Friday Feet 02-23-17

This is a 'revisit' from 12-14-12.  I laughed out loud when I first saw it in the store.

 

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Wordless Wednesday 02-21-17

Monday Browsing 02-20-17

Haven't done much browsing in the last few weeks, but here are a few that I enjoyed. 

 

Tokyo Quilt Festival 2017    https://okanarts.com/2017-tokyo-quilt-festival-1/

  There are four separate pages to this post – click at the bottom of the pages for the next one.

Automated shirt manufacturing:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv536cciOiQ

Bubble art   https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/KMrvR836TFI?rel=0

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Revisiting quilt by Diane Perin Hock 02-19-17

Here is the Poodle Prince designed by Diane from photos on my Blog.  This is another of the gift quilts made by the Twelve by 12 group to thank me for sponsoring their exhibit at the Quilt Festivals.  

 

"Corky Encounters Nature"  Diane Perin Hock - Healdsburg, CA  2011  12" x 12"

Commercial cotton fabrics, batiks, tulle. Machine thread painting, quilting.

dphock@comcast.net  http://www.goingtopieces.blogspot.com/

Such a loving rendering of my favorite poodle - hard to believe that Diane had never met him face to face!  One thing she has incorrect is that Corky doesn't pay the slightest attention to Nature.  Ducks and geese have walked right past his nose and he completely ignores them.  He is, after all, the center of the world, so why should he bother with lowly creatures.   When I showed this quilt to Corky's Daddy he said, "Where should we hang it?"  Not so fast, Pops, it will hang in the Nanny's house!  I love it.

One of these pictures is lightened to show the tulle over the top.  But I can't tell which is which on my screen.  Perhaps you can. 

A nice cabbage back that shows all the stitching, a perfect faced edge and a generous sleeve. 

A simple, but personal label.  No contact, but at least a city where someone could start looking.

 
The Poodle Prince went over the rainbow bridge in October 2013, but I will always have this little quilt to remind me of the love we shared.

 

 

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Weather 02-18-17

We had a terrific storm here, I even heard a thunder bolt.  But no damage.  Lots of little limbs and twigs and leaves off the trees, but nothing down in my neighborhood.  KoKo and I were able to take our walks on Thursday and on Friday morning, though it was terrifically windy.  Then the rain came about 2:30 and it poured for hours with the wind blowing the rain on the windows.  Made quite a racket.  The water puddled deeply in my backyard and made a lake along the front walkway.  It drained away today as all the rain we had was a sort of Oregon mist.  Tomorrow is supposed to be clear, then Monday we have more rain.  This must surely break the drought.  Oxalis is thick on my back slope, I know it is a weed, but it is so cheerful. 

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Monthly Mini for Surfside QGuild 02-16-17

Isn't this a sweet little quilt, about 15" square.  It was the Monthly Mini for February at the Surfside Quilters Guild.  It is a group quilt made by the Mini Maniacs Friendship Group.   

 

Every month a member volunteers to make a small article (quilt, bag, table runner, etc.) to be raffled at a monthly meeting.  The money goes into the general fund.

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A Lovely Day 02-14-17

Today was the Surfside Quilters Guild meeting and we had a great speaker.  Joan Shay from Florida showed her quilts done with her original technique Appli-Bond.  You can see her work on her blog at  www.petalplay.com.  All of the birds and flowers are 3D and the product she uses does not fray on the edges.  It can even be washed.  Her presentation was professional and we could hear every word she said - a problem with us older members.  She is witty and upbeat - you would enjoy  her at your guild.