Iris Project Update

In August of 2021, I shared the Iris project in a post.

Iris

I was side-tracked by other things, including a nine month wait for a part to repair Betty Boop.

But I am on track now, and thread painting has begun!

All of the thread painting will be done with the feed dogs down and a free motion foot attached. I am using whatever shiny threads I have in my stash, most of it Sulky and Wonderfil rayon.

Iris

Iris

Iris

Iris

Iris

This was supposed to be a birthday gift, but because of shipping issues (waiting for that part that was sitting on a cargo ship), it has now become a Christmas gift!

Quilt On!

A Stroll in the Garden

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James

Phlox

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Hollyhock

“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
― Gandhi

Lily

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
― H. Jackson Brown Jr., P.S. I Love You

Spirea

“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

Snapdragon

“I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.” ― John Locke

Clematis

“We can’t sufficiently define love with our words. Therefore, the only option that we’re left with is to show it in our actions. And if our actions don’t show it, the words don’t matter. Neither does anything else.” ― Craig D. Lounsbrough

Phlox

“Do actions agree with words? There’s your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.”
― Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune

Larkspur

“You can’t make yourself feel positive, but you can choose how to act, and if you choose right, it builds your confidence.”
― Julien Smith, The Flinch

Hosta

“At the Day of Judgement we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.”
― Thomas A Kempis, The Imitation of Christ

Yarrow

“If your actions don’t live up to your words, you have nothing to say.” ― DaShanne Stokes

Coneflower

“If you think you’re too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room.” ― Anita Roddick

Lily

Stay healthy.

Stay safe.

Keep smiling.

See the world around you!

Fabric Dyeing

I decided that there is no time like the present to take my dye supplies out of storage and have a play.

I thought that I didn’t have a lot, and I could use up what I have and be done with it.

I thought wrong.

I have lots of dyeing supplies in storage.

And I am enjoying time out of the sewing studio (and away from housework and weeding) playing around with color.

Hand Dye
Hand Dye

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Hand Dye

I also thought that my dyes are so old that they will have lost their intensity.

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Wrong again.

I know the close ups don’t do it justice (I had my camera settings wrong), but the next photo does. Lots of deep, rich color!

Hand Dye

Here’s two more:

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And these are cocoons. Why? I don’t know. I must have had an idea to use these once upon a time.

At any rate…they take the dye well!

Hand Dye

Never stop playing!