2015 May

Our quilt group has been working on our Row By Row quilts for some time now. I did another row for my dear friend Ellie. The first one I did was back in March of last year, a winter row. Ellie’s theme is “Seasons”. This time, I did a summer row. There is an order to my madness/messiness… So glad for my studio – now I can spread out and have fun!

I love old vintage campers. Perhaps one day…

And here it is sewn to the other rows:

I hope Ellie likes it. Now on to finishing my own row by row.

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What Have I Been Up To…

It’s already May. Much has happened since I last posted. Older son moved back to CA – yay! Younger son continues in the Bay Area, and dear daughter got hit by a car on her bike, but managed to make it to Nationals. Thank God she is ok…

The inattentive gardener that I am, I dedicated two of my planters to growing berries. I happened to be out poking around my garden today, and lo and behold, the berries were ripe!

I have been wanting my very own studio space. When younger son moved up north, I eyed his room, but it was an overwhelming mess, since we started using it as a catch all room. So, dear hubby suggested the kids bonus room. He helped me organize it, put together some Ikea cabinets, and now I have my very own Studio! This is the old computer nook; now my sewing station:

Lots of storage for my quilting and art!

Vintage quilts I have been collecting for some special projects:

Now I have a place to display my vintage metal dollhouses:

My current quilt project. A quilter, Laura West Kong, who belongs to my local Guild has a Quarter Daisy block in the book, Modern Blocks:

And the TV is still in here, so the kids are not totally deprived when they come home to visit:

I have always wanted to learn how to paint in acrylic. A very talented friend of mine, Muriel Dolemieux is teaching a group of us in her home Studio. I love it! it’s so much fun! Here is our first painting: