Art, Craft and Needlework, May, 2011

[Harriet]

What is making your eyes light up this month? What's the interesting plan rattling around in your head when you daydream? We know it's there. Creativity makes the world go 'round! Indulge yours today!

Reports from April's thread :

LisaB is using traditional African fabric to make an anniversary quilt and is making up a pattern in muslin first to be sure the skirt she wants to make will fit well.
Nancy completed her green granny-square throw and is knitting now.
Both Nancy's dgds are crocheting!
helia's dd is learning charcoal drawing.
SuzLew is making a quilt for her dd out of 19 different skull fabrics!
bittersweet is mending kittycat pads for the shelter.
Harriet made the binding and sleeve for the houses quilt but presented it, unfinished to WonderBoy, and bought the border fabric for the new baby's quilt.

[Nancy]

I'm working on another prayer shawl that has stripes in it this has been fun to work on, glad I decided to do these up; 'tis finally warming up so I'm thinking about gardening these days and my focus will be turning to that shortly!

[Harriet]

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Okay, finally, here is the Friendly Neighbors quilt, begun for WonderBoy before my mother got so sick, and given for his 3rd birthday, plus a closeup of the architechture problem-block(before quilting and with too much flash) about which you all had to listen for weeks, all fixed. It's window-tops are the only applique in the quilt; every other curve is curved piecing.

The neighbors are, from top left : frogs, Elmo and Grover, CareBears, cats, giraffes, robots, Bugs and Daffy, Charlie and Sally Brown, Snoopy, fox and owl, snowmen, horse and cowboy, elephants, chickens, Pooh and Tigger.

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[Nancy]

Love those pics. Harriet thanks for sharing!

Yesterday dgson started crocheting a chain he wanted to do what every one else was doing!
#2 dgd and I helped him with that.

Dgson wants to make a camo hat.
#1 dgd wants to learn to make a granny square.
So putting this down as goals.

[Lynlee]

Beautiful Harriet. It is a wonderful work of art. I hadn't expected to see to all the inhabitants in the windows. Wow for making such a special treasure.

[Harmony]

Oh my goodness, Harriet, that is so adorable. I was surprised by the characters in the windows, too. It doesn't look like the houses & sky & grass are actually set into squares, but more like the way a crazy quilt is put together. You sure are talented! Is it completely finished now?

[Lilac]

Harriet, thank you for posting this picture. That quilt is wonderful. You do beautiful work and WonderBoy has a treasure to treasure for the rest of his life. I am just amazed at all the details.

[Indiana]

Thank you for posting. The quilt is wonderful. It is full of different to catch the eye, precision work and intricate work. You did an awesome job.

[Sunny]

Oh, Harriet, that is a wonderful quilt. I just love the colors you chose and all the different fabrics. Dgs is so lucky to have such a talented dgma.

[Lisa B.]

Harriet, thank you so much for sharing......the quilt is too cute, awesome, wonderful, adorable, you get the drift.