It's like finding shapes in clouds...
like the book It Looked Like Spilt Milk.
I looked and the butterfly was there.
Thread and material from Deb Lacativa.
It might also be that we find the things we are thinking about...
butterflies are very much on my mind right now.
This morning's harvest:
When I make a pouch with my shirt to carry something, I always think of other women in my family. Pretty sure I've seen everyone on my mother's side of the family do this.
I also gathered scraps and made a book. The class was called "Seeded notebook." With a name like that how could I resist?
The image to the right is a photo copy of a project I stitched. It includes an edge of lace made my Grandma Iside.
I am pretty sure I won't ever buy a book to journal in again...
I'll just keep making them.
It was a good day for a bit of origami. I could see making these and leaving them in a variety of places as a surprise. Or for a decoration. Or just because...
I wanted to put speech bubbles with these but didn't get there...
and then for some reason the Talking Heads "Once in a Life Time came to mind."
The moon is a threadcrumb.
I love that green and am making a jacket-sweatshirt kind of thing, still fussing with the sleeves as I am working without a pattern. The fabric is a wool/rayon blend.
I want it to be simple and comforting. To feel a bit like a hug...which is not really simple anymore.
Goal: Finish by Friday.
Today's 15 minutes of making:
Cat toys.
For the cat, who needs her nails trimmed.
It's hard to catch her at the right time though.
And really, the flowers are just going to keep coming...
it's that time of year.
Spring.
I love flowers.
I could just post flowers but I know that would get old for some...
So a bit of digital play to make things a little more interesting.
Three layers: a flower in color + a collage background + the flower in black and white.
The transparency is adjusted in various locations to make different layers be visible.
Also, I am thinking that laying out squares like this might be a good way to plan a quilt...
I can sew one seam.
One edge.
I free cut all the pieces for this star and love how the points are different sizes.
More character.
I wish...well, maybe to start with, a good night's sleep.
She is probably more dangerous than an elephant.
Then again, maybe not.
Or maybe it's more of a case of "let sleeping dragons lie?" That would be much more dangerous than waking a sleeping dog.
Language is such a fun thing.
The dragon is from Jude's original Patchwork Beast class.
It was living on a bag that I don't use much anymore so the stitching was picked out.
I cut off a couple inches from the bottom and like the balance of fish and dragon much better.
And now there is a new plan...
I just need to choose a few more fabrics,
a good task after a busy day.
What I need to tell myself frequently.
Why is good when it encourages curiosity and wonder.
And why is limiting when it creates doubt.