At the gas station 🎄

 The local gas station is looking festive!

Quilt #8 - Football stitching

 Football Sunday = stitching by the wood burner. I'm determined to get this quilt done by the end of December. A reasonable goal - I just need to keep after it!

Quilt #8 - Stitching continues

 It's like Christmas when I deep clean my studio. I have no idea when I purchased these buttons, but they are perfect additions to my fish quilt! 

Quilt #8 / Over fishing

 In 2014, I made this quilt using dyed cloth diapers, pop can punched butterflies and lots of scraps. 

It's never been my favorite quilt. In a bold move, I removed all the elements to begin again. I've been on a mission to reuse, recycle, etc. and this ugly quilt begged for a re-do!

I'm now collecting elements to create an over fishing statement. Or maybe a toxic mercury statement. Not sure where it is going, but I do know that the world's oceans are over fished.  

My collection of fish ephemera is being to grow:

In 1989, I cross stitched this as a Christmas present for my dad

Two antique fishing nets from my dad's stash

Well - this was fun! While scavenging along the shore of Lake Erie this summer, I discovered that one of the other guests at the retreat was busy looking and picking up all kinds of goodies. Yes - I brought home a fish skeleton that was washed up in the rocks. Little by little, I am washing it and plan to use it on this quilt. 

And lastly, I still have a bit of the front of my dad's fishing vest.

 

Age 3 1/2 art

 While searching for information about a baby quilt from years ago, I came across this art work in my baby book!

Earth Fragments: Loss of Habitat

 My current quilt series is progressing. Slowly. I seem to be jumping from quilt to quilt, not finishing. It's ok to have 7 quilts to work on at a time, right?!? I keep seeing places that need a bit more work. This morning I was inspired to add rows of safety pins to the 'elephant' quilt. Holding the earth together symbolism? Now I think I shall hang it and just look at it a few days while I jump to a different quilt.

Into the forest..

 Life has been busy. Too busy. Unfortunately all too often we don't take time for play and doing the things that we seriously need to not get burned out. This morning I took the time. An hour walking in the woods.