Another week has flown by, July is upon us and that means heat and humidity. Sunday was my 50th high school reunion. It was a great event - the weather cooperated, important as we were on a boat in the Baltimore Harbor. Seeing so many people brought back memories of how special our high school years were. We were the first graduating class of Overlea High School and as such, we started some traditions and set some standards of sorts. I enjoyed seeing some of the folks who contributed to the legacy of the school. I loved connecting with friends from that time and hope that we can stay in touch - email makes it easier now. Even though I had my camera with me, I got so busy talking that I forgot to take any photos there.
Prior to the reunion, I picked up my friend Linda and we met for lunch with my daughter Susan. Linda is her Godmother. My only photo of the day is of two of my favorite people.
I have spent time using up my stash making some small quilts. The challenge has been that I bought fabrics that appealed to me on the spot and forgot about matching things. This invites me to try some new combos of colors and patterns - fun when I let go and just DO IT.
Tomorrow some friends and I are doing some sun printing and just playing with paint. Back to stitching a new quilt top for now. Thanks for stopping by. Karen
is the reason for no posts lately. Or maybe busy. Either way, it's time for a bit of catch-up.
The last six weeks have flown by. Doesn't that happen more often than ever?
At the end of May, I went off to QSDS to study with Rosalie Dace in the master class. She is an excellent teacher, coach, inspiring person and delightful as well. I wanted to explore a new series about what happens when water and earth come together. I spent a couple days working on a way to create sand. Here's a bit of progress.
Then, it was time to add the ocean.
I came home with it not quite finished and it has been on the design wall since. More later on that project. In the meantime, I taught two classes of low immersion fabric dyeing. Both days ended with everyone taking home bags of wet fabric.
Tomorrow is my 50th high school reunion on a boat in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. My dear friend, Linda, is here from Oregon and will be my 'date' for the event. It should be an interesting day.
Right now, I want to get some fabric out and make something to use up some of my stash. Sometimes, it helps my creative process to do something unlike anything on the design wall, something more traditional or straightforward. Right now, there are four pieces on the wall just waiting for the next step. So, I'll take a detour with pink batiks and make a Linus blanket.
I hope you are enjoying this second day of summer. It's been perfect weather here for the past couple days - open window days with lovely breezes and sunshine.
Thanks for tuning in. Karen
