Glow Ya Little Glow Worm ... Shimmer, Shimmer II

 Glow Ya Little Glow Worm

... Shimmer, Shimmer II

A progress report

Blocks completed from the first Shimmer quilt that I made.

At this point every surface in my sewing room is covered in every piece of Tula Pink fabrics that I own.

It's magical!

Sorting through my Tula Pink stash. Sorting and coordinating fabrics into colorful block combinations.

One of the happiest places on earth for me is in my sewing room with fabrics scattered about. I can do this for hours and hours.

49 blocks are required for the size of quilt that I am making, so I have spent quite a bit of time cutting the fabrics needed for this project.

This makes my brain feel good and my heart very very happy.

Halloween Shirt 2024

 Halloween Shirt 2024

My 2024 Halloween shirt 🎃

A sweet friend at work made this shirt for me. She also made my 2023 Halloween shirt 🎃 Which is the exact same shirt ... minus Pee Wee.

I love this so much!

Trick or Treat Smell My Feet 🎃

hahahahaha!!

BREAD

BREAD

I'm becoming more and more comfortable in my bread making. I believe that I have perfected the artisan loaf baked in my dutch oven. 

I believe it is time to start branching out and begin making different breads.

Sourdough, white bread loaves, yeast rolls ...

I think I am ready

 

Getting Things Done

 Getting Things Done

This year has been a year of getting the things done that I have needed to do for years now.

Yesterday, I took a vacation day in order to get things done.

It seems that I am at the age where I forget just about everything. i.e. no long term memory! I decided to write the tasks that I needed/wanted to get done on post it notes and posted them on my dashboard. As I completed them I removed the posted note ... and was on to the next.

This worked perfectly for me ... I will be doing this again and again!

This made for a very productive day for me! I'm proud of all that I was able to accomplish.

Shimmer II

 Shimmer II

I made this quilt for my daughter a few years ago, in Tula Pink fabrics. The pattern is written by Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew.

Since then I have dreamed and planned to make a Shimmer quilt in Tula Pink fabrics for my own personal quilt collection.

In May when I purged and cleaned my house and sewing room, I found a few blocks that I had cut out but had not needed to finish my daughter's quilt.

That is when I decided that it was time to start working on my own Shimmer quilt.

I love how this block comes together and it looks more difficult and complex than it really is. Allison's pattern is written beautifully and is very easy to follow.

As it turned out I had 5 blocks cut and ready to piece from the making of my daughter's Shimmer quilt. I actually love that my quilt will have blocks from my daughter's quilt incorporated into it.

Sage Pottery

 Sage Pottery

I love this ...

A few years ago my daughter and I took a pottery class at Mighty Mud. We made a plate, a bowl, and a cup.

My daughter continued with pottery classes. She is very talented. She now creates pottery under the name, Sage Pottery.

The vase pictured above is a gift from her. The lego flowers were in my Easter Basket this year. 

Hello October

 October 2024

Pumpkin Everything Season

😃😃

My Quilting Passion

 My Quilting Passion

Red and White Quilts

Presently, in the glow of the early morning glow, my design wall is full of all things red and white, and here I sit with no direction in which to go from here.

I'm just going to leave these blocks where they and let them inspire me.

Be inspired and passionate in what your love.

Design Wall Update - Coral Limerick Quilt

 Design Wall Update

The Coral Limerick Quilt kit project.

There is a lot of cutting in this project and may be something to consider if you don't like a lot of fussy cutting and piecing.

It was a lot of fun watching the pattern emerge on my design wall.

Coral Limerick Quilt Kit

The kit was purchased from Amanda of Westwood Acres

Finished Size 66 x 86 inches

This was a fun project, lots of cutting but the pattern is written beautifully and the fabrics provided in the kit are excellent.

I may make this quilt pattern again, in a red/white version of course.

Sketchbook - NeuroGraphic Art

 Sketchbook - NeuroGraphic Art

As most of you know, I have been trying for years to be consistent with creating in my sketchbook. As it turns out, once I stopped stressing over not sketching and what to sketch, I am sketching and creating more than I ever have.

I've also been reading and researching art techniques, art mediums, and art materials and supplies. It is amazing. Recently, I was reading about and watching a few YouTube videos on NeuroGraphic Art.

If you are interested in learning about neurographic art there are tons of sites and YouTube videos online. I'm not sharing any of those here with you because I went down the rabbit hole on this one from one site to the next to videos so I don't even remember all of the sites I landed on.

Below is my first attempt at NeuroGrapic Art

When I was a little girl my Grandma Dorothy worked at Carter's Ink, they made magic markers and my Grandma always had a large box of cast off markers. I used to sit in her living room floor and color art very much like this. Scribbling with a black marker and then filling in all of the little bubbles with every color of the rainbow.

So This Is Happening

 So This Is Happening

I took Spanish as my foreign language in college. A foreign language was required. I took Spanish I and II

I learned what I needed to learn to pass the tests but not much else. I very much want to learn how to speak Spanish, so I have enrolled in a continuing education class to learn conversational Spanish. Without tests and grades hanging in the balance I am hopeful that I will enjoy learning how to speak Spanish. Yes, I am aware that it will take more than one continuing education class to learn the language but it is a start.