Saturday, August 5, 2023

Friday Food - On a Saturday 08-05-23

Friends are still gifting tomatoes and I am loving it!  This was Friday's dinner. 

A  large  slice  of sourdough bread (current favorite is San Luis Sourdough),  mayo, a small smear of Dijon, one large tomato sliced, black pepper, sharp cheddar and a quick melt in the toaster oven.  It was delicious and I was tempted to make another one, but I have been cutting down on food.  Eating one cookie instead of five!  And one toasted tomato/cheese sandwich.

I have  been in bit of a funk and haven't been posting.  But we are  still walking twice a day trying to overcome my aching legs and butt.  Paying attention seems to be more difficult and this caused me to back into my garage door!!  I always back into the garage and I always open it with the clicker - until this time.  Have no real idea how it happened, but it requires a replacement door!  It will be twice the cost of the ruined door which we installed about 35 years ago.  Same specifications. 

The heat has not been so bad, mostly in the low 90s, The A/C is set at 79F and doesn't come on until mid afternoon.   But the sun shines on the front of the house  and it starts heating up.  We walk in the morning about 7:30am before it gets hot  and wait until 7:30pm or 8pm when the temp drops to 80F or so to take our evening walk.  

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Sunday, July 30, 2023

12X12 quilts from TCQC 07-30-23

There are many 12X12 quilts in the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection and most came from the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) online auctions over as many years as they have been holding these  events.  The  quilts are donated by members and the offerings increase every year.  This year I believe there are over 400 of these charming little quilts listed. You can see them all at https://www.saqa.com/auctionview  More info at  saqa.com/auction

The auction opens on September 14th and until then every Sunday I will post 12X12s from  the Collection.  There are many birds, but I will start with a few quilts that show people.

"Lady with a Mug"  Bodil Gardner - Denmark  12"x12"  2007
Mostly cotton fabric.  Machine appliqued and quilted
She did not title the quilt, so I added my choice.


"Jane Goodall -  Portrait Study" 12" x 12" Mary Pal - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2011
Cheesecloth, PVA adhesive, buckram.  FMQ using monofilament thread.

This portrait study of Jane Goodall by Mary Pal was part of SAQA's 2011 online auction.  Mary Pal has invented her unique technique using gauze and a stiffener to define the features in her portraits. Being an admirer of Jane I was immediately drawn to this quilt.   
 


"Don't Piss Off the Fairies" Ruth Powers 2008 12" square
Cotton Fabric, thread, batting.  Machine pieced and quilted.
This was one of the SAQA 12" X 12" auction quilts in 2009. I am so happy that I was able to add it to the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection. Besides the priceless look on this fairy's face, Ruth Powers technical skills are outstanding.

"Pink Purses in Rome"  Joan Sowada - Gillette, WY  2007  12" x 12"
This is one of the first quilts I purchased at a SAQA auction. I had been interested in Joan Sowada's work since her quilt, the amazing "Cosmic Bicycle" was in Visions 2006 where it won the Cathy Rasmussen Emerging Artist Memorial Award. I don't know how 'emerging' she was at the time, but I had not heard of her then.
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