My word of the year for last year was FOCUS - and it worked well! I had my long dreaded cataract surgery, can now drive without glasses, and can do most things sans glasses, except thread a needle! I also have been trying to FOCUS on ONE THING at a TIME! I'm easily distracted, see, so, ummm....
Yesterday I f-i-n-a-l-ly finished quilting my "Golden Gate" quilt. It is a Full Bed size - and is now ready for binding - and last night we slept under it! so, today I'll bind it, but I love it more than I thought I would now that it's on the bed! Somehow, once a quilt is on a bed, the little mistakes that upset me so much while I was quilting it just don't show up. The overall effect puts the whole project into perspective. Yes, Finished is much better than Perfect!
On Thursday, I spent most of the afternoon playing with paint - and my Gelli Plate - and whatever paper, card stock, or ______ I could find that I could smack some paint on! I have been saving a couple of 'obsolete' spiral bound books full of maps - the paper is a little thin, but I love the way these came out with just a hint of the map showing through on most of the pages. I also grabbed a drab brown photo storage box that needed a little interest and put a bit of paint on the lid & sides of that. It needs much more paint... so maybe I'll get to smear some more paint around later today - after I get that binding on - painting is too much fun. I'm thinking of painting cigar boxes next...
Oh, I almost forgot - I'll be a participant in the "Dare to Dresden" blog hop - see the link button on the right... my day is January 30th! I have a quilt to share (at the moment it's a flimsy) and at least one other Dresden block is already finished - more to come! Mark your calendar!
If I remember, I'll edit this and insert some pictures of the Gelli Plate results.... given time - and focus!
Yesterday I f-i-n-a-l-ly finished quilting my "Golden Gate" quilt. It is a Full Bed size - and is now ready for binding - and last night we slept under it! so, today I'll bind it, but I love it more than I thought I would now that it's on the bed! Somehow, once a quilt is on a bed, the little mistakes that upset me so much while I was quilting it just don't show up. The overall effect puts the whole project into perspective. Yes, Finished is much better than Perfect!
On Thursday, I spent most of the afternoon playing with paint - and my Gelli Plate - and whatever paper, card stock, or ______ I could find that I could smack some paint on! I have been saving a couple of 'obsolete' spiral bound books full of maps - the paper is a little thin, but I love the way these came out with just a hint of the map showing through on most of the pages. I also grabbed a drab brown photo storage box that needed a little interest and put a bit of paint on the lid & sides of that. It needs much more paint... so maybe I'll get to smear some more paint around later today - after I get that binding on - painting is too much fun. I'm thinking of painting cigar boxes next...
Oh, I almost forgot - I'll be a participant in the "Dare to Dresden" blog hop - see the link button on the right... my day is January 30th! I have a quilt to share (at the moment it's a flimsy) and at least one other Dresden block is already finished - more to come! Mark your calendar!
If I remember, I'll edit this and insert some pictures of the Gelli Plate results.... given time - and focus!
I never had a Gelli plate! I guess I need to look into this...
ReplyDeleteHappy 2013 to you!!
Sounds like lots of painting fun.
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is a Beauty. My word this year is FOCUS! I tell people that I have quilter/crafter ADD. LOL I want to try to keep at a project until it is done. Then I will have no new UFOs. ;)
Happy New Year
Thanks for the visit - and I too selected focus as my word for this year because I tend to get easily distracted - hope it works for me!
ReplyDeleteThea your quilt is terrific. Congrats on the finish. I agree once they're on the bed the little 'quirks' disappear.
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