Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Turkeys and Trees

The last couple of weeks have zoomed by, what with two wonderful Thanksgiving celebrations, including a trip out of town. Only a few hours were spent in the studio. But before getting to that, I just have to do a little bragging. This is a photo of my daughter-in-law Shannon's first turkey ever...


I know...hard to believe she hasn't been doing this for twenty years, isn't it? And it tasted even better than it looks! I guess it goes without saying, she is an incredibly good cook! She even brined this bird--something I've never attempted in my nearly 40 years of cooking these big guys. Success (revenge), by the way, was particularly sweet for Shannon. Chased by a wild turkey when she was a little girl, she has naturally been terrified of them ever since. Let's face it: regardless of how good they taste, they're huge and fast and have mean eyes and sharp beaks. Not something you want pursuing you, especially as a kid!

On to the free-motion garrison quilt, currently in one of its embellishment stages. Once again, Marvy fabric markers played a big part, along with a couple of Sharpies. Compare the next two sets of photos to see the difference in the trees, so far. I say 'so far' because quilting is going to add tons of texture; the markers only add shading. And if you don't think this is fun, just try it! You may soon be wishing the marker police were standing over your shoulder, because it's really easy to go overboard while shading with markers (ask me how I know). Every few seconds, I forced myself to stand back and take a hard look before adding more.

'Befores' are on the left, 'afters' on the right:





That's it for now...except, I just remembered a certain fabric I have in my stash. My mischievous side--believe me, I have one--says maybe I should include this in a quilt for Shannon someday... ;))) 


...although, she might just throw it onto the fire!...and who could blame her? Which just goes to show, there's more than one way to roast a turkey!  :D

Hooking up here with Leah Day's FMQ Friday with and Sarah Craig's Whoop Whoop Friday (it's time for me to make new stockings!) even if I did post two days early. ;) Love these two blogs, and their reader hookups.

Have a great weekend. We're hunkering down here for snow and ice!

Brrrr...
Linda



14 comments:

  1. I love watching your projects....simply awesome.
    Icy weather is on it's way to central Texas as well. I'm not looking forward to that one bit.
    Take care and keep warm!!

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    1. Thank you, Rhonda! Wow, icy weather is NOT what I think of when I think of Texas. You keep warm, too, and be careful!

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  2. Your trees are looking fabulous - I especially like the second pair!

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    1. Thanks, Gill. I'm tempted to mess with them more, so I have to slap my hand every time I pick up a marker. LOL

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  3. I can't find an email for you Linda but I just wanted to thank you for my book - what a great read! so many fabulous ideas!!
    Thank you!

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    1. You're welcome, so glad the book arrived safely and that you are enjoying it. Joyce is a great teacher. She just retired from teaching workshops so she can spend more time with her family and work on her quilts. I think I read that she's working on a new book, too.

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    1. Thank you, Jayne, and likewise with your crochet hook rollup. What a great idea!!

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  5. Nice! Love the castle and trees! Reminds me of that movie Evermore.

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  6. The details are really making the scene pop. The quilting and thread painting will make it seem 3d for sure.

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    1. Thank you, Suzanne. It's funny, I almost forget, from quilt to quilt, just how much difference the actual quilting makes--it surprises me every time!

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  7. This is a fabulous piece! I hadn't been to your blog before, so just had to work my way back and read all your posts about this project. It's wonderful to see your progress.

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    1. Thank you so much,Terry, and thank you for reading the back posts. I'm having so much fun with this project!

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