Wordless Wednesday 07-09-15

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Mimosa trees in bloom 07-07-15

The mimosa trees are blooming again - right on schedule.

They are so beautiful, but messy, so best to plant them away from walks and driveways.

 

A few seed pods hanging on from last year.

 

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Monday Browsing 07-06-15

Kennel quilts for stressed cats:

http://weallsew.com/2015/06/13/help-our-animal-friends-in-times-of-need-by-doing-what-we-love/

Here is a technique I thought I had invented years ago until I learned it is a tailoring tip.

http://weallsew.com/2015/06/09/how-to-bury-your-thread-ends-on-a-quilting-project/

And another tip from www.weallsew.com

http://weallsew.com/2015/06/19/how-to-keep-thread-spools-from-tangling/
 

Here is the tutorial for fabric twine, again:

http://mypoppet.com.au/2014/04/scrapbusting-handmade-scrap-fabric-twine.html

 This fascinating idea has been around for a while.  Wouldn’t it be fun to have one at Visions Art Museum? Maybe we could locate a retired vending machine repairman. http://andthenwesetitonfire.blogspot.com/2015/06/smokin-art.html

 

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A birdy from SAQA Fiberlandia auction 07-05-15

Kristen holds a Master's degree in Avian Sciences and has worked as a Bird Banding Biologist.  She is particularly fond of corvids and has done quilts depicting crows and ravens.  This little black bird came about organically and was decorated by drawing free hand on the appliqued bird and then embroidering over the lines.  She has a little bird quilt in the SAQA online auction this fall. http://kristinshieldsart.com/bio/

 

"Fanciful Blackbird"  Kristin Shields - Bend, OR 2015 8"W x 6"L

Machine pieced, hand appliqued and embroidered, hand and machine quilted.

I love the background fabrics and the embroidered eye!

Kind of an "egg-y" fabric on the back, but no label.  Of course, the artists weren't told to put on a label and probably expected the little quilts would stay in the matting frame.  Each one has a label on the back of the mat.

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