Two more birds have come to the feeders. This Goldfinch came yesterday... and then when I arrived home this afternoon I put my purse and lunch bag down on the kitchen counter and saw this!... Quick, get my camera! Oh C'mon...focus darn it!O Oh please turn towards me! C'mon, C'mon! Nope...flew away... But I got'em! … Continue reading More Bird Sightings!
Month: April 2013
Plein Air Painting Competition 2013 – Painting Out The Kinks for Career Painting #10
Hi Friends! I signed up for the 2013 Plein Air Painting competition...see this link...and the painting portion has begun! Can we just say I am sooooo rusty! Friends, I haven't broken out the paints since this time last year. I am soooo bad! It is not for the lack of WANTING to paint, I have wanted to do… Continue reading Plein Air Painting Competition 2013 – Painting Out The Kinks for Career Painting #10
String Quilt Project – Feather Practice Finished!
The free motion quilting of the feathers is finally finished! Now I have to come up with a plan for the outer border. I just found Patsy Thompson's video here! http://youtu.be/wKlMTl4XwSY I'm off to figure out how to do this! Okay, and don't you just love Patsy's videos? I have to watch more of… Continue reading String Quilt Project – Feather Practice Finished!
More Signs of Spring…More Birds!
Alfred Hitchcock would be proud of me. All these birds and all, though I don't think any of them will be causing panic, death and destruction like in that movie of his. So yesterday I'm at the kitchen sink and a bird flies in I've never seen before. I grab my camera but the photos… Continue reading More Signs of Spring…More Birds!
In Search of the Cormorant
I've seen pretty much all of the major species of Illinois water birds in the park near our home. This lake you see above is a man-made lake designed to control flooding. It does a great job of that, thank goodness having just been through one of the worst floods around here, but it also… Continue reading In Search of the Cormorant
The String Quilt Project – Free Motion Feather Practice!
While our paint dries between applications I've set up my Little Sport to continue working on the quilting of the String Quilt. This machine is a challenge to do Free Motion Quilting, of course any machine is a challenge to do free motion, you know they all have their little quirks, but silly me decided… Continue reading The String Quilt Project – Free Motion Feather Practice!
The Des Plaines River Crests at a Record High…
I'm not sure if you can really tell, after all this is from my car, but I wanted to take a photo of the record height of the Des Plaines River for posterity. The water is about as high as the bridge... This route is only 1 of 2 that I can use to get… Continue reading The Des Plaines River Crests at a Record High…
Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #9– A Corner Turned, 15 Pounds!
Today was weigh in day, as it is every Saturday, and I had a big surprise this morning! I'd lost 1.5 pounds for the week for a total of 15.2 pounds total since I began this journey! You do not know how excited I was, I thought for sure they were lying! You see, I've… Continue reading Weight Loss Journey Quilt Project – Block #9– A Corner Turned, 15 Pounds!
Scenes From the Dashboard — A Deluge of Rain!
Hi All! Northern Illinois was hit by a monster storm yesterday that dumped a TON of rain in a very short amount of time. The ground is saturated and whenever this happens around here we get flooding. Have I mentioned how flat this area is in the past? Can't remember if I have or not,… Continue reading Scenes From the Dashboard — A Deluge of Rain!
Finally Figured Out Ricky!
Hi Everyone! This is going to be a real quick post because I finally figured out AND COMPLETED that Ricky Tims binding on my Carolina Christmas Quilt! I know, I'm slow, so what else is new!? This was finished at quilt retreat and am just now getting around to putting a post together to… Continue reading Finally Figured Out Ricky!
Sewing.for.Life! 
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