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I have two main projects for rainbow scrap challenge this year... the EPP project shown above is one of them. I'll be doing one each in scraps from that month's color, this month it's yellow.

got the idea from https://thecraftycreek.com/2023/07/16/owl-and-hare-hollow-hqal-2/.

I really enjoy english paper piecing...
 

four epp circles done... haven't decided what color to put them on yet

here are three yellow scrap pieces I'm working on at the same time... the design wall is sunny! 

I'll be sharing them as they grow larger and more complex ...

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 LOTS!

clockwise from top left: round robin center block, project quilting finish, RSC feathered star, RSC EPP block, and my mantra these days

calendar page from years ago

I went from languishing and uninspired to having several ongoing challenges and projects going at once...

spinning dishes

remember this trick from the Ed Sullivan show? (I'm ahem, of an age) 

plus, I hope to also do Joy's table scraps challenge, and a friend and I are working on our drawing skills by doing prompts together.  It feels good to be creating again!  

My goal this year was to focus ...

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it's been a week of learning (Zen Stitch workshop online) and making

Drawing faces and flowers, painting on paper and fabric, designing an Autumn quilt, trying techniques new to me like setting shisha mirrors and stacking straight stitches in embroidery. Trying some stitches in a slightly different way than I've done them before, using my supplies, getting new supplies... 

Toward the end of the week I just watched the lessons and stored up plans to try them later because my mind was full. (plus the occular migraines take a lot out of me) 

I often try out ideas ...

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this was a week of sewing, writing, and watching video lessons... with one drawing 

hand sewing hexies, tiny quiltlets from scraps, and one drawing

 

the sewing primarily was "middle sewing"  involving a lot of putting blocks together, basting a quilt, finding appropriate fabrics, making design decision that take time but don't show well in a round up.

I now have completed the squares for two RSC block sets made last year... I added an entire row of black and white squares to go with the colorful scrap blocks done last year, but like the first set I'm reluctant ...

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I am enjoying the free lessons on sketchbook revival. So much that I had to break my creative week offerings into two posts, that's a good thing!

The first pic is only my own sketch of my beloved poodle Milo.... dressed up as Easter Bunny... 

so this post is all about drawing and painting and paper as substrate. Tomorrow I will share my quilt.

Again not on sketchbook revival, but just a lesson I took on youtube, is one of my favorite drawings of the week

from this tutorial....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoLfamhLOjY

I remembered this ...

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 just some sketches from the Joanna Basford classes (free on youtube) 

Link to day one (day one!)

the sketchbook and learning. First attempt. Day one wreath of holly, mistletoe, and ivy. Day two snowman, three cake, four stocking. 

I never showed you my poinsettia painting for last week... 

sorry bout that, maybe next week! For now, have a good paint/ink filled week y'all! 

like to see into artist's studios? here's hers

 
how to light a studio...

 

 

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