UMBRELLAS

Now that I have finished quilting every thing in the background, I am beginning the foreground.  First up is one of the lamp posts and the umbrellas that are on the patio tables.  Some will not be fused down yet but are placed with pins on the design wall.  Next I will start the people sitting at the tables...that may take a bit of time as lots of very small pieces but I am hoping it will be fun to construct this scene.

PROGRESS

I have had to fit in bits of time while working on this piece and it left no time for posting afterwards, but as you can see, progress was made.   All of this is fused on, but not quilted, so now I will finish the big mill building and quilt all of this before adding the foreground people and tables and umbrellas and musicians!!!  Whew!  Lots more to come.

COFFEE ANYONE?

 Last weekend I went to the Farmers Market in nearby Elkhart Lake.  There is a great coffee shop there called "Off The Rail" because it is situated right by the Railroad Tracks.  So after getting some coffee, I took this photo and liked it so much I decided to use it as the inspiration for my next art quilt.

 Today I loosely sketched out the crowd and the building....I want this to be sort of casually done...not straight lines on the bldg or perfection here or.....

 in the people here.

I have the basic background finished and quilted it measures 30X19 inches.   So now I am ready to add what is furthest away.....which will be some trees and an attached building.   I will most likely eliminate some of the sign clutter around the scene towards the left.....and maybe add some things...but that is the joy of making it your own.  Hope you enjoy this new journey with me.

Progress & Photography

Sorry for another gap in my posts.  My camera came and I had to start learning at least some basic steps to start using it.    However, I did make some progress on The Boat....added some pickerel weed...more lily pads ...still need more...just keep working it until I am happy with it.

Took my Mom with me to the Farmers Market in Elkhart Lake and took this shot of the corner coffee shop and Mill that houses some gift shops and a small grocery.

 This is "Blinky", my sisters horse.  He stays out at Mom's and just had to have his picture taken.

 A coleus bloom from one of my pots at home.  Liked the diagonal of the grasses with the vertical flower.

 Then a Hosta bloom in my back garden.

The Red Pump which has been out at Mom's since I was little.  Thos blackeyed Susans are beautiful right now.

 A Rose of Sharon in my garden....Love the color and that splash of red in the center.