Just a reflection

Picture is after Friday's torrential rain storm. For about 15 seconds the sun came out and was in position to shine on these chairs. They glowed. All the green plants behind a lush backdrop. I ran to get my camera but already the light had started to shift. Then it was gone. It made me realize how often in photography you get a glimpse of something. For a moment everything comes together; rain, sun, lighting, color, mood, shapes. Then it's gone......forever. If your lucky and have your camera and know what your doing, you CAPTURE it. You can show it to everyone, see what I saw? Feel what I felt? And that's the beauty of photography.

Great tip

I read this today on http://sew-fantastic.blogspot.com/. It's such a great tip for cleaning Olfa self-healing cutting mats.  I gotta try it!                                                                                                           "Directions :: Fill you bathtub with room temperature water (not hot, not warm, and not cold) In the water add 1/4 cup of white vinegar and a squirt of dove dish soap for a good lather. Use a mushroom brush (soft bristle brush) and scrub the mat gently getting a good lather with the soap. Then rinse your self healing mat with cool water getting all residue off the mat. You can dry it with a cotton towel, or air dry. It does not matter how you choose to dry it. (Do not dry it in direct sunlight or it could damage the mat)



The reason for this method is the materials that make your self healing mat absorb the water and make the mat supple again. Not only does this make your mat last longer, but it keeps your blades from dulling so quickly because you are cutting into a softer surface. Makes sense right?"

The Kids Approve

So I put the final stitches in the binding of the quilt, the sun was going down on a beautiful summer day. I just had to shake it out and let the kids all pile on for a picture. I'll have to get a better picture to display at a latter date. The first picture is the front, and the second picture  is the back. I used Lori Mason's design for the front and a Denyse Schmidt design for the back. Many of the fabrics were Denyse's HV or FMF mixed with kona cotton solids and kaffe fassett shot cottons. The final size was 105"x105"