There don't seem to be as many Halloween decorations in the neighborhood as there have been in the past. More of the flying ghosts projected on garage doors, one even has spooky sounds. The giant skeleton is up on the next street, Brian. Three doors north of us is a house with a lovely front patio with table and four chairs. One year the skeletons were playing cards, and another year they were roasting marshmallows.. This year they are just drinking, but they have acquired both a dog and a cat! And a huge sombrero.
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Skeletons are coming out 10-19-23
The little girl is sort of hidden in the shrubs.
But, oh my goodness, the dog is on the table! Horrors.
Here is PaPa with his sombrero. A Tijuana trip maybe.
I contemplated moving a chair for a better picture, but I don't know this family at all, so it would be really rude to rearrange their scene.
I wonder if they intend for this to resemble Michael Jackson.
Doubt if he would mind a dog on the table.
Not easily seen, the cat is pretty high up in the tree.
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Quilt from TCQC 10-15-23
Purchased from the SAQA 2012 online auction. Another tree quilt for that expanding part of TCQC. I don't know much about Elisabeth, who lives in Geneva, Switzerland, but she has a very nice website showing her work and listing all the places around the world where it has been shown.
"Chiaroscuro" Elizabeth Nacenta de la Croix - Switzerland 2012 12"X12"
Batiks and hand dyed cotton fabrics. Bamboo batting. Rayon threads. Fused applique. Free-motion machine quilting.
I like the way she has used batiks with tree twig like shapes to give depth to the forest - not overpowering the background, just a spot here and there. The tree fabric is a nice choice with shadows of branches and twigs.
Lovely backing fabric and a generous sleeve. However, she didn't leave any slack in the sleeve which is a problem I see a lot in quilts made outside the USA/Canada. It really is necessary for shows that use the round rod and drape set up - without any slack the top of the quilt is bent over to accommodate the bar.
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