Not long ago when I went to Long Beach to pick up the Poodle Prince his parents were all dressed up for a special party. With new shoes. I couldn't resist.
Elegant and proper.
Elegant and proper.
But then they had to get frisky!
Friday, September 28, 2012
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Food again 09-25-12
A week ago Sunday I did a trunk show of quilts from TCQC at the annual meeting of Quilt Visions, the group that operates Visions Art Museum: Contemporary Quilts & Textiles in San Diego. Afterward nine of us had an early dinner at Solare, one of my favorite restaurants at Liberty Station (which was the Naval Training Center until it became "surplus" and turned into a destination with galleries, shops, restaurants, etc.). The food, service, presentation are all excellent and we were there before the dinner hour so there were not a lot of other guests talking and enjoying themselves. Very nice because it seems to me that these days most restaurants are so noisy it is impossible to carry on a conversation. Not having that problem the nine of us chattered away and enjoyed each other's company. I didn't photograph my dinner which was pasta in a sauce with shrimp - delicious, but it looked like every other pasta dish we have all eaten in our lives!
On either side of me the ladies ordered Kobi beef which was gorgeous and tasted gorgeous also, they let me have a taste.
On either side of me the ladies ordered Kobi beef which was gorgeous and tasted gorgeous also, they let me have a taste.
When the huge proportion of beef was "de-towered" the lovely veggies underneath were revealed.
We only ordered one dessert, which came in two portions, or else the chef had cut it in two for us. We passed it around the table so everyone could have a bite and when it came back to me I ate the bits that remained!
I can't give you the exact name, but it was a ricotta lemon cheesecake with a lovely crust served on a plate decorated with lemon sauce and strawberry sauce.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday Browsing 09-24-12
Two dates for training: Thurs, October 18 at 11 a.m. or Sat, October 27 at 2:00 p.m.
Quilt Visions 2012: Brainstorms exhibition coordinator, Charlotte Bird, will be giving a tour of this much anticipated biennial for people interested in becoming "white glove" volunteers. If you come to the training and sign up for TWO white glove shifts, you will receive a free Brainstorms catalog. Shifts are three hours each. You don't need to be a Visions member to be a "white glove" volunteer.
We need many volunteers during the October 20, 2012 - February 17, 2013 exhibition. Please help spread the word and bring a friend along for the training!
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San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles will now be closed both Monday and Tuesday, effective Oct 1st. This is a result of diminishing support from corporations and foundations. I urge you to support the textile museum of your choice – if we don’t contribute what we can we will lose our quilt museums.
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Next Monday, October 1, 2012 is the deadline for entries in Road to California. Go to: https://online.roadtocalifornia.com
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Since my July 4th computer crash I have not gone back to the list of blogs that I read only occasionally. One that is especially inspiring is Wanda Hansen’s http://www.exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/
Lots of traditional type designs in brilliant color.
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After looking at Olga Norris’ website for several years I finally decided to add some of her tiny quilts to TCQC. Look in the Gallery under Recent Work and Small Pieces, maybe you can guess which ones attracted my heart. www.olganorris.com
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Allen's Hummingbird 09-21-10
Terri Stegmiller quilt in TCQC 09-23-12
This quilt was one of the pieces in the SAQA online auction in 2011. And it is one of two of Terri's quilts in TCQC - the other one is also a bird which I posted about at: http://www.delquilts.blogspot.com/2012/01/terri-stegmiller-quilt-in-tcqc-01-29-12.html
This little guy is especially expressive with a glint in his eye and his little three feathered tail sticking up. And look at those dear little feet! You know how much I like little feet! Terri has wonderful control when she is thread sketching, creating the irregular line to indicate the "featheriness" of the bird's outline. She also does such rich backgrounds by piecing together different prints and then coating with a transparent paint.
"A Little Birdy Told Me" Terri Stegmiller 2011 12" x 12"
Cotton fabric, thread, batting, embellishment. Machine pieced, thread sketched and quilted.
This little guy is especially expressive with a glint in his eye and his little three feathered tail sticking up. And look at those dear little feet! You know how much I like little feet! Terri has wonderful control when she is thread sketching, creating the irregular line to indicate the "featheriness" of the bird's outline. She also does such rich backgrounds by piecing together different prints and then coating with a transparent paint.
"A Little Birdy Told Me" Terri Stegmiller 2011 12" x 12"
Cotton fabric, thread, batting, embellishment. Machine pieced, thread sketched and quilted.
These lines of thread waste are so effective here, giving the impression of fence wires.
The quilt is backed with hand dyed fabric and has a faced binding.
A good label that tells the buyer and the viewer how to contact the artist.
Altogether a lovely happy quilt which I have hanging in my bed room - like having a "birdy on my windowsill". www.terristegmiller.com www.stegart.blogspot.com
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Charlotte Bird trunk show and dinner at Sammy's 09-22-12
And I am so glad that I didn't turn back because it was lovely seeing a special trunk show of Charlotte Bird's wonderful quilts and reconnecting with some of my favorite VAM members who I see infrequently.
In the middle is the very talented Charlotte Bird, artist of the day; to her left is Phyllis Morrow, board member and longtime volunteer; and on the right of the photo is Patti Sevier, past president and volunteer. I didn't realize I would also have in the photo, but in the office on the far left - the back of Beth Smith, museum director; Lisa Yoder, part-time employee and Beth's right-hand woman, and between them you can just make out Judy Warren-Tippets, board member and volunteer.
This the Charlotte Bird quilt in the current exhibit at VAM. I succumbed to temptation and purchased two of the piece she had displayed in her trunk show, one of them is Lichen #4. I'll post them soon. Several other Charlotte quilts tempted me, but it seems I have been going way over on my acquisitions budget and need to stop being so impulsive.
After the museum closed and we had enjoyed a nice visit, Beth and I went to Sammy's for dinner. This Sammy's is located in the Liberty Station complex ( very near to TJoe's) and we have eaten there previously. That time we didn't have room for dessert and have talked since about going back to try the Yummy Honey Cheese Pizza, so we did. We were somewhat disappointed - it was good, but not "YUMMY". The menu reads: "Mild sheep’s milk cheese, organic oregano, orange blossom honey". There was too little honey, so it was mostly the special feta cheese, which was not melted, and a very thin crust - like matzos. We can now remove it from our mental list of desserts we long to try.
After the museum closed and we had enjoyed a nice visit, Beth and I went to Sammy's for dinner. This Sammy's is located in the Liberty Station complex ( very near to TJoe's) and we have eaten there previously. That time we didn't have room for dessert and have talked since about going back to try the Yummy Honey Cheese Pizza, so we did. We were somewhat disappointed - it was good, but not "YUMMY". The menu reads: "Mild sheep’s milk cheese, organic oregano, orange blossom honey". There was too little honey, so it was mostly the special feta cheese, which was not melted, and a very thin crust - like matzos. We can now remove it from our mental list of desserts we long to try.
Beth had the Greek Salad and a sangria. It was good, but heavy on the pepprochinis.
I had the chopped chicken salad (not a very lovely presentation) which was good, but doesn't hold a candle to the chopped chicken salad served by California Pizza Kitchen. I drank water.
And then I drove home, arriving a little before ten o'clock and ready to go to bed. Tomorrow is a rest day!
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