"Child"

 I spent some time starting the free motion quilting on "Child". The fabric on the back was my father's baby blanket! Why was it given to me? Why did I keep it all these years? Hoarder or collector? 😅

I wanted to quilt it with a lot of stitching to help stabilize and give it strength to sew on some rather heavy pieces of glass. As I started in the center, I realized that the pattern could be abstract building blocks. Now I am thinking of other childhood toys that could be stitched. The piece is evolving 

Cyanotype days

 The sun has been cooperating. 

I was interested in how the small white clematis would print in this sampler piece. (Bottom right corner). I must do another before the flowers are gone. It will be fun to add dainty stitches this winter.

NZ Blanks

 I am leaving next month for an adventure in New Zealand! I am working on creating "blanks" for journal stitching while on my trip. It's nice to have fabric stitched, rather than pinned, to pick up and work on each day.

Pepper printing

 Playing with produce...

Cyanotype Butterfly!

 While taking a walk, I found a butterfly on the gravel. Of course it came home with me. It's what we magpies do. Collect. 

I used silk for printing. Exposed to sunlight for an hour. 

Bright sun = cyanotype day

 

Jackets

 My slow stitch project for this part year is now hanging at the Cordova Library.  Not finished, but wearable.  After seeing some extreme layered sashiko samples at Sue Spargo, I figure that the jacket may never actually be done!