New Addiction

Yes!  I do have a new addiction.  I just can't get enough of it.
It's Needle Felting in Wool.

Oh, the feel of all that soft wool roving.  And the colors!  And my little artist heart loves mixing the colors.  I've always loved sculpting.  In college, it was with clay.  When I learned welding, it was with metal.  And when I learned wood carving, it was with wood.  When I was a kid, it was bars of Ivory soap.  I'm so tactile, or maybe just the kid in me.  But, I love working with my hands and the feel of the materials is exciting and soothing all at the same time.

Tibetan Terrier and Lhasa Apso 4 and 3 inches high 

Shepherd kneeling

I told you my daughter, the Good Flea, has been dragging me reluctantly into the 21st century.  Well, she gave me some wool roving a friend had given her, and she dared me to find a use for it.  So, I found a site in my You Tube tutorial search that taught me the basics of needle felting.

My Second Passion

     I've been sewing since I was five years old.  My grandmother (DeeDee) taught me how to embroider.  The dime store sold a prepatterned material encased in a plastic frame with a simple design to make it easy for children to learn.
     I sewed most of my college clothes, then the children's clothes and my husbands work shirts.
And then I discovered QUILTING!  At first it was some very awkward looking scraps thrown together for dog covers for the back of our old school bus yellow VW van.  Then I progressed to aplique and trapunto.  But, piecing has always been the standby when I start to feel guilty about all the fabric cluttering my closet.  You quilters know all about "the Stash"!

My sewing/craft room

     I just started a light coverlet quilt for the summer.  Here I'll show you my progress so far.  And in future posts I'll show the finished product.  Hopefully very soon.

     I've just sewn strips together, then cut them every 3".  These will be sewn together to make squares which will be sewn together in rows that will be joined to make the quilt top. 

     This is one I sewed about fifteen years ago.  But it is somewhat similar to the one I'm working on now.