I finished this patchwork horse today. I made him for a fundraising auction that will be held at the end of April at my synagogue. His body is a patchwork of fabrics with vibrant colors and blacks and whites. Nothing vintage. His legs, main and tail are white linen. Here is the other side. These…
Wow! I won!
I can’t tell you how excited I was to wake up this morning and find out that my bird with gold wings won a Softie Award! Nearly 3,500 people voted. It is so wonderful to know that there are that many people out there who really are interested in handmade soft toys. Making toys makes…
dog and some thrifting
After finishing the blue bird I decided to go back and revisit one of my old patterns. I made this dog pattern a long while ago (maybe last spring?) and he was a cutie, but I was always frustrated with his legs because they kept splaying out no matter what I did. I would make…
flock of small birds
Four small birds together. I finished the blue one today. I like the monochrome birds – there is something interesting about seeing the whole bird in shades of just one color. Enough birds for now. It is time to move on to something new. Maritza came out to see my show today. It was great…
bird in grays
This was so much fun. To create a bird entirely from gray fabrics I dyed myself. The contrasting textures of different grades of linen and muslin. The different shades of gray each one became when immersed for a short time in black dye. Combining them together to create this inquisitive little fellow. Sheer pleasure for…
small bird #2 and some other things
This small bird is all oranges and greens – I’m in the mood for spring, I think, even though it snowed again last night. I had a lovely morning on Friday. Kristin came out to see my show and then we went to get some coffee at a beautiful coffee shop here that I rarely…
small bird
Inspired by the drawings of the boat-tailed grackle in our Sibley guide I did some sketching of smaller birds. I like the long tail on this bird, but not the dark colors. I’m in a bit of an orange phase right now. Same vintage necktie for the wings as on the goldfish belly. It looks…
Softie Awards
I’m really excited that my bird with gold wings is a finalist in the Softie Awards! That day last week when I was feeling down I got the best pick-me-up when I checked my in-box and there was an email from Therese saying that my piece had been chosen. I love this particular bird and…
goldfish
I was at a party on Saturday night and someone mentioned to me that when there is nothing to do and she is need of an indoor acitivity, she takes her kids to the pet store to look at the animals. Why hadn’t I thought of this before? We headed over to Pet World in…
pufferfish
Thank you for your kind and caring comments about my feelings of isolation recently. I so appreciate them. As far as my creative slump, I tend to just sew through this kind of thing. Just keep sewing and sewing and it will work itself out. So, on to the next toy. I have been bombarded…
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