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Monday, November 21, 2011

Breathe in Brown


I finished the letters with the same fabric but with a brown background.  They show up better than the photo would indicate. It was already quite dark when I took the picture. I like the B better in this version but the A not as much.  The cross bar doesn't show up as well. Still the message is there. Tomorrow I'll quilt and back it and start on the words.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Done!


I finished this one this afternoon. It is just pinned up until I can get a curtain rod that is long enough. The wall is actually bright yellow so all the colours are a bit off.  I think I'll start another one with a dark brown background.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Keep Breathing


I am almost finished the words. I'm thinking the last one will be gentle, as in "Be gentle with yourself".
Of course, I could make lots more words and not hang them all at once. This could be an on going project.  I have pretty well decided that I will use buttons and make a loop on the top of each word with some round black elastic that I have. I'll use fusible fleece instead of batting in the words so they will be stiff enough to hang properly with only one loop.
I am really liking this project now and I may have to make at least one more, maybe in brighter colors.


Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Breathe Some More


The basic banner is finished. Now I want to make some words to hang from it. I did LOVE in different fabrics, mainly because I don't have enough background fabric to make them all the same as the banner. This one might be too different but I'll  make a few more words and see how they look. I'm thinking of doing some sort of hanging system so I can hang one word if I want to focus on that particular feeling, or many words if I wish.  I'm thinking of either buttons on the front or a strip of velcro on the back of the main banner. The velcro would give more freedom for the placement of the words. I could then make some of them horizontal if I want to use a long word or a phrase. I already have a long list of possible words so stay tuned.

Breathe


Sorry about the bad lighting. I have it pieced together and it's nearly six feet long. That should get the message across. I am debating the idea of making smaller words vertically to hang from the bottom. I'll make one or two to see how they look. I thought of dream, love, relax, calm, and other words like that.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Starting to BREATHE


Today I started the letters for the BREATHE  wall hanging that I have been planning for my Yoga space. These letters are about 12 inches high. My usual size is about 2 inches so it's a bit of a challenge to get the  proportions right. I'm not satisfied with the R. The slanted part is too cut off but I may be able to repair that without making a whole new letter.  Also I'm not sure about the blue bars on the B.                                                                         

Daisy Quilt


I got this one pieced together yesterday. I will need to find some backing before I can quilt it so it's on to the next project.

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Elkhorn Resort Mini Vacation


I went to Elkhorn Resort at Riding Mountain National Park for a few days with my family. This is a picture of the part of the crew that went for a hike. We also had a spa/massage afternoon and did a lot of eating. We stayed in fully equipped cabins so were able to do our own cooking. It was a beautiful time.


On  the way home we made a slight detour to stop at the quilt store in Plumas. They have such interesting fabrics including a package of Beatles fat quarters and lots of Australian fabrics. I was hard put to get only two of those. I also couldn't resist the word fabric but have no idea how I'll ever use it. A close runner up was a piece of jelly bean fabric.