Greetings from Overwhelmed Land! Sheesh, it's been the busiest fall yet. I am so happy to report that I have done the real grunt work in creating the new blog/website for my quilt guild. Check it out if you're interested. That took several long days. Then, I managed to get a few little Christmas goodies made. These are so much fun to do. Sometimes, I wish I could spend all my time making little projects like this. They are so doable compared to the big art quilts I keep getting myself into!
I made a couple of brooches with some new techniques I learned in Art Quilt Maps by Valerie S. Goodwin. What a fabulous book! I also managed to finish my actual map quilt made with techniques from this book, but am keeping it under wraps for now. The technique involves crinoline, textile paint, sheer layers, hand and machine stitching. So much fun!
These are all for sale in my Etsy shop, except the large rectangle bird and the heart shaped house ornament. Both sold before I could even get them up on Etsy. Gotta love having very supportive friends! Thank you Sarah!
So, now I can breathe a sigh of relief, at least about those things above. Life is further complicated by my hubby's very bad back and surgery that didn't quite fix it. There are deadlines and a trip to get ready for in December. So, sorry about the sporadic posting this fall, but I guess that's the way it's going to be. How's your November going?