Another way of going

February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 ~ Liz A ~ 14 Comments

I’ve made two more patched blocks for the table cloth, this time a mash-up of Josef Albers’ squares with log cabin construction.

The first is a take on Billy Keen’s No Path …

The second is a nod to one of Don’s roadrunner assemblages, which he made with deconstructed pliers and glass eyes leftover from his dad’s decoy carving days …

Meanwhile, Don is expanding the garden, inspired no doubt by his recent studies at the Wildflower Center. He also potted the tomato seedlings we picked up last week after our jaunt to the Blanton Museum. The plan is to bring them in at night until it stays reliably warm outside …

And as I took the still photos, I caught some movement out of the corner of my eye: an anole taking in a bit of sun on the fence rail …

Gotta love Texas at this time of year …

Connecting the dots (with addendum at the end)

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 ~ Liz A ~ 21 Comments

I’ve been enjoying recent dot posts at Feel Free and Bee Creative. So it was no surprise that I particularly liked this dyed and (I think) discharged cloth gifted by onetime-neighbor Connie …

I cut out a few and stitched them onto one side of My Heart’s Compass using variegated Valdani #12 perle cotton in my now-favored herringbone stitch …

And I must say, I love the new little appliqué pins I purchased recently … better late than never!

Addendum:

Or this? Hmmmm …

Good Friday

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 ~ Liz A ~ 27 Comments

School was out so Parker spent the morning with us. First we made Simnal Cake …

And I have to say I’ve been opting to mix small batches of cookie dough and cake batter by hand. It takes a little longer, but it’s more fun that way when you have company in the kitchen.

Then I asked P if she would like to stitch an Easter egg. She lit on a piece of Deb Lacativa dyed damask in the cloth closet (good eye, kid). After a quick press, I sketched a broken egg on the cloth and P went to work …