On the Wall
When we moved to Maine, I got a great place to sew (as long as I share it with the guest bed, which is fine since that stores the quilts!). The only drawback is the lack of flat wall space…one side is windows (a good thing), the other side is narrow dormers in a sloping (garage) roof, the far end is two windows in the middle, and the final wall has my “design wall.” The surface area goes up to maybe 7 1/2 feet at the tallest point, maybe 4 feet at the bottom of the slant, and is 6 feet wide (which isn’t bad at all). I still dream of an 8×8 design wall, but for now this is great.
The outsides edges have evolved into bulletin board type of things, with various and sundry bits pinned up on them. The right side is the fun one:
At the top, Deb B’s bird, a b-day gift. Wish you could see the “look” in his French knot eye…he makes me grin! Next are two photos…one taken at arm’s length of me and the boys the day after hubby’s open heart surgery for him to have in the hospital, another kayaking on Lake Megunticook this past summer.
Next are three postcards…a simple yet stunning card by Carol Thompson (mango/fuschia stripes on black–how did she know mango and fuschia are some of my favorite colors?), one of my own Hot August Night cards–a yellow female nude, and Deb Richardson’s Tequila Sunrise with her red toenails and red shoes!
The knight slaying the dragon is Eli’s artwork (he’s 7)…the original drawings are cut out and pinned next to the fabric postcards. I helped him with some of the cutting of the fabrics, but he picked all the fabric, and told me what thread to use and how to quilt it…a collaborative effort!
Finally, Kate Cutko’s flower, using some of her discharged fabrics for the leaves, another b-day present from another of the Frayed Edges. Along with Deb B and Kathy Daniels, the four of us started our mini-group in January, and we are already mourning Deb’s upcoming move to Dallas….we met yesterday and….boo hooooo….the for sale sign was up outside the house. We know she’ll bloom even in the Texas heat, but we’ll miss having her here! But we still have her for at least another three months…….