my amazing brother gave me his old laptop when he bought a new one last week! i’m so excited and how did i ever live without a laptop! now i can surf the net faster, it isn’t a freezing nightmare to post stuff, and i can lie in bed watching movies till midnight!!! so, the plan is to post more often, and to post some pics of what i’ve been up to lately!
I just basted a 9″ potholder to get it ready for quilting. I read a couple of books on art quilting and have fallen in love…on the basted potholder i fused some flower motifs and then embroidered around the outsides of each flower…i love this technique! now i have to buy a leather thimble (i hate the old metal ones) because my pointer finger is sore from all the pushing of the needle! i really like doing embroidery because i can do it in front of computer while watching a movie…
my plan is to focus on art quilts instead of bed quilts…one of the books i used is Fabric Collage Quilts by Joanne Goldstein…i checked it out of the library and have to give it back (will probably check it right back out!)…i located it on Amazon so naturally i’ll have to get my own copy eventually! i want to treat the quilts like i treat my watercolors and oil paintings…i have so many ideas….one of them is to do a quilt of my sisters chihuahua (sp?) Kandy who I’ve fallen in love with and threated to put in a sombrero or beret and steal her on a daily basis! i am drawn to fabrics and found a love of sewing through my grandmother and mother, both of whom sewed all through my childhood…i hope to pass it on to my grandaughter! right now life is good for me, and i hope its good for you too! happy crafting!