A Finish

I finished a piece this week that I can't remember when it was started, it's something that I'd pickup on occasion and work on. It's a piece of repurposed fabric that was bought at a yard sale several years ago. It's been rusted and tea stained, stitched, and then encased in gel medium on a  11" x 14" painted canvas.

I woke up this morning with an idea to add rust to a few of my old indigo pieces. I've rummaged through what I have and pulled out these four.

They are now out in Studio B with a few strategically placed rusty bits on them, hopefully next week I'll be able to show some transformed pieces.

We are expecting a great granddaughter in September so I've started a quilt for her, a rather simple star quilt in the fabric that coordinates with the room decor (at least I hope it does).

2018 Weekly Leaf #26, halfway through the year!

Before stitching

After stitching

2018 Daily Stitching #2, days 29-35

Background and some peacock colored french knots while I try to figure out what to do with the blobs in the upper fight corner.

I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching".

It's Fiddle Week

It's a busy week here in Weiser, the National Old Time Fiddle Contest is taking place. This happens the third week in June every year and it runs on lots of volunteer hours. I finished my stint of hours at noon today. For the past eleven years I've been a checker, I check the tabulations of the judges scores to make sure everything is correct before it is input into the computer. I sit with the person that tabulates the scores in a little room, we get to hear the music but not see the performances. The judges are in a bigger room next to us and they also hear it but don't know who is playing.

Back in May 2010 there was a contest held to decorate large plywood fiddles, I participated and won the contest. If you go back thru my blog archives there are several posts about decorating the fiddle. Here I am with the finished fiddle.

And here is how the fiddle looks today hanging from a power pole.

The decorated fiddles are hung on power poles on the town's main streets and near the contest site for the week of the contest, so every year I search mine out.

On Saturday there will be the annual parade and this year I'll be walking in part of the parade handing out Library bookmarks. The things you end up doing when you're a board member.

I put together another donation quilt top last weekend, it's waiting for a backing and quilting.

2018 Weekly leaf #25

Before Stitching

After Stitching

2018 Daily Stitching #2  days 22-28

A lot of french knots

I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching".

Feeling uninspired

If it weren't for the bit of daily and weekly stitching that I do, I would have nothing to share. I've been lacking in motivation the past couple of weeks. I've had some ideas for projects and have even gotten out what I would need to get started, but end up putting everything away and doing nothing. Actually I've been on the computer doing jig zone puzzles and solitaire, not a good use of time!

SAQA has a call out for work using repurposed materials called Upcycle, I immediately thought of three different things that I have that could be used and at various times have gotten the stuff out, but nothing seems to be jelling into a complete idea. Maybe I just need more time to work it through.

2018 Weekly Leaf #24

Before stitching

After stitching

2018 Daily Stitching #2

A bit of background and some new shapes

I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"

Quilted, Reversible Rug

Last week I showed the start of my quilted reversible rug that is going to replace my old rag rug. It has been in place since Sunday and I love it. Here are both sides of it.

It was quilted with a variegated thread in close horizontal lines, very boring to do but I like the look.

It replaces this rug that has the edge that is in very bad shape up against the wall so it can't be seen.

2018 Weekly Leaf #23

I've done a few more botanical/eco prints and that's what I'll be using for the next few weeks.

2018 Daily Stitching #2, days 8-14

Today I'll be driving into the Boise area for our regions first SAQA meeting, yeah! Gail Hansen is hosting it at her house, and hopefully we can set up some sort of regular schedule for meetings. We live a bit of a distance apart and there aren't many of us, so this can sometimes be a challenge, but I'm looking forward to it.

I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"