Halloween Apron

I'm hosting a Halloween Apron swap on Fabric in Altered Arts Yahoo group. I made the apron above this week from fabric purchased at Granny's Attic in Campbellsville, Kentucky. I developed the pattern and have used it a few times. Notice the cute black ball fringe also from Granny's Attic. I have bat fabric for another apron which I hope to work on tomorrow. I'm not sure which one I will exchange in the swap. These are quite simple to sew and fun to make. Love the Halloween fabric. I also completed a quilt top for a Halloween wallhanging. It's made from a charm pack. I'll post photo when I finish the quilting. I purchased the charm pack and pattern on-line. A great way to shop.

By the Sea ATCs

Here are the ATCs I received in the August Swap at Mystic Paper. The theme was By the Sea. You can see my By the Sea ATC here. Such a fun group of ATCs this month.

Skirt is Back from Altered Couture Magazine

My Going Green Skirt arrived in the mail yesterday from Altered Couture just in time to display at Bernina Southwest. I will be teaching a class on how-to make a skirt just like the one feathered in the fall issue of Altered Couture magazine. The class is called "Glitzy Jean Skirt" and is offered as a two session class in October at Bernina Southwest. Check out their schedule of classes here and click on the classes tab for more information. I'm looking forward to teaching again after the summer off. I hope to add more classes as time allows.

Summer Fabric ATCS

I received this set of lovely Summer Fabric ATCs in today's mail. They are from a swap on Fabric Art Trends. I have added them to my growing collection of ATCs. You can see my ATC for the swap here.

Halloween Towel Swap

These are my two towels for the Halloween Kitchen Towel Swap on Fabric In Altered Arts Yahoo group. It is a two for two exchange. I purchased the towels and fabric during my recent visit to Kentucky. The fabric is from Grannys Attic and the towels were purchased at the local WalMart.

I enjoy working of sewing projects while at our vacation home in Kentucky. I can sit at my machine by the window and watch the cows graze in the pasture. Sometimes I also see wildlife (rabbits, squirrels, and Saturday a red fox ran across the pasture). Monday I also saw a deer and fawn running in the field in front of our house. It is so peaceful and quiet and I am able to work on projects at my leisure. A great place for rest and relaxation.

More posting to come of projects completed in Kentucky.

Rose of Sharon

This beautiful bloom is a Rose of Sharon. I have a few of the shrubs in our yard in Kentucky. I took this photo and think I may use it as inspiration for an art quilt.

I am glad to be back in the "Blog World". I find it difficult to blog on the extremely slow dial-up service that we have at our country home. I arrived back in Phoenix yesterday. It's good to be home but I had a wonderful visit with family and friends. I also had time to shop the sale at Granny's Attic and complete some of my projects. I'll post photos of those projects later.

I had posted earlier about the dry conditions in our area of Kentucky. We finally had a good soaking rain on Monday afternoon. The grass greened up immediately and the temperatures were cooler when I left Tuesday morning. Looking forward to some time at home. We will return to Kentucky for Thanksgiving.

Backyard

Here is a photo of our backyard in Kentucky.  Normally at this time of year it should be lush green.  You can see how dry our pasture is.  The neighbors' cows graze there but they don't have much to eat now.  The corn and soybeans in the distance are extremely dry.  No rain is expected until sometime next week.  I'll be back in Arizona before they have rain. Had a great meal earlier.  First time I had fried catfish but they tasted great.  I had slaw, cornbread and fresh tomatoes from my uncle's garden.  This is great time to visit.  The tomatoes are fresh from the garden.  The corn is gone now but I was able to get a few ears.  Country living is very special.  I've been to the quilt shop and will go stock up on fabric on Friday.  Karen is having a great sale.  I will lunch with a childhood friend tomorrow.  Probably won't post again for awhile.