Ok. It’s hot again. Jack is sacked out under the coffee table near the fan.
I went down to my studio in search of relief from the chaotic patterns of ‘Global Warming’. Cut some petals in warm tones to cheer myself up. Gonna stitch myself a poppy!
On antique damask, no less.
A third iteration of the barn. Still not there.
The dolls are getting draped around here, too.
This will be a Writer’s Totem… I plan to tuck a long feather into the bundle, representing the quill.
The face is Charlotte Bronte.
Two dolls in progress. Place markers for heads. One, punctured metal, letting light through. One, a paper-pieced hexagon, letting light through.
Now it is dark. A fire crackles in the next room. A little snow is falling, but not much.
What would MY body look like if my head let more light through?
My new Abraham/Hicks disk arrived today – maybe I’ll find out!!
Sunday, my friend KS offered me a pick of fabrics from a design show. Perhaps I shouldn’t have, given the space constraints downstairs, but taking home a laundry basket full of gorgeous (free!) fabrics makes me feel rich, and so I deem it worth the hassle of organizing a bit.
My lunch friend yesterday guessed that this fabulous fabric is “peau de soie”, which literally means ‘skin of silk’ in French. Looking it up, I learn that peau de soie is a “soft silk fabric with a satin weave”. This two-sided combination of purple and teal is so gorgeous that it may be the thing that finally gets me to the cutting table to make myself a garment – something I’ve been itching to do for at least a year now.
I found this gauze irresistible, too.
I flipped and cropped the photo to create the cross. I made three cross quilts awhile ago, and they are going to be finished this month! Furthermore, I want to take one and use it as a template to create a new and improved Cross Quilt. I have discovered that copying even oneself can lead to very dull results, but I am hoping that this will be an opportunity to fix some construction and hue problems.
There were quite a few linens, too, some in enough yardage to possibly cover our dining room chairs, which haven’t matched our walls for almost 10 years.
With my new tripod, I took pictures of the moon set this morning (come back tomorrow for those). Also, I spent the better part of the morning taking pictures — including very close-up, in focus shots — of a felt hut being made (future tutorial?). I am really psyched about this new tool. Thank you, K! Leave it to my husband to recognize what gear I really, really needed.