Friday Feet 01-04-13

I love the matching sandals and toenail polish. 


 

This lady doesn't really have blue feet!  The blue shadows are an effect of the lighting.

Some building going on. 01-03-13

This is a sight that once was very common in Orange County, but I haven't seen any new building going on for several years.  I was surprised when I drove up a street that I rarely take and discovered these townhouses going up.  I honestly don't remember what was on this property, but I think it might have been a golf course.   Maybe the economy is on the up swing.  I hope so, for all of us. 

 

 

 

Wordless Wednesday 01-02-13

 

Monday Browsing 12-31-12

http://terristegmiller.com/pdf/doublesplit.pdf     Tutorial for a scrappy quilt.

http://cabel.me/     “The Basement”   Inspiration for art collage and an interesting story.

http://quiltedtimeposts.blogspot.com/2012/12/fritos-peanut-butter-chocolate-recipe.html

A strange, but delicious sweet treat.

http://aletteraweek2012.blogspot.com/   Inspiration for creating alphabets.

www.ruthbmcdowell.com   New chickens from Ruth McDowell

http://timflach.com/  Fabulous photography.   Click on Portfolio, then on “Dogs Gods”  (dog pictures),  “Equus” (horses),  “More than Human” (different animals)

Giant Bird of Paradise tree  06-18-11

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Embroidered quilt from Gillian Moss in TCQC 12-30-12

Here is another of the quilts I purchased from the SAQA online auction in October.  This quilt is so different from anything else I have seen lately that I felt it need to be in the Collection.

"Fantastical Garden"  Gillian Moss - La Jolla, CA  2012  12" x 12"
Screen printing, hand embroidered, hand quilted.
Gillian says this piece started out as a pure experiment as she was thinking of doing something for the SAQA online auction. She worked on it in the evening while her husband watched TV and it became a special quilt with the colors and the thoughts that accompanied her stitching.
 

Many different colors of thread used and a signature done with fabric marker.
 

The screened background in green and blue allows areas for the flowers to bloom.
 

Straight stitches, cross stitches, back stitches, stem stitches, running stitches, fly stitches, single chain stitches - done in perle cotton and sewing cotton threads.

Gillian does very even, elegant stitching.
 

And she is not afraid to show the back of her work - hurrah, Gillian.
 

On her label she uses a hand cut stamp of a house resembling her home in Dublin, Ireland and hand prints the information needed - including her website URL.  A way for people interested in her work to contact her.  www.mossartquilts.com

Beagle at VAM 12-29-12

I don't know the rules for service dogs in other states, but in California if the dog is wearing a vest that declares he is a service dog he can go anywhere with his owner.  No questions asked.  Although sometimes our curiosity about what the dog's job actually is can be unbearable.  I believe this dog's responsibility was for his mommy as he always stuck close to her.

This cute little beagle named Dakota (who is 11 years old) was so well behaved.  Sometimes he would lie down and rest whilst his parents examined the quilts, but he made no attempt to wander and was very quiet. 
The quilt here is "Monochrom V - Quest" by Barbara Lange of Freising, Germany.
 

Dakota kept an eye on me and I kept my hands off of him - too cute, isn't he? 

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Friday Feet 12-28-12

 

The tops of the shoes are just red with a Nike swoosh.  But the bottoms are very fancy.