Big and Bright Stitches
I’m still stitching along on the vintage quilt top. My aim is to do each block a little differently than the others. I just marvel at the way this quilter put dots, florals,… Continue reading
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If I Made the Movies
One of the things that gets me through the blazing heat of August is Turner Classic Movies and their Summer Under the Stars. I love to sit in a cool room with some… Continue reading
A Plethora of Leisurely Projects
I have been having a great summer with a lot of enjoyable projects – I make a little progress on three or four of them each day. I’m not getting a whole lot… Continue reading
Piney Woods Prints
Mazzaus at Local and Bespoke has gotten me interested in leaf prints. I figured that as long as I am throwing plants in glass jars daily to sample for dye properties, I might… Continue reading
Reframing “Artistic Voice”
I have no problem making stuff. My starting point might be a design I see, a new technique, the materials themselves, or a need I hear about. Random inputs and ideas float through… Continue reading
More Beautiful Yellows
Here are the latest results from my dye jars* – Jenny Dean mentions hawthorn in her book Wild Color. She recommends using the flowers or berries, and says the leaves and twigs will… Continue reading
A Ray of Hope in a Sea of Drab
Well the dye experiments continue. My earlier trials have been with non-native varieties of sunflowers and pear trees, but now I am getting into the native plants. Here is my dye notebook so… Continue reading
Infused with Personality
I once wore a Super Bowl ring. (Unlike Vladimir Putin, I immediately handed mine back to its owner.) Back when I was teaching, one of the dads in our class was a Houston… Continue reading
An Hour Down at the Creek
On hot summer days, I love to go down to the creek and see what turns up.
Dye Days of Summer – Pears
For my second dye experiment, I used pear twigs and leaves, soaked in well water for about a week. I put the soaked twigs and leaves in the dye pot with fresh water,… Continue reading