Monday, December 31, 2012

 It's New Year's Eve and I'm getting ready to party. Here's my favorite party outfit.
Oh. And here's the last surface pattern design for the year. Cheers.

Sunday, December 30, 2012


Lion heart.


Please do not wake me until the new year. You're welcome. Tommy

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Preparing for Valentine's Day with a wreath of hearts.

Friday, December 28, 2012

 Here is the chainsaw pinwheel block.
And here it is laid out in a chainsaw pinwheel quilt.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Stir fried peas and carrots with a grape sauce.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Monday, December 24, 2012

 Clown quilt revisited.
 An unexpected Christmas eve snow.
 Harry Lauder walking stick in the snow.
Tommy has to make do without a fire in the wood stove. And yes, those are triangles on the back of his ears.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Monday, December 17, 2012

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Thread spools revisited revisited.

Friday, December 14, 2012

Sewing thread spools revisited.

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Tuesday, December 11, 2012


Same design. New colors.
 
After: Transformed oil pastel drawing.

Monday, December 10, 2012


After: Daylily dragons.
Before: Roadside daylilies.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Return of the crescent flower.

Saturday, December 8, 2012

 After: Derecho butterscotch swirl.
Before: Aftermath of the June derecho.

Friday, December 7, 2012

After: Purple sunrise stripe.
Before: Sunrise.

Thursday, December 6, 2012

After: Azalea stripe.

 Before: Wild azalea.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012


After: Nasturtiums.

Before: Nasturtiums from the garden.
  

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Monday, December 3, 2012

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Cat eyes. A painting of Tommy revisited.

Saturday, December 1, 2012