Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tease #2
about 6 days left before i start working on backing it. this week i've had to up my average hours from 2 a day to 4. 2 after the kids go to sleep and then 2 more spaced out during the day. today for example, the kids were playing nicely outside and i was able to sit at the picnic table and work for a good solid hour. now i'm going to put the boy down for a nap, do a little housework and then work for another hour. is my housework suffering? yes, of course it is. when isn't it? i'm not big on housework. it's that thing that i do when i don't have any other choice. like when my husband doesn't have any clean underwear or the stack of dishes by the sink is starting to stink. or i have guests coming over.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
my so called woven life
finally finished the woven runner i had on the demonstration loom. it's over 80 inches long, multi-colored warp and grey weft, bird's eye pattern with appliqued birds.
i will eventually put a back on it but for now i'm concentrating on finishing an art piece. let me repeat that... AN ART PIECE! i don't make art. not usually. i make practical, useful things to beautify my everyday workaday world. however, the WPCA's member show is in a couple months and i've decided to enter something this year. i've got 3 weeks to complete it. so far i've been averaging about 2 hours a night work time. if i can keep that up i might actually finish it. here's a tease:
this is about 3 inches of the 22 x 22 finished project. a very small part. it's not even close to being done or looking like the final product. i'll keep posting on it as i go.
i will eventually put a back on it but for now i'm concentrating on finishing an art piece. let me repeat that... AN ART PIECE! i don't make art. not usually. i make practical, useful things to beautify my everyday workaday world. however, the WPCA's member show is in a couple months and i've decided to enter something this year. i've got 3 weeks to complete it. so far i've been averaging about 2 hours a night work time. if i can keep that up i might actually finish it. here's a tease:
this is about 3 inches of the 22 x 22 finished project. a very small part. it's not even close to being done or looking like the final product. i'll keep posting on it as i go.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
my pot holders are cuter than yours
i just spent an unspeakable amount of time sewing quilted pot holders. if there were any lingering questions about my sanity, they have been answered.
greenleaf: why did you sew pot holders?
me: because i can.
in actuality, this was a great way to use up some scraps. i have lots of scraps. bins and bins of scraps.
greenleaf: why did you sew pot holders?
me: because i can.
in actuality, this was a great way to use up some scraps. i have lots of scraps. bins and bins of scraps.
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