Happy Valentine's Day

Wishing you chocolates, flowers and a little heart quilt filled with love on this special day.

Journal Page

I created a page in my journal in honor of the watercolor class and our wonderful teacher, Jane LaFazio.

I even got Jane to autograph it.  This page will be a great memory in my monthly journal.

44th

I received these beautiful flowers this morning from my husband in honor of our 44th wedding anniversary.

Sweet Dreams

Cover Story

In our watercolor class, Jane taught us how to prepare the covers of our journals.  First, I sanded the front to roughen it for paint.

I applied a thin coat of gesso.

Using a stencil and a product called Wood Icing, I added dimension.  The numbers represent the calendar days of my journal.

I completed the cover with acrylic paint and spray gesso using another stencil.  The numbers were lightly outlined with pencil to make them really pop out.

New Quilt

In between house guests, watercolor classes and playing nurse (my husband fractured bones in both elbows from taking a bad spill on his bike - he's on the mend) - I have been able to squeeze in some sewing on my sister's new quilt.  The photo shows gray but the fabrics are much bluer and hopefully she won't be waiting too long to receive last years Christmas gift!!

Painted Blocks

I decided to paint some of the blocks from my Block of the Month quilt to add to my watercolor journal.  For the page on the left, I drew in pencil, painted the blocks, then top stitched the image using black thread in my sewing machine.  On the right, I drew in pencil, outlined in permanent ink then watercolored the squares.
I discovered that it was much easier sewing the original quilt than painting it!