A lyric from “Be Thou My Vision” ~ illustrated in mixed media. This piece is 12×36? Remember “Be Thou My vision from a week or so ago? Well, the lyrics I love… and I couldn’t help but try my hand at another, larger canvas: The first thing I did was to add the first layer, which were striped paper napkins, and …
Caring Bridge update from June 22 by Melissa, Round Three: “We are so thankful to be starting round three on schedule! I had a wonderful surprise during round two, I came to the hospital at 630am to find out that Rowan’s ANC (the number that basically tells us his immune system function) had jumped from in the 70s to 304! …
Praying for Rowan and the Flaten Family today… June 20th Update: “After over a week at home in Highwood, the Flatens have returned to Denver for Rowan to continue with his third round of chemotherapy. For this round, Rowan receives chemo for 8 days. His first day (today) has been a long one starting with a spinal chemo treatment at …
The quilting is finished. I laid the quilt out on the studio floor and pinned it to the pieced minkee backing fabric. It does not have batting in it, which means it won’t be really heavy or bulky, but will remain pliable, soft and cuddly. In my opinion, using a walking foot and a ballpoint needle is the best way …
Meet “Yellow Brick Road” — a twin size quilt top I made over ten years ago! (Where does that t-i-m-e go?!) I don’t know why I didn’t get it quilted ~ but I know … it was meant for such a time as this. That time is NOW. Time to get it out, unfolded, pressed, batted and quilted. In hope …
Soul Blossom No 3 ~ for some goofy reason, typing that just reminds me of the song “She’ll Be Comin’ Round The Mountain When She Comes!” We used to love to sing that song! And this is the flower center, using more Liquid Pearls dimensional paint. I like this flower center the best ~ so far! I wanted to change …
We had such a fun weekend celebrating family, puppy love, and garden seeds… and perfect 75 degree weather with bright sunshine and a very light breeze. Perfect! Georgia had a great time playing with AJ! Tug-o-war?! And thanks to my sweet husband, we got our garden boxes filled with new garden soil, and all ready for planting. And then had …