#116 Bits and Pieces...

Thought I'd post a few pictures of what I've been working on the past couple of days; some brooches, necklaces and framed "quilts" that I've been making. They are composed of bits and pieces of fabric that I've sewn on a felted backing which was formerly a wool sweater I scored for the purpose at Salvation Army and felted in the washing machine. I like sewing the grid - very meditative work. (And, believe it or not, getting really into the work completely relaxed the three day muscle spasm I've had that even meds didn't touch!) I like that the grid imposes a sense of order to the "chaos" of the fabric pieces. And I enjoy the feeling of sewing the fabric on the felt and the way the felt reacts to being sewn. There's more there that I want to explore.

I'm still playing around with how best to photograph the work, testing out backgrounds and lighting. I'm not happy with it yet...partly the camera, partly the photographer. I'll get there eventually...

And yes, at some point all of this will result in having something to sell in my Etsy shop.

"Really???"

Really!

 

 

 

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#111 Cleverness!

I was doing some online shopping today and came across some T-shirts (available at the Mental Floss Store) that had clever sayings that tickled my brain:

 

 

(If these are too small for you to read, click on the link above and you'll be able to see them larger.)

I saw another one somewhere else that I really loved - it read " More people read this shirt than your blog" - great, huh? And true!!!

Well, that's all I've got for the Peanut Gallery today. It's been an especially l-o-o-o-o-n-g day and I'm really, really, really looking forward to going to sleep. My bed is sooooo comfy!

Should wake up to snow falling. There is a Winter Storm Warning in effect and we might get up to a foot of the white fluffy stuff!

Yahooo!