and this one is for me. i showed you sections of it in my last post. it's what i've been working on in Karen Ruane's lace class. i finished it today and i'm real pleased with the way it turned out. i filled it with small pieces of white cotton that i always pull out for embroidery and sampling. click on the images for close-ups.
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| the front is complete |
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| joined to the back with a double ruffle at the bottom |
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| the inside is lined with white cotton lawn and trimmed with lace |
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| the back is a weaving i did in one of Jude Hill's early classes |
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| filled with white cloth and added ties as a closure |
Karen Ruane has listed a new class, Simply Stitch, that starts on June 17th. check it out
here.
i also did some dyeing this week. a quilting friend had given me 2 pieces of a beautiful silk damask that were part of a blouse. it was a cream color and it dyed beautifully just using oak leaves and tin cans.
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| the leaf under the string made the best marking |
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| i'm pleased with the markings on the cloth. this one might get some lace work on it. |
i've been spending some time in the garden this week. things are growing quickly since we had some rain this week. the rain water is very magical. i opened my front door the other day and standing right there, not 12" from me was this baby blue jay. he did not move...just stood there while i took his picture and walked around and went back into the house. i opened the door a bit later to check on him but he was gone. will need to sketch this one.
it was 95 degrees today. hope it's cooler where you are. have a great weekend.
