Hello,

As this picture tells the color is still high here.     I just keep enjoying it as I know a hard fall rain will rip the leaves away from the trees and expose the branches.  I know that the  world around me will open to much wider vistas whtn that happens, but I will miss the color.  

I have put most of my efforts this week into the production of a Halloween costume for my grandson.  It is some pirate character from a video game.   There is not any commerical pattern of course.  It has  lots of layers-four- and lots of strage bits of leather harnesses and  straps plus brass studs and rings.     I even got to make some skull embellishments out of paper clay yesterday to make it more complete.  I will let them dry one more day before I paint them and add that the surface.     I guess he knows I am always up for a challenge.       Progress Report: Oak Leaves    It is hard for me to believe I started this in July at QBL.   But with all the time I have spent of late looking at leaves it sure seems approiate.   I have  stitched down all the leaves I created last summer to the branch.  I feel it looks a bit skimpy now so I will make more as I still have the bonded silk that I made the first ones from.    On my walk  today, I picked up four new leaves to use at patterns for the new creations.   I felt a little sad as there were so many beautiful colored leaves and the oak ones are just brown.   I still do love the shapes of them though.  It also added a lot more quilting this week to this quilt.

Blue Horizons   I started this work a few weeks ago.  I spent a little time  assembling this top on Sunday.  It is coming along and I will soon have it completed.   

Daily’s   I am dutifully working away on my Daily’s.  I did the fusing step on a new batch this week and tried a little twist.  One of the new blocks is unique in the shapes.  I hope that viewers can spot it.   All the ones for the next few weeks will feature this change.  I am having fun and that is the goal.

Keep Creating

Hugs

Carol