ideas:

"When I was a Child"

I worked sewing more glass onto the collage this morning. As I twisted threads about to hold the pieces, I was reminded of playing Cat's Cradle as a child. I was never very good, but did manage to create the ladder after much practice. 

 

City on a Hilltop

 Finishing "City on a Hilltop".  I was inspired to stitch the edge using beads after going to an art opening this past weekend. 

The striped fabric background was inspired by a cup cozy from a hotel stay!

The canvas is relatively easy to stitch thru. This will wrap up my 12 Good Shepherd collage pieces for an upcoming gallery exhibit, unless I can find some extra time to keep creating!

Washi

 I am a fan of washi tape. A friend asked how I organize. Quick answer is in bowls by color.  Some are by theme (floral, words, travel), but color always wins for me. Beads, threads, fabrics, and paints are organized by color. My clothes are by color.  I ❤️ color.

"Child"

 I can't locate my son's baby spoon, but did find the id bracelet they used for me at the hospital!

Two thoughts - i guess that 67 years ago the notion of chocking hazards wasn't a thing and the device to secure looks like a lead fishing weight.

They either didn't have enough letters, or this is a secret code!  Maybe the person making the bracelet couldn't spell Nelson.

Play

 The sun was brilliant the day after so much rain. I just had to play!

I tried using a hibiscus flower. The veiling didn't show as much as I thought it would. Maybe leave it out longer next time?

Rose leaves always a winner:

I used a piece of yellow fabric that I had used solar fast, and considered it a fail. Nice to see that the cyanotype worked well and didn't turn green:

I don't know what this weed is, but it grows in the cracks on my driveway. It pulled up easily after all the rain this past week. It will be fun to stitch later this winter.

One more rose leaf. I used sepia solar fast on a very textured fabric. My brush had not been cleaned out after using cyanotype, hence the great color!