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In the studio

What a concept… I actually am making a small art quilt!   I’ve been slamming busy as usual, and this time it is in the “oh I should make just one more new sample for Quilt Festival/teaching” mode!   On Saturday morning, I’m talking about thread-coloring, so decided to make a new piece, a lily.  Here it is in progress:

Pink lily, in progress

Pink lily, in progress

I’ve managed to quilt the pink, so this afternoon I’ll start in on the foliage.  I’ve used six or seven different pinks/reds.  As you can gather by the reference photo, it is  about 14 x 20 ish, but will be seriously cropped.  The current proportions/composition need fine-tuning, but decided I’d quilt first and chop second (probably at least an inch on all sides, more on the sides).

It is also glorious color time in Maine.  This was the wooded acres behind our house at sunrise this morning:

This morning at 6:35 a.m., lit by the rising sun

This morning at 6:35 a.m., lit by the rising sun

And I’ve got a new chair that doesn’t make my creaky bones ache;  clearly, the cats approve!  I’ve started putting the back cushion down and covering it to avoid them destroying the back cushion by cat-squishing it!

The cats like the new chair...all FOUR of them on the turned-down back cushion!

The cats like the new chair…all FOUR of them on the turned-down back cushion!

And a glorious sunset the other evening…. one of the most glorious in quite a while.

Sunset Friday at the high school in Rockport, Maine...GLORIOUS!

Sunset Friday at the high school in Rockport, Maine…GLORIOUS!

Off to enjoy autumn!

6 Responses to “In the studio”

  1. mary ann van soest Says:

    Love the sunset. Bought your cd andenjoyed it.

  2. Jenny K. Lyon Says:

    Charming post Sarah-love the fall color and sunset. Maine is so beautiful! Lily in progress is gorgeous-who can resist a lily?

  3. JACQUIE Says:

    Cats DO know comfort whn they find it! Gorgeous color around you.

  4. Robin Parton Says:

    Wonderful fall pictures, thanks for sharing. Here in the south we are about 2 weeks behind you, color is just now starting to appear.

    Of course you bought that chair just for the cats and they do thank you. Maybe they will share it some time.

  5. Maggie Magee Says:

    Beautiful pics–of your new quilt, the autumn foliage and sunset, and your darling cats!

  6. Karin McElvein Says:

    You are lucky to have sun. It was so gray here today, it felt like night all day. bought your dvd today. Can’t wait til it arrives.