"Singin' In The Rain" With My Needle Keeper

I chose to simply quilt "rain" strips

on this  Vintage Hand Applique

Girls in the rain Tea Towel

after adding a simple blue batik border where I'm 

currently hand quilting the "fish" shapes.

Can you spot my Needle Keeper? 
 "Singin In The Rain" $295
21 1/2 inches X 29 inches

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Scrap Vortex QAL Continues

 The fun continues as I glean the batik remnant bin...OK bins

for the Scrap Vortex QAL over at Crazy Mom Quilts.

There's talk of a bed quilt....hmmm not sure that's my destination.

BUT,

I'm having a blast, a messy blast but the results

are very rewarding.

Could you see yourself doing this type of challenge?

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Knitted Soap Saver

Since the circular crocheted  scrubber that I purchased

was past it's prime, and I don't crochet,

I looked online for a simple knitted version.

Grey netting to coordinate with my bathroom

cut into 1 inch strips knitted with #10 needles

made a quick project.
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Needle Keepers / Minders - Saving One Foot At A Time

 I really enjoy needle handwork and do it often. 

Sadly, I've lost many needles and my family tends to "find" them

 unexpectedly and not happily. 

So, recently my now grown daughter purchased

 a Needle Keeper / Minder for me in preparation to watch her 2 little boys on a trip...

go figure :)

What a great tool! I didn't loose one needle the whole 2 weeks! 

 Success. So I decided to create some and share the fun.

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Scrap Vortex QAL - Crazy Mom Quilts

  I've chosen to join the 

Scrap Vortex Quilt ALong (QAL)

with Crazy Mom Quilts blog.

I had a slow start as I was helping someone else sew using my machine

although I pieced in between. 

What fun to go through the  tiny batik fabric remnants.

It's coming along nicely and I'm considering

adding  solid read asymmetrical sashing strips.

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Owie Owie Ouch

Yesterday, my birthday, 

was a great time with family and friends, good food 

and watching hubby and one son win their softball game. 

A couple unwelcome adventures as 4 of my fingers were hurt 

when a window fell unexpectedly and later a bee stung me below my eye at the ballgame.

 Feeling better this AM.

Guess I won't be sewing for awhile.

 Blessed be the name of the Lord.

Interesting timing as I just completed "What's In Your Hand?" Quilted Wall Art. 

Photo is an unfinished  self portrait block.
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"What's In Your Hand?" Completed!!

During the online April Art Daily 2015 online I hosted,
I personally

challenged myself to create a "hand" block daily 

 using various approaches

along with hand dyed or batik fabric.

I blogged daily of my adventure not having a plan

of what to do with the blocks. 

It was so much fun researching "hand" formations

and choosing numerous techniques.

I chose to combine them

into this approximately 32  inch X  32 inch Wall Art .

The title comes from something  Basket Artist, Matt Tommey

often asks artists, "What is In Your Hand?"

meaning what has God already given you to work with?

Hand quilted. $895

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"What's In Your Hand?" Label

Of course the label for the "What's In Your Hand?" 

Wall Art Quilt needed to be a hand - hand painted fabric 

and  hand appliqued.

It's For Sale. $895
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Hand Painting Fabric - Mickey Lawler Style

 While looking for a fabric for the label of "What's In Your Hand?"

I decided to over paint a plain green hand dyed fabric.

This first one is using diluted Pebeo Setacolor Transparent paint

and the scrunch method.

 This second piece is trying out a technique a fellow quilter learned in a

workshop with Mickey Lawler of Skydyes

sing a paint brush and salt.

They both came out nice.  I'll use the first one for my label.
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Mercy Market Green Glass Earrings & Moringa Seed Oil

I recently purchased these earrings from a vendor representing. Mercy Market.

 Mercy Market exists to extend hope and mercy 

to a hurting world through the sale of international artistry.

 I also purchased a small bottle of Moringa Seed Oil which is a new product to me

After researching it more, I am looking forward to using it.

Anyone else tried Moringa Seed Oil?

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"Remember" Finger On "What's In Your Hand?"

Finishing up details on the 

"What's In Your Hand?" Wall Art Quilt,

I'm wondering if the "string to remember" on the finger ribbon

is too long or not.  Thoughts?
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"Covered" in Long Beach, California

 While traveling to Long Beach, California to 

care for my 2 and 1 year old grandsons

who just came from  their home in Berlin,

I got to have Nana time, while Mom and Dad

attended a required conference. The city was new to all of us and 

walking around with a double stroller felt a bit vulnerable...

until being reminded of I John 2:20.  I/We were covered.

Thank You Lord. 
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Design Oppoortunity

The Unraveling "Silk Tea" Bag Hand 

Design Opportunity from

April Art Daily Day 29 

gave me the opportunity to use a unique fabric

I gleaned recently at a Fiber Arts event.

The "new" hand is fused over the "old" hand.

This piece is ready for the facing edge and label.

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Raveling "Silk" Tea Bag Art Update

 On day 29 of the April Art Daily 2015

I created a  5 inch X 4 inch block from a "silk" tea bag.

I suspect the "silk" may in fact be polyester.

As I'm almost finished and hand quilting the border of the Wall Art Quilt now,

this hand has begun to ravel badly even though it was carefully fused. 

Interestingly the fusible web shape is still intact on the red batik fabric.

A tidbit of white silk anyone? Other suggestions?
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Flat Stanley Apple School Project

I created this Flat Apple so that a 2nd Grade

class from a local elementary school

could sign their initials on it.

It traveled  with me on a recent adventure. 

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Vinegar For Leather Thimble Repair?

Years ago, I retained  my hands  to quilt away from me using my stronger  thumb

 instead of the weaker middle finger...not an easy task for me.

So, now I use 2 thimbles:  a leather one for my thumb

and still a metal one for my middle finger.

The benefit is that I can quilt both ways now.

Recently, I read that putting vinegar on a leather couch

would swell the leather and aid in "healing" the holes.

I'm trying it out with my leather thimble.

Anyone else tried this?
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Cross Body Green Knitted Fabric Purse

If you've ever knitted  batik fabric strips, you know it's a bit

challenging on the hands but gives great results.  

So when I changed my style from this  Back Pack Knitted Fabric Purse

I re purposed the knitted portion in a smaller simple cross body purse

 I added a fun flower fabric along with the quilted section of the

Back Pack Knitted Fabric purse.
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