It arrived TODAY! 04-15-14

Yes, the new laptop (Del's Dell #4)was delivered today. Tomorrow I will start the process of setting it up and then the restore from Carbonite. What would I do without them? It is worth the cost to have my files safe and retrievable. Check them out - tell them Colleen Thomas sent you!

I hope that I will soon be back to my regular blogging schedule - with pictures! Love, Del  

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Help a quilting friend

There is a crowd funding site to help Mary Lou Weidman and her husband Mark with his medical expenses. He has a terminal brain tumor and not much time left. Every donation helps. http://www.gofundme.com/7z9m5o

Friday Facilities 04-11-14

A few years ago I visited friends in Washington State and was treated to a visit to one of the islands in Puget Sound where one friend has a vacation home. It was like something from a dream with the blue water, blue sky, and a gleaming white Mount Baker lording over the dark green forests on the mainland in the distance. A gorgeous and gracious few days. The hostess has an eye for decoration and gardening - very casual, but warm and welcoming. The "facilities" are no exception.

Simple, but not austere.

I had to peek in the master bath and discovered another wonderful basin - like looking at the bottom of the sea.

Even the switch plates added a beachy feel. 

A perfect beach house basin - I love the mermaids on the side.

Monday Browsing .... on Thursday! 04-10-14

I hope that my laptop will let me post tonight. This is actually two weeks of browsing since I have not been able to post it for at least that long. Sorry I can't make the URLs show as links. I should have a new computer within the next few weeks.

Monday Browsing 04-07-14

Pictures from the Int’l Quilt Show in Dubai: http://assets.thequiltshow.com/magazine/internationalquiltshowdubai2014/index.html

J. Crew creates color: http://www.whowhatwear.com/j-crew-color-crazy-video-2014

Saving a whale in the Sea of Cortez: https://www.youtube.com/embed/EBYPlcSD490?rel=0

Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html

This one is interesting: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130424.html

And a different view of Mt Hood in Oregon: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130417.html

Del and Freddy (scroll down): http://wooliemammoth.blogspot.com/2014/03/empty-spools-seminar-next-chapter.html

These didn’t change my life, but some are interesting – baked eggs seem worth a try:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/readcommentbackwards/42-clever-food-hacks-that-will-change-your-life-dmjk

Wordless Wednesday 04-09-14

Quilt by Kathleen McCabe in TCQC 04-05-14

"Liberty" 2008 Kathleen McCabe
Cotton fabrics.  Machine appliqued and quilted.

This quilt was part of the SAQA 2009 Auction, but it has not been displayed due to the small size.  It doesn't quite fit into a wall of 12" x 12" pieces because it is only 10" x 11.5". 



Kathleen is very adept at this fused, raw-edge "tiling" technique, similar to what Gloria Loughman used as background.  I like the musical reference next to Liberty's ear.

Here you can see more clearly the technique used.

The back would be an interesting quilt on its own.  The pieced striped sleeve covers more than half of the back creating a striking design.

A basic, fused-on label giving the necessary info: title, artist, year and a contact where she can be reached.  As a collector I appreciate the size written on the label and add it to most of the quilts in TCQC. 

Wordless Wednesday 04-02-14