Pincushions, Trial Batch

As I have mentioned before, I am EASILY sidetracked by new ideas, fun tutorials, informative shows...So, when I stumbled upon an episode of Simply Quilts while researching pin cushions, I just had to try that method of blender for the wool and dryer for the felting of the balls of wool. Now what? Rummaged through my plethora of doodads and came up with some pretty ribbon. Decided to sacrifice a wee bit of my just-purchased wool roving and delved into my late grandmother's button tin. I filled the wool square base with bird grit for ballast and for sharpening of needles. I 'tied' the wet blendered wool with rubber bands to make grooves in the finished product. It was a lot of fun.
Pincushions-$7 plus actual shipping costs. Email weber.lindy@gmail.com for more info.

Osprey: Airy Aerie

I love my osprey! Yes, even if I do say so myself. What a fun, experimenting, learning quilt to make.  Somewhat scary, too, having to make the pine needles right on the almost completed quilt...

Fantasy San Juans

Just a tiny little fling at landscape. Fun!  

Iris ll

I might just have an iris series going...I am gearing up for a Home Show the end of March and need spring/deco items. This is thread painting (again!) mounted on fabric covered artist's stretched canvas. I used rayon embroidery thread for the 'fuzzies', so they are 3D.

Iris ll- Sold

Next Generation

Photo printed onto canvas. Thread sketched lower half of photo and thread painted father w/son. Can't wait to work on some more 'relational' photos! :?}

Osprey in progress

Now he has a beak and a back...and I am still dragging my heals re: making Ponderosa pine needles! I think they will look great, but if not, ospreys build their nests on man-made platforms, dead trees...so I don't HAVE to have green pine needles.

Osprey is progressing! I kept adding to the nest, in order to avoid building the bird...but once I broke him into sections and started whacking fabric, otherwise known as 'fussy cutting', he started coming together! He still needs his back and beak, but looking good!
The feather seems to want more definition. I am toying with the idea of fuzzy yarn for fluff. I will apply the fine black netting over the nest to hold down the dozens of pieces. All the raptors nests are SO messy! Not sure what the border will be, and if the limbs should travel on out to the border. Decisions, decisions...this is such fun! (Fun, but I am avoiding the ponderosa pine needles part...) :?}

Trapunto

Okay...this working on quilting/art 4-6 hours a day produces results-finished things! I can hardly grasp the concept of me finishing things... so, here is the trapunto. (oh, okay, so I still have to sit and stitch the hanging sleeve on it tonight during NCIS, but it's almost done)

Kandu

Got Kate's baby dressed in Kenyan wear, Kandu. We have yet to know if Kate and her doll will be living in Kenya...

Happy Valentine's Day!

This wall quilt began as a row robin. The unusual 'red' was used to go with the matching accent wall in my living room. Nothing like hanging a quilt on the wall to realize how wonky it is...perhaps I should begin, finally, to measure my quilt through the middle and cut borders to match? Ya think!
Personal collection

Multi-tasking? Multi-messes!!!

I just can't seem to create one thing at a time, especially when I have been gobbling up books from the library on trapunto, felting, landscapes, fabric faces, etc. Then add 50+ blogs to wander delightedly through from the listings on QA and-mayhem! So many styles of art-dolls, painting, fabric, clay, quilts, clothes, bags, scarves- creative mayhem! I knew I was chuck-full of inspiration, but at one point today I actually became aware of my surroundings. Oh, my! Lands sakes alive!

Tasks; mending, 3 different thread painting project, kandu for Kenya-bound doll, landscape, trapunto, contest entry...In order to use my wall to view some of these I had to, once again, cover over my poor African lady. I did apologize to her. Out loud even...