I started this piece back on Nov. 19. It didn't come together in anyway that spoke to me....so I set it aside. I'd had a lot of ideas how...

I had a large number of these circles in different sizes and colours. In the end I went with quieter and more subtle tones. Just enough....

To fill the area that the blue lines had demarked I extended the clam motif into the blank areas. Looks like it was always there! Though...

This work is definitely leading me where it wants to go. Me the adult? in this effort, wanted to make the blue lines work. The piece said...

Thought I should show you what I've been doing. Up Close! I guess you could say everything is a riff on Sashiko Now I'm working on how to...

I started to stitch a curve using a blue cotton cord. It was just too thick or my hands were that tired. I resorted to couching it onto...

I didn't anticipate it would take 3 days to complete this second section, but I hadn't counted on the material being so layered I didn't...

Finished this yesterday. It took just under 2 weeks. It definitely served it's purpose to help me unwind this holiday season. If your...

What would Christmas be without a whirlwind visit from the 4yr old Grand. After all, we have the rest of the month to recover from too...

A day of patchwork and a little Sashiko stitching. Much better than sitting in front of the computer. When darkness arrives so early it's...

I've had a number of projects in my mind but have had a great deal of difficulty getting them to crystalize. I pulled out a quilt top I...

All the sections are complete and bound. All that remains now is deciding whether to hang them as separate pieces or to mount them on...

So the assignment is complete. I'll finish the other 3 for next week. (10"x10")

After I had placed all the petals, I found that they extended in places, more than a little past the 10 inches requirement at the 'cut'...

Just as things don't always work the way you want, I had to back up with the petals. I found my original plan for using painted fabric...

The less said about my workshop experience the better. As I've said to my friends, I'm not meant to go anywhere near 'abstract.' BUT I...

This last round was made by gathering the centre of rough cut 2.5 circles. Two staggered rows on each quarter filled the space. When the...

While this workshop is an exercise in abstract I was fine with assembling the background with bits and pieces, roughly related by colour...

It was time to leave the crochet cotton and fluff behind and add some cloth and to shift to a green outer edge. A tan and grey green...