Hello.....it's been a long time!

I just rediscovered my blog and will possibly start blogging again.... believe it or not. The world has changed since I last posted here. New environment, new life changes, new world pandemic and the list goes on and on. 

So, what have I been up too? I have added a list of new hobbies onto the ones I still have, and it just keeps my mind occupied doing what I love to do. 

Spring is in the air, and I've got the gardening bug again as I always do around this time of year. The weather is warming up and it is not a gradual warming, it's like "BAM....here I am!" kind of days. A cold front of 20 degrees 4wks ago to 75 degrees and plants that were supposed to come back every year has almost died and took on frost bite is totally gone! My bulbs started coming up, trees are blooming and everything is confused, I believe because of all these weather changes in the world. But I am not complaining, I love to garden, and I will be out there in full swing once I get a number of items off my plate. So, yard here I come! 

Well, I just wanted to say hello and life have allowed me to jump on here again with projects I may be working on or just to chat to see what everyone else is up to. 

Take care and happy project working.

What Are These?

Can someone please tell me what these are called?

A visit to the grocery produced this little gems. They look like a cross between a plum and a lemon. Look at the way the bottom goes down like a tear drop or the end of a lemon.  Of course I didn't know what the heck they were and they didn't have a name for them but they did have a cup to sample them. I didn't sample them, but was curious to bring them home to study what they were and to taste test in the privacy of my home. I only go two, but I will keep you posted as to what they taste like.

Have a great day...now go be creative! T

How to cover a mistake

The project of the day is paper piecing with a muslin foundation. But because I am not that verse in this subject matter you would think following a straight line would be easy, apparently not. If you look real closely you can see where I messed up. I'll admit this is not my specialty, but it was fun making. So what did I do, I covered some of the seams with quilting and fabric paint to cover the mistakes. Nothing like a Chevron design out of flying geese, how is that possible.

Enjoy! Now go be creative and have a wonderfully productive night. Later T

What a Year...Literally! Welcome 2013

It's been quite a while since I have written and I've missed it so, this past year has been an interesting one to say the least and hopefully we can get back on track somewhat. So what are your plans for this year? I have a laundry list and one is to get published, self-publish my own project, and submit my quilts to more shows this year. That is a TALL order but with determination I am gonna make it happen. So what have I been working on lately? Over the x-mas holiday I worked on one quilt, one for my brother I'd been working on forever with the tons of squares and triangles that was on the cover of American Patchwork, then low and behold, I was at quilt guild and that lady who designed that quilt was our speaker...how cool was that. She held up that quilt I almost fell out of my seat with excitement. Other gifts included tons of knitting gifts for family and friends. It was a challenge but I am always up for a challenge. I brought in the new years with family and made it home safely. It was a blast! I hope everyone had a great one as well and now ready for a new and wonderful year. I am signing off for now but I will be back.

Take care and you know what my motto is..."Who cares if my points aren't straight!" Happy Quilting and go make something wonderful! T

Project of the Day is....

Good morning. Scraps, scraps, everywhere! In the efforts to get rid of some of these scraps, I had a need to create this pouch for some needlework designs. Imagine that, like I need another bag for something. I love putting these together and adding hand work for a fast quick project within a few hours or so. Enjoy!

Copyright Chatter to Ponder

Seems there has been a lot of chatter about Copyright in the blog community about what is and isn't the proper edict. I would just like to give my 1 cent of this subject. I like others work hard for what I do and even though I am still considered a starving artist (as they say) my ideals, my creations, and anything that comes from my brain is my own. Do you know how hard that is? You have those who create, you have those who enjoying making those items, and you have those who enjoy selling those items. It's like the cycle of life, it's a full circle, but this needs to be done in an ethical manner. Credit needs to be given to those artists and designers. You make something within the designer’s guidelines, give credit. Remember that "fine" print? If you can't see it, that is where the information is located! When in doubt contact the owner/operator/creator/designer/artist or whatever the title is. This term falls under numerous umbrellas. When everyone works together, everyone benefits, i.e. the circle of life. These are my guild lines: COPYRIGHT NOTICE Applies to any pictures, designs, publications, as well as reproduction on or through the internet, posting, auction sites, scanning, or e-mail transmissions without prior written permission will be prohibited. Please be advised, artist are working together to stop this nonsense of copying others designs and its content thereof. If it wasn't purchased from me and my brain, it's not yours and doesn't give you the right to recreate, sell or anything else unless you are given permission to do so. With this said.....have a wonderful day and go use your brain for something creative today! Later T

Madison says "Oh No, Please don't go there!"

Wool Fun...

I have been MIA playing with my wool fabric and making a primitive rug. I have gotten all the flowers, leaves and the pot done and now all that is left is filling in the background. I can't wait to see this finished. I love prims, who would have known. I would love to create a runner. I will have to work on that one. This rug will currently be about 2ft by 3ft. That is not a bad size. I have always made small hooking projects, so this is large to me. In case you were wondering, this design is from the Purely Primitive Rug Hooking book by Pat Cross. Signing off til next week! Enjoy T