~ Sea Escape ~

This baby of mine has actually been completed for a short time now, but with all the surfboards/patterns, she hasn't had a proper photo shoot.

I have found that it's quite difficult to get the silvery shimmer on the water ... on film.

But trust me ... there's a lot of shimmer going on here.

Which extends down to the froth and the foam. 

And the sand.

 The stars simply lie on the sand.
This wall hanging is 25" wide x 36" long just like the others.

I can't decide whether or not to go with another seascape next, or one of the other things on that very long list in my head.
A great many lists have been made on paper, but the one in my head seems to always take precedence.

I love the Sea.
Can ya tell?

~ Sea-sonal Topiary ~

Whew.  I finished it.  I sewed down most of the binding last night ...

 ... while handing out candy to my four (count 'em 4!) groups of trick-or-treaters. I was actually pretty excited since that was four (count 'em 4!) times the number of groups I had last year.
My house is not really easy to get to.

 I just love my new tablerunner ... and the pattern that is available for you, so that you too can have a lovely Coastal Christmas.
No matter where you live.

It took me some time because I fused and then quilted 55 scallop shells onto my topiary.

It was a wonderful exercise in machine quilting.  That is not usually my favorite part of the process but in this case it was just one of my favorite parts.
Actually, I have to say that I enjoyed every part of making this one.
  

In fact, the back brings me a lot of JOY also.

So ... what do you think?  Did I do my original inspiration justice?
Thank you again to Romantic Homes ... November 2011.

Please stop by my Etsy Shop and pick up a pattern.
Now that Halloween is over you can officially jump feet first into the Holidays.

I have.

~ With Stars upon Thars ~

As if my studio wasn't colorful enough ... what with all that fabric and all ...

I now have this wall of color to greet me each and every time I enter.

I have one of my daughters ... and whoever invented Mother's Day* ... to thank.

Sometimes it's hard to get past the door and get to work.

I am facinated by the way the light bounces off these babies.

I love their irredescent nature.

Don't you?

I love their shiny little arms.

Let's face it ... I love color!!

I hope your Mother's Day was as colorful as mine.

* Thank you, Anna Jarvis!

~ A Fishy Story ~

With all the time I spend making quilts, I actually have very few displayed in my home.  I have a fear of overkill, if you get my drift.  However, as of last weekend there is one more Sea Quilt hanging on my walls. And it involved a lot more work and angst than the mere hanging of it, believe me.

What had previously stood on my dresser was a standing mirror. I decided that I no longer wanted to have the mirror there.  The prime function of said mirror was to hide the two large 2x4's on the wall that were left from the previous owners, which they apparently used to hang the world's largest flat screen television. 

Seriously ... there were four (count 'em 4!) bolts holding each of those wood pieces that were each 1/2" in diameter and 5 inches in length.  Removing those took almost as much time as sewing the quilt.  Not quite ... but almost. Then there was much spackling and painting involved.  I always regret later that I didn't take pictures of the process ... but really ... did you want to see that exhausting process?

What truly matters is that I now have some starfish hanging behind my cloche ... that is holding starfish.

I love starfish.

I love how my little stars are reflected in the knob on the top of my cloche, don't you?.

The most exhilirating part of the process was seeing how per-fect-ly my starfish quilt fit the space above the dresser.  Let's just pretend it as part of a master plan all along.

 I am in the process of making patterns of all of my Sea Quilts and hope to have them available by early summer.

Good Idea??