Mo'a Romig-Boyles

Owl Pillow

Remember when I showed you the Owl Appliqué that I did in Jude Hill's workshop Patchwork Beasts?
I have finished it.  As I was working on the piece my Husband asked me to make it into a pillow for our Adirondack room.  So there he lives, happily among our collections of American and Icelandic Arts.

It feelt so natural and comfortable to me as I was working on this piece.  Although I have never done any quilting before Jude's workshops...I have been sewing by hand since I was five years old.

One thing I learned as I was working with this pillow is to go with the flow...there are no rights or wrongs.  I kept adding stitches and fabric as needed.

I was so happy with this edge that I made it into a Autumn Banner...I know, I am about a month early. 

I am having fun making changes to the look of my blog.  I will be doing more work on it as the days go by.  

 

For Anni

One of the blogs I love to visit is Fabric Art that belongs to Anni from Denmark.
This morning I was catching up with her blog and saw this....which made me think of this photo that I took back in April.

This mushroom patch sprung up next to railroad ties...(one day to be replaced by a stone wall)...that are on one side of our patio.

Go and visit  Anni you she always had some of her wonderful art to share with us.

The Carousel Horse

When our Grandchildren were visiting us this summer one of the highlights was going to their Great-Grandparents house. There they had the honor of sitting on the Carousel Horse that is in their living room.  Only one person has had this honor before, their Father 33 years ago.

 

I am working on changes for this blog...it is a work in progress.  Next time I will show you how the owl is coming along.

Baby Eyes and Owls

Were you wondering about what happened to me?  The earth did not swallow me up...that happened years ago when my Mother and I and my little Fiat ended up in a sink hole...that was an experience I would not like to repeat. 

I had a little vacation right here at home, getting used to my Baby Eyes.  Everything looks so fresh and beautiful.  I spend my days ooooing and ahhhhing at everything. Little did I realize that the cataracts had impaired my eyesight to the extend that it did.

I have been taking a Patchwork Beasts class from Jude Hill of Spirit Cloth  it has been an amazing experience for me to go back to cloth.  I will show you in future posts some of what I have created...you can look here or scroll down to the post below to see the beginning.

If you see strange things happening here, it is because I am working on updating the look of my blog...a humongous  learning curve.  You would think that after blogging for almost five years I would have learned more.
I have much to tell you in future posts...I will try to post more often and to be less verbose.

Owl photos: 

The owl in the first photo is a carved wood door handle, from Russia...it is on inside of the front door in my Parents house.

The owl in the second photo is an owl that I did for Patchwork Beasts class...I am still working on it and will show you the finished product...soon.