Favorite Things 12-23-17

This is one of my favorite things I have found on the Internet.  Turn up the sound so you can hear the rain at the beginning.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-c9-poC5HGw 

There is such a vast array of faces in all colors and ages; and they mostly look so happy.

And here is another favorite thing.

 

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Friday Feet - Re-visited 12-22-17

Zebra Feet - no zebras were sacrificed to make these fabulous shoes, worn specially for a grand occasion. At Solare, San Diego 08-24-13

 

 

Boy, the rest of us are a bunch of plain Janes. She who moves gets blurry feet!

Del's Quilts - Traditional 12-21-17

This is the quilt that is on my bed now.  I suppose it is a Christmas quilt because it is all red, white, and green.  I drew the block design myself, so I don't know if it has a name.  I just call it the Red and  Green quilt!   But it is similar to Bright Hopes. 

 

"Red & Green Quilt"  Del Thomas  Jan 1997  69"W x 101"L

 

It is composed of these two blocks, which are cut from scraps and yardage in my fabric library.  The hardest to find were the medium reds, some are more pink that I liked, but I was desperate. 

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Wordless Wednesday - 12-12 -09

 

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Views from drones 12-119-17

Drones are giving us unique views of our world. 

 

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/best-drone-photos/gallery/?utm_source=k1&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=test&kwp_0=444811&kwp_4=2213272&kwp_1=925040

 

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An early Christmas gift for KoKo 12-18-17

When we visited Santa at PetSmart we also stocked up on treats, dog food and bought a new bright red leash for the Holidays.  And we found an interesting new toy for KoKo.

 

 

Rooster is 16" long and has a squeaker in each foot, in his body and also in his neck.

FOUR squeakers.

KoKo loved it and tore around the house making it squeak.

Really a great toy with squeakers and those floppy legs.

By bedtime KoKo had killed all but one of the squeakers. But he brought Rooster to bed with him, sandwiched between me and his head.  Rooster looks a little bemused, eh? 

 

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Re-visiting some hat quilts 12-17-17

Here are two of the hat quilts in TCQC

Originally posted on Sunday, September 28, 2008   

For thirty years (give or take a year) I have worn hats. I grew up in a time when ladies hats were still popular and I always liked them. Sometime in the 70s I was diagnosed with Rosacea, a facial skin condition that is aggravated by sunlight. I started wearing hats when I was outside, but when I went somewhere I would take them off and then forget them. Ultimately, I had hats all over town. So, I decided that I would wear a hat ALL of the time, day or night, outdoors or in. That way I wouldn't be losing my hats all the time. As time went by, that turned out to be a good idea because ladies hats for sale are few and far between and I am always on the hunt to replace some of my worn out hats. I'd hate to be losing any. Because of my be-hatted status I have been gifted with several hat quilts and purchased these two.

"Lowanda Does Hollywood" Jean Ray Laury 2001 30.5W x 33.5L

There is a striking resemblance between Lowanda and myself, but Jean Ray did not use me as a model, even though we have known each other for years. In this quilt Jean has used many of the techniques she has taught over the years -- silk screen printing, Thermofax printing, hand drawing, hand painting, foiling, piecing and machine quilting.

A very special quilt for me, made by an artist I have always respected.

"Mad Hattery" 1999 41.5" square

Pamela Jenner, Barbara Cannon, Michele Lecrivain of Santa Clarita, CA

This is a whole cloth quilt with the design applied with permanent fabric pens and markers, crayons, and fabric paint. Machine pieced and quilted. I bought it at an auction to raise money for Breast Cancer Research. I was never able to locate any of the makers to ask further questions or to tell them I had purchased the quilt. I am always interested in connecting modern art quilts to the quilting traditions of the past - what a long journey it has been for whole cloth quilts over the last 200+ years.