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Spring is every were around here.   So many fat buds popping out form one day to the next.    And the dandelions are going to seed already.      I started a new Art Take 2 class this week called Naturally Inspired with Tara Afford.  So I am paying special attention to natures changes.     I am still finishing up projects from  Finding Fragments too that I will add later.   I love all the changes this season brings so very quickly.    I was a part of our local park clean up this week as well.  It always amazes me how careless folks can be with their waste.

Last Friday there was a play day at  Marcia’s .     Deb  worked on the binding of this challenge piece.

 

 

 

 

 

I worked on the quilting of this block for the lace  and glove project.

 

 

 

 

 

We decided to try to make Bog Coats at our next play day .     This shots shows three of the gals looking at  a started Bog Coat by Perilla.

 

 

 

 

 

The Pixies also meant this week and  there was a challenge to draw the fellow members from the screen shots.  Here are Robert, Susan and Lora  as I saw them.

 

 

 

 

Progress Report: Swoop   I am quilting away on this project now.  I only need to finish the corner areas and this step will be complete.

 

 

Lap 2   I pin basted this piece yesterday afternoon.     I have decided to send this one along with two others to the nursing home were my Aunt Marce  is living.    It has some of the printed blocks from last years  100 Day challenge in it.

Lap 3   I pin basted this piece this morning and it too will go to my  aunts as well.     It is so good to have a goal.

 

 

 

 

 

Ethel 5   I have now started to assemble the last  blocks that my friend Ethel started.  She passed away 11 years ago.   It is both a happy and sad act for me.

 

Fragments 1    This is the fragments project with the plaster overlay  on the parts.  The  plaster does do a good job of unifying the work .   It is very difficult to stitch through.

 

 

 

I don’t think I will apply this technique to much of my work, but one never knows what the future may holds.

 

 

Grandmother’s Fragments    The really strong point of this class for me was seeing a way to add new life to the bits and pieces of my Grandmothers’ work that was torn , worn and unfinished.   That’s the main purpose of this piece.

Drawing     I did this drawing from one  of the images that Tara  shared with us for the  Naturally  Inspirited  class.

 

 

 

 Post cards    I did a little work on post cards this week.    I always like to play while I am on the phone.

 

Enjoy the seasonal changes.

Keep Crating

Carol