I have finished up the sorting/editing of my resource boxes - they look calmer and more inviting now. The single box (spare parts for a pending placemat project) on the lower left shelf was moved after the photo was taken.
Breathing room is highly under-rated.
While things were in such an uproar, I sorted out 130 or pieces from the "warm neutrals" yardage and resource box so I could cut strips to make a lower volume Scrappy Trips quilt.
I have made two scrappy trips quilts before. One was made with a stash-enhanced impulse-purchased jelly roll (never again) and the other was made from a pair of perky jelly rolls from my early, early quilting days. The "perky" quilt was donated and the other was gifted to my sister.
I've named this all-from-the-stash-and-much-more-personal project RACONTEUR meaning "a gifted storyteller."
And here are the sets of six 2.5" x 20" strips to make blocks later in the year. The process of getting to this point is what takes the most time/effort and makes the most mess, so I'm glad to have this part done.
Six weeks ago we purchased "off peak" tickets to see this exhibit (highly recommended by Nancy of Near Philadelphia). It did not disappoint although our version did not have some of the introductory items Nancy mentioned (the bedroom model and bedroom comparison in his paintings for example).
This was one of the introductory panels. The projections were larger than life size and photographed beautifully showcasing the texture of Vincent's brushstrokes.
Here is another of the introductory panels. I knew of Vincent's paintings and a bit about his tragic life story but I did not know many of the factoids shared in the story line and certainly not that he was such a prolific and thoughtful letter writer.
The immersion room was mesmerizing. If you do a search on you tube you'll find several videos uploaded by others from many of the exhibit's venues.
Very glad the three of us were able to share this experience, especially only 50 minutes from home.
Our arborist friend who operates a tree company was here with his crew Thursday to clean up our large oak trees after Winter Storm Landon's heavy ice. These two trees had significant trimming done to reshape and remove troublesome limbs. They look SO much better.
It still amazes me that I lugged these three trees home in the back of our station wagon shortly after we moved to TN (just over 30 years ago). They tower over the neighborhood now and provide the most wonderful shade in our back yard.
Trees are such an investment and many area homeowners who have not had their trees trimmed through the years had damage far worse that ours.
And as you may have seen on Lynne's blog, she is making more of her liberated birds as she cleans up her studio. She also set up this bin for assorted orphans and "orts" for me to use during our sewing sessions when I visit NH in June. (I last visited her in 2014 - you can read about that visit by using the BOSTON 2014 label in my sidebar.)
Quiltdivajulie
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