Art update

In art news, quilting continues. I bought a new sewing machine and that helps enormously.

I taught myself Hawaiian applique and made a custom pattern.

I'm currently working on curtains (based on the pattern I bought, but embellished with flying geese) for the front room.

Weather note

After a month of unseasonably warm and dry weather, we've had some rain. Yesterday was wild with a huge hailstorm that blew through (trapping us on the porch at Batch's for an hour. We were forced to drink beer and bullshit!). After the storm passed, there was a fantastic double rainbow. And as we walked home, we saw an amazing sunset that included colors like turquoise and teal as well as lavender, slate, and glowing burnished gold.

Quilt

I got excited about quilting, or more specifically so far, patchwork. I made this patchwork piece that I then stitched onto a duvet cover. I haven't actually done any quilting yet, and I don't think either of my sewing machines are up for it.

Winter projects

I just wanted to post pics of a few of the projects I've worked on.

I finished the medallions on the towels. I actually did most of the tatting when we were in Ashland during the summer fires. I got the hand-dyed thread through Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/).