Dust, piles, projects

There are some days when I just get overwhelmed with too much to do and what to do next.

My bedroom windows all have these kind of blinds and they all need dusting badly.

 

There is a pile of papers next to my computer that needs attention.  (The yellow pad is for notes, the remote is the paper-weight, the prescription needs to be filled, the card needs to be mailed, there are checks to be mailed , and more bills to be paid.)

Then there are the hundreds of quilting, stitching, and knitting projects, not to mention cards I want to make.  It would also be great if I had the initiative to start cleaning out unnecessary stuff of which there is much. 

I’m feeling overwhelmed this Monday morning and am immobilized by so many choices.  The clock tells me that it is almost time for lunch and that is the easiest decision of the day, so I will go fix my lunch and think about how to use my afternoon.

Binding

Did some binding for Moe -

The ice cream fabric is making me hungry ! ! !

Bonnie

Flowers

My niece brought me an adorable container of little pink roses to honor me on Mother’s Day.

At church, the young people passed out pink and white carnations to all the women.

And in my garden, the wonderful poppies decided to show off today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pink, white, orange and green………sounds like some wonderful colors for a quilt!

Bonnie

Done–Finished–Ready to use.

Two quilts for the guest room of my cousin and her husband. 

Wonderful pictures by Christine.

The back of one of the quilts – pieced with Christmas fabrics, vegetable fabrics, and other big pieces in my stash.

All bound, folded, and ready to go.  Yes, I made pillow cases too.

Bonnie

Drawing In My Journal

Every once in a while I get inspired to try my hand at drawing, or in my case it is more doodling.  I especially like the idea of adding my doodles to a journal.  Yesterday I came across a blog (Terri’s Notebook) that fascinated me with the artist’s creativeness. Be sure to visit her blog and scroll through the past year to see great pictures and lots of inspiration.
After reading her blog, I felt inspired to share some of my drawings/doodles.



Can you guess how I felt the day I drew this?























Recently I have tried my hand at Zentangles….

Drawing/doodling comes easy to some folks and is a challenge for others.  I’m in the “other” category and can therefore appreciate the wonderful artwork done by such artists as Terri.
Bonnie

Working on Binding

(Photos by Christine)

Binding on MB’s quilt – by Bonnie

More expert photos…..

My mother’s flower-garden quilt, which she never finished.  In the 70’s, I sent the quilt top to a church in California where a quilting group hand quilted it, with fluffy polyester batting.

Yes, I am in the shadow, so here is a close-up of me.

The fabric scraps are all from clothes my mother made. She sewed her own clothes, and clothes for my sister and me.

Those are REAL 30th’s fabrics!

A butterfly came for a visit. No nectar here little butterfly.

 

And lastly, another portrait picture……..

I had just come from the hairdresser where my natural color was restored!

Bonnie