MORE BLUES

 I got another section done on what I'm now calling Rhythm in Blues and added it to the previous section.

The gentle curves are fun!

FREEZER PAPER PIECING

 I sewed the first little section of my new project (should I name it "Rhythm and Blues"?).

There are two quarter patterns - the mirror image of each other.  The same pattern will be in opposite corners.  I'm making two different versions of each quarter because the colors used in each quarter are not the same.  The pattern is symmetrical, but the colors won't be.  Putting the pieces together can be a mind-spinner.

SOUTH PARK OUTING

 The Seattle Urban Sketchers met in South Park this morning at 10am.

I had originally thought I'd sketch the bridge.  I walked down underneath it, but couldn't find a place to sit and sketch (it was too uncomfortable to sit on my portable stool because of my knee).  So I went back to my car and drove around until I found this interesting garage.

FIRST WALK IN PARK

 I went for my first walk in Lincoln Park yesterday morning.

Jelly was thrilled.

We went a little too far, a little over a mile, and I was hurting by the time we made it back to the parking lot.  This was also the first time I drove since surgery, too.

We went back this morning for a shorter walk.

MAKING TEMPLATES

 I finally got around to making the freezer paper templates for my upcoming project (no name yet).  It's a design I saw on Instagram made by graphic designer, Matt W. Moore.  He has given me permission to make a quilt from it.

Darrell made the file which I sent to a printer who printed it out very large.

First, I traced the design onto freezer paper.

Then I marked all of the parts and pieces with orientation, registration marks and which color fabric it should be.

MOBILE

 I put acrylic paints inbetween two sheets of Dura-lar (plastic-like).  

Then I cut out raindrop shapes.

Here's our new mobile under the gazebo on the back deck.

CONE FLOWERS

 Saw these on my short walk around the block this morning.  (I'm only up to a half mile so far).

NEBULA 9

 I finished putting together the Nebula block 9 parts and pieces I had made the other day.

Then I drafted and made the half-size blocks, too.

DRAWN TEXTURES

 This morning was a zoom class with Paul and Suhita's Sketching PlayLab.  It was about drawing different textures.

TULA SEWING

 I finally got around to making this last month's blocks for the Tula Pink Nebula quilt.  The fabrics have been waiting for me for a few weeks now.

I got all of the parts together, but I didn't have time to finish before lunch.

This is the longest I've sewn since my knee surgery.

FLOWERS II - MINE!

 I've coveted David Weidman's print Flowers II for years now.  I finally broke down and bought one.  It arrived a few days ago.  Today we took it to be framed.  We spent some time deciding on mat color and frame style, and even the type of glass.  

It won't be done until the middle of September - and they kept my print.  I felt like I left a child in their care.  And, I can hardly wait!

SEW FOR AN HOUR

 I made it upstairs to the studio this morning.

I sewed scraps together for about an hour.

HOMEWORK

 We had homework from Sarah Nishiura's Workshop - we were to take a simple block, change something about it and arrange it in different ways.

I started with a Churn Dash block.  I changed the two-patch to a four-patch.

I elongated the block and alternated it with it's mirror image:

I colored some of the squares in a rainbow circle.  I found it to be too confusing though.

I re-colored it with the colors being in a mirror image rotation.  This is better, but...

It was very time-consuming to make all of these drawings.  But I found it meditative and it gave me time to think about different options along the way.

I tried to do the same thing in Prequilt, but it wasn't possible.  I didn't see a way to make different sized rows.

WORKSHOP WITH SARAH N

 I went upstairs for a zoom workshop with Sarah Nishiura.  It was about Deconstructing a block pattern and coming up with something original and unique.

We used colored papers to make some original small blocks, then rearranged them in different ways.

BIG FROG

 I've been working on another needlepoint project.  This time it's a giant frog.  I love the colors.  I haven't been able to work on much while I'm recuperating from knee surgery.  This project was handy and easy.

CORAL ROSES

 I think this is the final version of my Coral Roses oil painting.