The Little Red Hen

Handmade

I am remembering when P made some bird ornaments for gifts last year. M was also thrilled to find his and put it on the tree.

Happy Thanksgiving

I am thankful that my family is home together for four whole days!

 

Applique

I am grateful for the friends I have made online through this blog and flickr.

I'm making another applique block for Tia's quilt. I love the fabrics that she chose.

Have you been pausing this month to think about what you are grateful for?

Gratitude

I am grateful that the boys were home for the weekend. The whole family was here to celebrate my birthday. We had cake for dinner! and then went to see Aladair Fraser and Natalie Hass in concert at the Ark last night. It was a great show and a great evening. I am looking forward to Thanksgiving break when everyone will be home again.

A Visual Feast

Yesterday I met a friend at the Flint Institute of Art to see the exhibit Quilting Traditions: The Art of the Amish. It was a visual feast!

Since photography was not allowed we bought the exhibit book. The photography in the book was not that great so we also took notes in the margins on things that we noticed about the different quilts. We found that with just solids fabrics there were a lot of subtle things in the designs and quilting that would have been lost in quilts with prints. We made many notes and are bubbling over with ideas and things we'd like to try.

Thanks for a fun afternoon, Dawn.

I also picked up this great little book at the library book sale this morning.

Now I need more hours in a day so I can try all of my ideas!

Gratitude

I am grateful that I can share my love of miniatures with my daughter. We enjoyed viewing the Thorne rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago. We have also been having fun with some of my miniature pieces that I collected as a child.

Thrills

Quarter finds at a rummage sale can bring big thrills.

Quilted

I am grateful that I have created a job that I love, that I can set my own hours and work at home or even sometimes when I am out and about. 

Gratitude

I am grateful that she enjoys artistic endeavors and likes to spend time working on projects in the sewing room with me.

(join me in the gratitude project this month on flickr)

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