Blog 395
I’m a bit late posting my blog this week; just blame it on
the fabulous weather over the Bank Holiday weekend. What with socialising, family
birthdays, barbecues and gardening I have not got a lot to show really apart
from a repetition of the scrap quilt which is my main focus. I have managed to
join together 2 rows consisting of 5 blocks each, and started 2 others. Still a
way to go but it should be finished by Gresford.
When I was at Suzette’s last week, I spent most of the day
making this sunflower picture in stitch. I soaked a bit of calico with water and
dropped some silk paint onto it, leaving it to flow through the material and dry
off. I then cut a piece of iron-on pelmet Vilene to the size I wanted and pressed
the calico on onto it, folding and sticking the edges to the back with thin
strips of fusible. This gave a taut foundation for me to work on with copious
stitch, but I was very disappointed to see that it had pulled and creased. Back
to the drawing board!
As I have been out in the sunshine gardening most of the WE,
I am going to post some pictures of it to show you where I get my inspiration.
It is full of colour most seasons and I work hard to keep it well stocked and tidy.
Notice that I don’t name the plants, I only see colour!
Even the fish were near the surface in the heat of the day. And
the frogs were impossible to count, much like the tadpoles!
Whenever I have the grandchildren, it is always an excuse to
do a bit of art/craft. As we were outside, I gave the each of them a root from
the leeks which I had used to make soup. I just said it looked like hair and left
them to it. This is what they created, I think there was a bit of copying going
on but I love the results! Aw bless.
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