The lovely posy was made by my friend Tama Brooks as a remembrance after my father died. Lily selected the rest of the fabrics to make up the front and sewed them together. I then added enough patchwork to fold over and make into a tote bag.
The way I have been making sturdy tote bags is to make a regular quilt complete with binding, then hand-sew up the sides. The back of the quilt becomes the lining of the bag. I also make handles that are quilted, and securely sew them to the bag.
Unfortunately, we left the bag of birthday gifts at home, (along with all our towels and the paints and papers I meant to bring) so she will have to wait until we see them in a couple weeks to get her finished bag.
She will also be getting tho framed print of pears on a windowsill. She was going through my stack of finished paintings and expressed an interest in this one, which surprised me. I thought she would want one of my more vibrant paintings. I think it turned out very nice matted and framed.
I have continued with the Fabulous and Free Journaling Challenge with Irresistibly Moi on Facebook.
The "Stamp It Out" prompt produced this ocean scene, just before we left for the beach. I used a commercial stamp for the ship and also for the little shore bids in the foreground. I tried some home-made stamps from a carved Styrofoam food package for the clouds, sun, and waves. Then I brushed on some more paint to make it look more artistic.
Another prompt, "Numbers," happened to fall on my anniversary. So, I had fun with the 44 years we have been married, and the wedding date. Watercolor, markers, and white dimensional paint.
I did this quick watercolor painting in response to the "Monochrome Mania" prompt. It is of course inspired by the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
Here is our family group at the beach. We had a wonderful time, great weather, good food.
And I will leave you with one of our glorious Sunset Beach sunsets.
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