My first time to explore the St Louis Zoo, and it won't be my last! What a fabulous time I had with my son. We went early in the morning and started with a great parking spot. The zoo was not crowded and we enjoyed taking our time walking the exhibits. I ❤️ the decor that certainly spoke to the artist in me!
The Miami sky was so lovely on the morning we left for home. God certainly painted a wonderful palette to me to remember our trip. Unfortunately, right now, the issues we had getting home are too bold in my head. But, that will pass... Delayed and missed flights, and too long in the Atlanta airport is all I can think of right now. I must focus on the positive parts and move forward.
Today begins the 100 Day Project. I'm still on the fence. Do it or not. I'm learning towards not, unless I come up with a fabulous idea in the next few hours. One thing I've wanted to do is some natural art to hang around the forest and garden. That may be a good direction to head. It needs to be easy. I've been following a woman on IG that creates out in nature and her pieces are simply amazing! Somehow, make it my own and have fun. Let me ponder this while I drink a cup of tea.
Day 24:
Fabric: I must admit, the components were already done and in my stash.
As January quickly comes to an end, I have 9 more blocks to share before leaving for 2 weeks of warmness and sunshine! This completes 28 blocks. If my estimate is correct, I will still need to do at least 32 more browns. For now, I will put brown on hold and embrace YELLOW! The sunshine color!
This quilt was made long ago by either my grandmother or great grandmother. At some point, my mom gave it to me - probably to protect furniture while moving. It is in very poor shape - complete with a giant hole chewed by a mouse. I think it was after the old cotton batting to line it's nest. I cut off the really bad part and washed the quilt a couple of times. I think it will make a good backing for Pachamama. One of my goals in creating the quilt series is to use things I have in my stash (yes, I'm always Swedish Death Cleaning!)
My current quilt is inspired by my trip, this past summer, to Peru. I was "introduced" to Pachamama, or Mother Earth. As I have been working on quilts that are a save the world statement, it seemed fitting to pursue Mother Earth as a quilt. With the Earth Fragments series, I will continue to use dresses as a stitching canvas, as well as textiles that have been salvaged, thrifted and gifted.
As I was beginning to stitch this small piece, I realized that this little butterfly could easily be classified as a sampler - a collection of various stitches. Does a sampler need text? If yes, then I could add a little more to the design. For now it goes into the growing pile to create Pachamama.
