Sunset

The sun is setting on another day at Cedar Ridge.

It was a sunny and beautiful day.

I am done with painting .

One turned out good , one so so and one bad.

I have wasted enough time on paint and

need to get back to my true love.

Fabric, fiber and thread.

I treated some fabric to print on

and will make some prints in the morning.

My paint rags will make good fabrics for

my next art quilt.

Back to the studio in the morning.

The results of chopping

Thought I would show you some of the results

of chopping up a larger piece. I think the pieces

are better than the whole. 

Adding stitches and objects to the smaller pieces

makes them more interesting. Plus they are more

affordable for the buying public. Most people

use my small pieces for gifts. The cards especially.

Well I am off to the studio for another day of painting.

More stocking stuffers

 These are some more tops for the hot pads I am

putting together for Christmas.

I like and aqua and brown combination.

 I am using all the scrapes from last weeks project.

So far I have hand made scented soaps, some

kitchen utensils and the hot pads for the

ladies stockings.  Getting there.

I  try to be done by November 1.

Than I can enjoy the holidays.

A new week to create in.

WHAT GLORIOUS WEATHER.

I love the cool weather with the windows open

I hear the birdsong and feel the cool breezes. Love it.

I had a nice quiet weekend. Another grand kid

came over to see what the attic would yield for

his college dorm. He is off to Purdue in 2 weeks.

He is studying landscape architecture. Found

several things he could us. The attic and the basement

is like the fishes and the loaves there is always

more. The  kids always call up and say Grandma

can I come and look in the attic for something.

Interesting to watch the younger generation

grow up and achieve their dreams.

Today I will go t the studio to create a

couple of abstract paintings. I am in the

mood to paint today.

Love the old ones

Abandon vehicles in a Minnesota field brings

back memories. I learned to drive in one of these.

Oh the joy of a stick shift. Good thing

Indiana is flat land. The first summer I was

driving I got flustered and forgot to turn

I drove the tractor right into the ditch.

It didn't matter how much we dinged it learning

to drive.  Memories. Lately my thoughts go back

to the 50's and 60's and how we lived life then.

Life was richer then. Families mattered.

Today I will clean the garage again. It is

going to be cool so it is a good day for the

task. Yesterday I got another 7 quilt blocks done

for hot pads for the Christmas stockings.

All in browns and turquoise. Nice colors.

My art teacher grand daughter is coming

to get some more furniture and art

supplies. Grandma is a soft touch.

That is our job after all.

Well I chopped it up.

 The quilt I was working on last week is now

 3- 12 by 12 canvases, 3- 8x10 matted pieces

and 3 greeting cards. Now I just have to add

some hand stitching, crystals in the flower

centers and they will be done.

 I had not been very careful when I sewed the strips

together and use cotton batting that showed through.

So this is the best use for the piece. I will drop them

off at the gallery next Saturday and let them sell them.

Today we did sweet corn for the freezer.

42  individual serving bags and 3 large bags for

the holidays. None for me. If any one knows of

a way to remove the hulls and center kernel let me

know I will just have to get use to not eating corn.

 Once the tomatoes are ready I will make skinless

seedless stewed tomatoes for the winter.



Life is good ar Cedar Ridge Studio

 The windows are open and the cool breezes are

flowing through the house. This is my kind of

weather. The quail are calling each other out

in the yard, Life is good.

 I am going to do a abstract quilt Wednesday.

Something rusty and organic.

I need to step up to the plate and be more creative.

It is so easy to get wrapped up in the piecing

and forget design and color. Now that I have plans for

tomorrow it is time to rest for the night.