Design Whoa

This little feller is an image I found on Pinterest 

I thought it would be fun to try to recreate it with colored pencils and quilting. 

 I did, but now what do I do with the image. I cut it out like the Pinterest card.

 Wrong thing to do....what was I thinking ??

I'll finish the edges somehow and make it a card I guess. The main goal was to have fun and I did.

His little chaps turn out especially good...I used Aurifil variegated gray thread, which I love. I think they look just like the woolly chaps in the 1930's western movies ! 

Here's my whoa. I'm at a stand still with my heifer "Tiger Lily" that I've shown before  Here and Here

One of these days I hope to go in my sewing room and the creative juices will flow like a river, like what happened with this Saint Bernard. 

It stayed on my design wall for many months, then one day I went in there and almost finished it that day.

May God bless you with health, happiness and a passion for him. 

Happy Trails to You !

  

Sharing the Love

I recently had the opportunity to teach  members of the Brownwood Quilters' Guild

 how to make a small collage wall hanging.

Sharing and showing others what I love to do was such a blessing to me. 

I first tried collage quilting because of Leslie, who blogs at Marveles Art Studio's 

The deer was my first collage....a kit I bought from Fiberworks

 The first hour or so was spent just cutting out flowers, which was perfect for visiting and catching up with one another.

 A sweet-heart was the goal of the day. 

 I expect this young lady to be a famous quilter some day.

She is new to quilting and self taught.

 This lady is happy that she has more time to quilt 

since retiring from the public school system.

 This is a very traditional quilter who has jumped in to art quilts without reservation !

  The blue colors on this heart are very pleasing to the eyes.

Quilts with a Heart owner has done collage quilting before, 

but she took the class anyway because she's a great friend! 

Thanks for stopping by and may God bless you.