Princess Bubbles Creates

 I did not add a lot of beading and stitching to this mandala.  The pattern I created was enough and only needed to be enhanced.  Having a quick and easy piece to finish was good.  Sometimes that is all my attention span can handle.  I have been flitting from project to project lately. Writing two proposals and taking a writing course have been using up my powers of concentration.  I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/  

 I am so excited to be trying something new!  I have been making crazy quilts for a long time and this week I learned something new!  I bought the ebook Crazy Quilting Volume 1 by Kathy Shaw.  In the book, she describes whole cloth crazy quilting.  Well, honestly that is right up my alley.  I love the handwork!  I got out this gorgeous piece of hand-dyed silk.  I have started applying the main motif which is tree done in silk ribbon embroidery.  Once I am finished with that I will start doing the faux seams.  I love learning new things! I am linking to https://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/atozchallenge2021quilt-link-party_10.html

  There are actually some tulips starting to bloom since we are having such a warm spring.  An early and warm spring are most welcome.  It is like nature is saying 'sorry you are facing yet another lockdown'.  Having some cheery blooms aids one's spirit.   I am linking to http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/ http://floralfridayfoto.blogspot.com/2021/04/fff488-catalpa.html http://jaipurgardening.blogspot.com/2021/04/garden-affair-mesembryanthemum.html

 I made a lot of progress on my puppy this week.  The weather has been glorious and stitching outside is one of my favourite things to do.  Yesterday it was utterly perfect so I overdid it and I got a bit pink.  It was worth it.  I am still not sure how I am going to stitch his sweet face.  I will keep working on his body for now.  I trust the right idea will come to me.   I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

 Many years ago I was gifted with some hand-dyed fat quarters.  Seeing the set of them you would know why they didn't particularly appeal to me.  The set ranges from blue to purple and have a lot of grey in them.  I tend towards a more pure saturated colour.   Still, they were a thoughtful gift and I have kept them all these years.  While looking for fabric that would work with this mandala I stumbled upon that set and decided to look at it with new eyes.  When I pulled this fabric from the bunch I could see that it would work nicely with mandala.   The mandala is done on a coffee filter which I made more sturdy by adhering to fusible interfacing.  I am excited to get stitching on this one.  I am linking to http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/

 My fibre journal page for the San Fransisco School of Needlework challenge is getting close to finished.  It needs something to pull it all together as it is looking disjointed and overly busy to me.  This page is in remembrance of Farley.  Best dog ever!  He was a quiet and gentle golden retriever and this page is not reflecting that at the moment.  I need to ponder a good solution. I am linking to https://www.quiltfabrication.com/ https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/2021/04/f-fabric-tissu-atozchallenge-2021quilt.html

 Puppy progress has been made.  I have been avoiding the face other than the eye.  Getting the face right is important and I haven't decided how to do it.  I am not certain that I want it to be done in beads but then what else?  If embroidery stitches, what threat?  What stitch?  I can picture exactly how I want to do the ear so that will be next.  I find it best to work the things that I know for certain.  The step always presents itself. I am linking to https://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/