I’ve been errant again. I have a really good story for you though ; )
Last Tuesday, I met a friend for breakfast on her birthday. Boy, did we have a fun time! So much so, that we decided to go shopping at Walmart and Costco afterward.
After parking and rounding the end of my car… I found myself on the ground within two seconds. I was felled by the broken end of a glass bottle (so like, the butt end of a wine bottle), which my shoe hit just the right way to roll my ankle — and down I went.
I didn’t realize until two days later that this is what I look like:
not me, really, but you get the picture…. pun intended….
I have a cracked bottom rib with enough soft tissue damage to cause serious pain. My diagnosis… 12 weeks of recovery. Oh my heck! I don’t have time for this!
The good thing is that it won’t keep me away from the keyboard and microphone any longer. The other residual pain to my neck and spine are much better. I told the Doc today, “it just hurts when I move“.
So, here are (belatedly) the Winners of the last two drawings, with more to come!
For the Aurifil Thread packs:
Gayle Grier
Anne Jacobson
SKBrown
Cindy
Jo Vandermey
Ann McG
Nancy Mathewson
Cory
Gma Terri
Janis
Sarah Bidigare
Caroline
Quilter422
mommaontherun
Sandie
Diane L
Sally
Colleen
So congratulations all — send me your mailing address so I can get your thread packs in the mail to you!
And, the Winner of the Ellen Edith podcast drawing is:
Sue Cubberley
So, don’t forget to send me your address, too, Sue!
Up next? another great podcast!!
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Congratulations, Kathy!
Isn’t it just gorgeous?!
Here is the book nook, filled with Kaari’s wonderful publications. In the bottom right corner, you will see the French newspapers that are filled with embroidered alphabet and suggestions for embroidering under garments, children’s clothing and items for the home. Printed from the 1930’s – the late 1970’s — a real treasure.
The Bead wall — so many containers of colors, types and sizes of beads — just oozing with desire to be used to create something wonderful and unique.
Here are the red fabrics that Kaari spoke about, where the reds would “take” in different ways depending on the mordant that was used in the dying process. The deep red on top was when they found the “magic” mordant, and the others were dyed prior to that time. How soft the other two reds are — and the one on the bottom is almost pink.
One of Kaari’s collages with a sampling of French General vintage offerings.
Antique armoire holds sheets and textiles. The quilt just under the top folded quilts was another inspiration for Kaari’s fabric collections. Lucky us, to be the recipients of Kaari’s talent — We can buy her fabric to use for quilts, clothing and home decor!
Here is just one of the displays of Moda fabrics that you can buy from Kaari. She even has a few of the Rouenneries fabrics, which are hard to find now.
Here is the sample wall that Kaari was talking about when she said that she likes to take little scraps and turn them into beautiful art.
Vintage mannequin with silk flowers
One cubby on the “chapeau” wall where you can make your own beautiful hat with ribbons and other fabulous finds. My friend, Sue and I wondered what lucky lady from the past got to wear that magnifique crown … Isn’t it a beauty?!
Speaking of Sue, she chose to make a necklace for her daughter when we stayed for the Craft Meet-up. Such a fun time, meeting other crafters – including Sylvia, a quilter who is also a Mayor!
The Fat Quarter pack on the right has this sample fabric at the top of the pack. The fabric at the bottom left of the photo is from Kaari’s Moda line, and the fabric at the top, in a slightly smaller scale, is the original French antique textile that inspired the fabric collection.