Let's Read...................

Every January my friend posts the books that she'll read throughout the year.  It's always an interesting and diverse list and I'm anxious to see what she has chosen.  I follow along with her as she writes her review of each book--so, here is her list for 2016:

1. The Four Swans: A Novel of Cornwall, 1795-1797, Winston Graham (1976)
2. One Zentangle a Day, Beckah Krahula (2012)
3. Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are, Danny Gregory (2015)
4. The Private World of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, Robert Murphy and Ivan Terestchenko (2009)

And if you want to wet your appetite with more interesting and diverse books,

look no further than 40 Books to Unlock Your Creativity

Latest Bonnie

I like that some of my quilting friends are advancing quite rapidly on

Bonnie Hunter's latest mystery--actually, it isn't a mystery anymore

as the quilt has been revealed.

I'm still chugging along on step 4 or is it 3?

I like the assembly line stitching--until you get a phone call

from a friend and you must stop to chat

All those above will or should turn out to look like this

And the box, on the left, is filled with stitched parts, that should look like the ones on the right.

Just need to spend time pressing those suckers.

oh, humm, I think I'll have another cup of coffee and think about

my Organizational Skills....................

Scrap Organization--

A Quilting Life has wonderful suggestions on how to organize your

fabric scraps.  Take a look!  Great ideas!

I thought it would help me get my act together 

and put all those fabric scraps into a decent order.

Look!  I made a start............

and these are cut 2.5" square--Nice, huh?

and then................

there is that huge bin of scraps in the closet to go through............

oh, well,

think I'll leave those for another day!

Did You Know?

There are so many facts that I didn't know about our history, especially the Civil War.

Recently, I came across an article about Roswell Mill and women.

Since I'm a weaver and very interested in the production of fiber, this was a story to read carefully.  The Mills of the South had women workers, some with children on site.

Read this story and wonder--how could this happen?

I've been reading this book, especially since our annual spin-in theme is "Cotton Candy".

What a story!  Our daily life is surrounded by so many cotton products--want to read,

give me a shout--

Wisteria ?????

Just a few more days and all will be revealed

Melody's Makings

Wisteria is an elegant, lacy, and gorgeous project with all sizes from Girl's Small (5-7 Years) through Women's XXXL.  So it's perfect for all shapes and sizes

Check her website out for super neat crochet and knit patterns while

you wait for the mystery!

Wax Paper?? Who Would Have Thought??

Okay, gang--I use some of these ideas, but 

others--who would have thought????

Mandalas

The mandala is one of humankind's most ancient art forms. With the circle as its basis, it reflects eternity and all of nature: the sun, the moon and even the bird's nest. Types of mandalas may be found in all religions, as well as in psychology.

The circle is the most natural form known to mankind. The universe is made up of planets, stars, moons and the sun---all spherical in shape. The sun rises and sets in a never-ending circle; seasons pass in an annual circle. Trees, rocks and raindrops are circular, and most fruits and flowers are spherical. The cells and atoms that make up everything within the universe are circular.

 

Mandala history

How about Mandala's to color?

Join in on the interesting artistic world of Mandalas by becoming a member

of  Facebook group.

We see Mandalas in our every day life.

My Mandala is my spinning wheels--what is yours?