Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Quaker Garden - first progress report


Here's a picture of what I've stitched so far on Quaker Garden. I had a visit by the frogs tonite so I didn't get make much progress today unfortunately. I am using Lakeside Linens' Vintage Pear in 38 ct, with Gloriana Luminescence silks for most of it. The white is AVAS 100/3 because they didn't have a white shade at my LNS in the Luminescence. I love stitching with these threads - they have a tight twist and you have to let the thread unwind now and then but they are very smooth and not fuzzy the way a lot of silks are. I am loving working on this project.

Thanks for the kind comments I've received so far, I"m glad some of you have stopped by to "visit" me!

I am looking forward to seeing the new movie "Dead Man's Chest" with Johnny Depp. Hope to see it next week sometime. It's got to be good if JD is in it! I think I'll watch the original "Pirates of the Caribbean" this weekend just to get in the mood. :-) It should be good to stitch by.

I also need to go through my quilting stash this weekend. I am going up to Flagstaff Arizona later this month to take 3 days of quilt classes. I can't wait - 3 days away from the heat of Phoenix, up in the cool pines of the north country. I'm staying with a friend at her "cabin" - can't wait to see it as she and her husband have been building it for a couple of years now. It's really more of a small second home and no doubt gorgeous - my friend has a lot of antiques and is one of those people who have a talent for decorating. I am taking an applique class one day with Elly Sienkiewicz (the queen of applique) and another class with John Flynn called "Pickle Dish". I promised myself I would work from my stash and not buy more fabric so I'm going to be stressing about that to find something that will work! There are 2 ladies that hold this event every summer called "Quilt Camp in the Pines. It's wonderful - I used to go every year but I haven't gone in awhile. It's a good time - like a stitching retreat only quilting instead. It's held on the campus of Northern Arizona University and lasts about a week. I am just going for 3 days this time. Two classes is more than enough for me as now I will have another couple of projects to complete!!

5 comments:

  1. Hi Jeanne. Lovely start on Quaker Garden and a lovely blog you have here. I popped over from Legacy :)

    I hope you have a great time near Flagstaff. We went to Arizona for our honeymoon and absolutely loved it! An amazing State!

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  2. Your Quaker Garden is lovely. Hope you have a wonderful time in Flagstaff.

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  3. Your Quaker Garden is looking fantastic. I have only worked with the Luminescence threads once, but they are great! Enjoy your quilting classes,and be sure to post pictures!

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  4. Wow! Love the colors's you are using for Quaker Garden. Never thought about changing the threads on that one. I have not used that brand of thread before-may have to try it in something-as if I need any more enabling-LOL

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  5. An applique class from Elly Senkiewicz - I'm so jealous!!! You must tell us how your class was and any great tips you learned. And staying at a friend's cabin sounds like it will be a wonderful get-away.

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