When we walked back through the park these were some of the drawings,
Monday, April 30, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Your blogger on the go
This is a mobile post as I meandered through the morning... We went down to Forsyth Park to take in the sidewalk chalk drawing competition sponsored by SCAD. (first picking up a homemade peach Popsicle at the farmers market)
the sidewalk squares had been numbered --the highest number I noticed was 594, so I'm not too sure how high they go. The participants pick up a package of sideway chalks and can start at 11 a.m.
There are different strategies. Some have a sketch to follow or have made a scale template or stencil. It is also common to combine water with the chalk in some manner.
This guy also brought his pet...turtle.
Later on I want to go back to see some finished drawings
the sidewalk squares had been numbered --the highest number I noticed was 594, so I'm not too sure how high they go. The participants pick up a package of sideway chalks and can start at 11 a.m.
There are different strategies. Some have a sketch to follow or have made a scale template or stencil. It is also common to combine water with the chalk in some manner.
This guy also brought his pet...turtle.
Later on I want to go back to see some finished drawings
Saturday Morning Stock taking
Having rediscovered clay, my sewing time has been somewhat curtailed, but last night I did start a table runner. I just discovered the StringThing quilt along blog and almost jumped into starting a full-sized quilt, but caught myself just before I started cutting strips.
The idea for the pattern is from a free download on the moda free patterns page, here
this is the quilt:
It is called Modern Workshop, by Oliver and S:
(Of course, I didn't look at the pdf of the instructions until just now, so I can see that I am sewing it in a whole different way, which I actually had thought of doing, but dismissed, since I thought for a table runner it would be easier to mix up a more limited range of fabrics if I sewed it this way, )
I just sewed 3 strip sets that are about 20 inches long, using 2-1/2" strips of fabric,-- 3 grey strips and 3 colored strips in each set: (I'm using grey for where the white is in the one above)
--cross cut them into 2-1/2" sections. When I counted them up, there were 24 of them, and so I just pieced one more from squares to get 25, an odd number so that the corners would work out the same.
To 13 of them, I added a colored square to the ends, and to the remaining 12, added a grey square to the ends.
I put them up on the design wall, and see that there are quite a few of them, so i might have 2 table runners when I finish. now I need to sew a grey strip between each of the pieced ones!!
In working on a knitted project, I am happy to report that I have been happily knitting along on my very simple stockinette stitch sweater. (alliteration :) )
I have all the main sections finished and am now doing the front band that gets sewn all around the front edges. I am now avoiding the blocking of the pieces before it gets sewn together.... should I wash them and lay them flat? or lightly press them?
If you feel the need to see close-ups of my first batch of mugs, you can switch over to "my life in clay" blog, on the links in the sidebar!!
The idea for the pattern is from a free download on the moda free patterns page, here
this is the quilt:
It is called Modern Workshop, by Oliver and S:
(Of course, I didn't look at the pdf of the instructions until just now, so I can see that I am sewing it in a whole different way, which I actually had thought of doing, but dismissed, since I thought for a table runner it would be easier to mix up a more limited range of fabrics if I sewed it this way, )
I just sewed 3 strip sets that are about 20 inches long, using 2-1/2" strips of fabric,-- 3 grey strips and 3 colored strips in each set: (I'm using grey for where the white is in the one above)
--cross cut them into 2-1/2" sections. When I counted them up, there were 24 of them, and so I just pieced one more from squares to get 25, an odd number so that the corners would work out the same.
To 13 of them, I added a colored square to the ends, and to the remaining 12, added a grey square to the ends.
I put them up on the design wall, and see that there are quite a few of them, so i might have 2 table runners when I finish. now I need to sew a grey strip between each of the pieced ones!!
In working on a knitted project, I am happy to report that I have been happily knitting along on my very simple stockinette stitch sweater. (alliteration :) )
I have all the main sections finished and am now doing the front band that gets sewn all around the front edges. I am now avoiding the blocking of the pieces before it gets sewn together.... should I wash them and lay them flat? or lightly press them?
If you feel the need to see close-ups of my first batch of mugs, you can switch over to "my life in clay" blog, on the links in the sidebar!!
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Yo-yo Flower Big Day
On Thursday we had a "Big Day" for our sewing/coffee (mainly coffee) group. This means that we spent a few hours dedicated to a specific activity.
The topic for the day was making yo-yo flowers. We were under the guidance of Linda, who is our expert in such matters.
Here you can see that you first gather all the necessary tools and materials:
including seriously cute felt needle storage booklets.
These are similar to button flowers, but you can use all sorts of things for the flowers, including crocheted ones,
L has a stash of leaves to add to the bouquet,
You can even stuff the yo-yos for a bit more volume,
Although some of us made lots of flowers, and some only a few, it was definitely a great time to enjoy the colors and textures of little objects that make us happy.
-N.b, ----What others are up to today on the needle and thread network
The topic for the day was making yo-yo flowers. We were under the guidance of Linda, who is our expert in such matters.
Here you can see that you first gather all the necessary tools and materials:
buttons, wire-cutters, thread, coffee, |
These are similar to button flowers, but you can use all sorts of things for the flowers, including crocheted ones,
L has a stash of leaves to add to the bouquet,
You can even stuff the yo-yos for a bit more volume,
Although some of us made lots of flowers, and some only a few, it was definitely a great time to enjoy the colors and textures of little objects that make us happy.
-N.b, ----What others are up to today on the needle and thread network
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Spring in Saskatchewan
A few days ago, I was driving in the countryside north west of Saskatoon, and there were definite spring sights to be seen.
and that is a small tour of western-central Saskatchewan when the snow is gone.
the view through the car windshield -- this is big sky country! |
the path of last year's combine still visible on the field |
a typical grid road leading to someone's farm |
lots of water alongside the road, |
interesting color combinations of gold, steel blue, and charcoal |
and pussywillows |
whether it's willow or dogwood, the branches add a touch of russet red |
the blurry white things are geese touching down on their journey north, there were a few fields like this |
what we call a "slough" |
here you can see the industries of farming and oil production co-existing |
and I saw a few fields with stacks of railway ties, as big as apartment buildings. They are ripping out the rail road line. |
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