YARN BOMBING MY GARDEN!

Color...(kuh-ler)  noun...

the quality of an object or substance with respect to 

light reflected by the object...visually measured by hue, 

saturation and brightness of the reflected light...

We all love color... its reflected in our clothes,

 home decor, and fabrics we pick to make our quilts!

and now I see it in skeins of yarn.  

I was photographing scarves I made during the last year...

As I looked around at my garden...

 I had an ahhh-ha moment!

A yarn bombing color experiment began!

This shawl in a variegated yarn has white, pink, purple and blues.   

The purple clematis blooms / white climbing hydrangea blooms

are definitely reflected in this shawl!  

A soft pink speckled yarn pops against the

 Black Lace Sambuka shrub and the pink flower blooms

match it perfectly.  The hosta greens below 

pull out other colorful specks in the yarn.

These "yard art" chicken's and the wire stand pick up the

 variegated gray colors of the scarf yarn.

My "Brickless" lace scarf , purple colors I absolutely love.

Same colors are abundant in the annual geranium blooms

which blanket my garden in many places.

 Kathy Guenther, knitted the next shawl for me

and she also knows the colors I love!

I think the Red Japanese Maple leaf color

pulls out the gold yarns here...

But look how the blue yarn becomes the dominant color

against the giant blue hosta! 

I love to wear this scarf with denim!

 Kathy recently gave me this beautiful skein of yarn 

for my birthday.  I would say an autumn color wave. 

I tucked it in with some flower containers with a 

variegated Croton, red and yellow begonias.

Looks like summer to me!

Another variegated "autumn color" shawl.

Placed near my faerie garden, pulls the succulent colors,

the fairies' house and my deck stain.

 I am happy to report, the mad scientist of fiber hoarding

was successful with her color experiment!

It also proves "yarn bombing" is a lot of fun!

This girl is not just a flash in a fabric isle...

she loves color everywhere!

P.S. Neighbors have not called the men in "white suits"...yet! 

Guess I'm not colorful enuf!  

I NEED MORE FIBER!

In this case my fiber is yarn!

I was part of an IG Yarn Swap 

as part of itsome of the vendors offered 

a percentage off purchases !

Haute Knit Yarns caught my attention!

and knitted up it became this shawl

I mis-read the "Pretty Basic" shawl pattern....

and did not do enough wrapped rows

so I guess its my own design.

Next up...Oil Slick, such a yummy color 

 I couldn't wait to get this on my needles!

 I'm giving the "Pretty Basic" pattern another go!

Now that I have re-read it over and over...

I got this!

If you would like the "Pretty Basics" pattern 

by Janina Kallio Designs

click here and head on over to Ravelry!

It's free...

Scroll down to the download link!

I am working on a color experiment involving 

my yarn color choices! 

Stayed tuned for some amazing results! 

SPLENDID?

I am a MAKER...but

I'm not a big fan of BOMs or BEEs or RULEs

and I'm definitely not gonna MAKE 100 blocks of anything!

ESPECIALLY 6" finished blocks!

I had this bundle of Ink Blossoms, Sue Marsh, RJR
Added some solids from my stash...
yup...I drank the water.

 very soon...I figured out the tiny pieces in these blocks

were way to fussy for me...and a bit too traditional!

 I gulped down these blocks!

Block 1 - Hearts A Flutter

Not a fan of applique...so my heart fluttered off! 

Block 2 - Wings

I only did 4 sets of wings and no embroidered antennas!

 Block 5 - Simple Simon

Simple enough!

Block 6 - Focal Point

My point is...I stayed focused on this one!

 

Block 8 - Friends Around the Square

Does this represent my "square" friends?

Block 10 - Iowa

What can you say about Iowa?

Block 11 - Crocheted Thoughts

I don't crochet and my thoughts were to

forget the embroidered flower in the center 

and fussy cut one!

 

Block 12 - Checkerboard

Always ready for a fun game of checkers

Block 13 - Scrap Stars

 A star catches my eye now and again!

Block 16 - Pieces of Friendship

Block 17 - Family Stars

57 teeny weeny pieces that took me 3 hours to piece!

 A gaggle of geese that just about goosed me

to the next county!

I will add more fabric, impromptu piecing

build out the blocks to a size I like

 and hopefully make it feel modern.

Final project..to be determined!

That being said...

my Splendor ends here and 

I'm ready to drink again but this time...WINE! 

  

PATTERN TESTING

My kwilty friend, Andrea Arledge, (IG @pommesdeterres)

asked me to test her first quilt pattern "Woven Fence" 
 (by Scarlet Key her IG business account)

 "Woven Fence" is available now on Craftsy!
Just click here

The pattern is a beginner quilt pattern and very fun!

It's F8, FQ or 2 1/2" strip "friendly". Can be made using 12 different prints, or scrappy.  

Lots of strip sets for quick sewing.

I used 2 1/2" strips cut from some yardage I have been hoarding.

A white background...because that was what I had in my stash.

The pattern gives instructions for making sizes from baby to king.   

I decided to do a child size which has 16 blocks.   

and ta..da...The top is done!

I have plenty of the same fabrics for the backing and binding.

For now, its in the UFO pile TBQ (to be quiltedl)

I was very happy to help Andrea and I wish her

great success with this pattern and the many to follow!

Again I was able to...

USHER ME IN!

It's official...I am a Silver Sneaker, Medicare Eligible
"give me my damn senior discount" mama!
Today is my 65th birthday.

In this throw back  picture, I was 5 or 6

A true brunette with a bit of curl in my hair and no bangs! 

IF I let my hair go gray (no quite ready yet)
and combed it like this...I would look like Mom!

65 is the new 45 right?  I'll buy it.
I do have a new adventure that will keep my young at heart,

Meeting new people and enjoying great entertainment, 

Serving as an USHER for the CAPA Theatres

(Central Ohio Association of Performing Arts)

Oh you didn't know CBus has theater? 

 The Ohio Theatre

 The Southern Theatre

The Palace Theater

The Lincoln Theater

The Capitol Theater

(Rife Complex - also includes 3 other studios)

  

McCoy Center of The Arts

Wish me luck as my ushering adventures take flight

and bring on some...

Dirty Dancing!