Life and En Provence

Life ...

Is that chocolate milk with hotdogs for lunch?

... as a Quilter

I've made a few changes along the way with my Bonnie Hunter mystery quilt, "En Provence" .

~~~Parting Shot~~~

After the Rain

Refuge

"Refuge"

27"X21"

$650

Materials: commercial cottons, Superior Thread, and other thread. Mounted on black mat board, ready for framing, optional.

Technique: fused raw edge patches and then heavily quilted

Statement: One of the objectives of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. These egrets stand as if queen of the surrounding lowlands.

When Mr. Tom Cowsert came to the Noxubee County Refuge last fall as a resident artist he ask me to depict one of his paintings as a wall quilt.

He painted a turtle, frog, catfish, and alligator under the water.

I chose warmer colors for my fiber art and took the liberty to add color to the lilies. I also hid a turtle, frog, catfish, an alligator in my scene.

Christmas Evening with the Grabers

We had a fun evening with the Grabers on Christmas Day.

With help from the adults, the children made and decorated pretzel log cabins.

It's so nice that Paul's folks are still able to be up and around and enjoyed the evening with us. Later in the evening we sat in a circle and sang gospel songs along with a few Christmas songs.

Joel provided deep fried hot poppers and cheese sticks.

Craig helped me cook taffy.

Teryn and En Provence

Life ...

"I can do it myself!"

Maybe that will cut easier now.

You need to sign your name

"Here, you can give it to Tina."

... as a Quilter

I continue to work on Bonnie Hunter's "En Provence" mystery quilt. We made half square triangles for clue no. 5.

Between clues I have also been working on another quilt, "Daddy's Ties" for the Hildreth Family. You can read about that project HERE.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!

May you feel the peace and joy of Christ's coming.

Rejoicing in this life-giving hope! --Julia