I'm a natural.....

lover of natural fibers, that is! I cannot "abide" (as my grandmother would have put it) polyester!

So I was delighted to find wonderful 100% linen shirts at the local thrift shops! They even have pearl buttons and each was less than $3.00! My "inner hippie artist" wants to embellish them a bit more and make them uniquely "mine"!

While I was at the large fabric store where I work part-time, yesterday, I checked on threads to use for this. I found LINEN embroidery floss!!!! [It is being discontinued...so I may need to buy it all--Ha!]

There were only a few soft natural colors, but the green works perfectly, I think, on my green linen and the taupe is great on the natural linen. I am considering using the cotton crochet thread to further embellish and make the sleeves of this former natural linen "camp shirt" a bit longer...we will see!
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I have also enrolled in another class with Jane LaFazio! this one is on experimental art quilts...and will have more fun opportunities for embellishment and stitching!

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this is a landscape quilt, about 8.5"X11". It is called "Morning Mist in the Ozark Springtime".

Off to stitich now!

In my studio with Mom last Wednesday. [I wish the doors behind us were shut...but it is good storage!]

I'm holding a tomato from the garden outside the studio. I was fun to show her my creative space. I was at work for three days of her visit. She needed a creative project. We used the embroidery designs from JoAnn of "Pieceful Afternoon" who had a giveaway recently... so Mom stitched this bird on a towel for me!

I'm off to work this morning....will post more about the past week soon!

It has been a weekend of blessings.... the word above is a "wall word" on our family room wall. This clock is on the mantel in the same room and beside it stands the figure named,

"Blessings"......she is a graceful Willow Tree figure by Susan Lordi. She reminds us of our granddaughter who usually wears her lovely hair just like this! We were blessed with the gift of this figurine by our friend Karen. Thanks again, Karen!!!!!

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I am blessed, I am lucky, I am a winner!

JoAnn at Pieceful Afternoon drew my name for her embroidery pattern giveaway! I was a winner and chose the bird embroideries.

Thank you, JoAnn. I may share these with my granddaughter who is learning to embroider!