I’ve been fortunate to receive a few pieces of my grandmother’s fine hand work. Not necessarily things I would make for myself, they are nonetheless, a treasured legacy from a woman who influenced me deeply. Hilda Elizabeth Packer Preston lived with my family for 10 years — my ages 3 – 13 — and it […]
Archives for November 2011
One-Sentence Journaling
Late in 2009 I learned about a woman who began keeping a one-sentence journal in an attempt to capture highlights of her life on a regular basis. I thought it was a great idea and something I could commit to. For ease, I decided to keep it on my computer and augment the written journal […]
Wordless Wednesday
Leafy Sea Dragon
Earlier this month we made a trip to visit the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I’ve wanted to revisit since learning about the seahorse exhibit. The exhibit has been there for many years already…but you know how that happens. I was tickled by the Potbelly seahorse. Apparently, a big belly is better for attracting females, so the […]
More Needle Felting
Yum! I am loving the hand of these needle felted pieces. Here is the second half of the crewel-embroidered snippet I found. The cording on the edge was tied around a Christmas gift last year. It’s so fun to repurpose things that come into my life — especially in unexpected ways. Click on an image […]
Needle Felting
I’ve turned half of the crewel-embroidered fabric I needle felted into a postcard. The fabric included a metallic thread stitched around much of the individual motifs, however, after needle felting the metallic thread was cut too much to leave hanging here and there. So I removed the tidbits of broken threads and added my own […]
Needlefelting
The needlefelting machine has been idle for simply too long. Time to dig out the wool roving and do something with it! And look what I found while pulling out the roving. It’s an embroidered snippet (about 6″ x 8″) of who-knows-what that my cousin left me from his estate. It looks like crewel […]
Wordless Wednesday
A Teaching Moment
Cinema Place Gallery is exhibiting my work in The QuiltEssential Event and I have agreed to sit the gallery twice during the exhibition. My first experience was on a Thursday, 4 – 8 p.m. Considering the day of the week and the hours I was there, I anticipated a rather quiet time. Not so. Foot […]
Time to Tweak
Since August my energy has been focused on completing projects for deadlines and keeping up with commitments made before the crazy time set in. That’s history and the bulk of my quilts are home once again. So it’s time for tweaking — rehanging old friends and finding a place for two large quilts that went […]