New in Publication

Two of my older quilts are in the July/August issue of Quilters Newsletter hitting the newsstands now. In the top left corner is Saint Michael Overcoming Evil and the lower middle right is Saint Joan of Arc.



Artella has finally sent out the print issue of their magazine with the Body of Art theme. My virtual Cellular quilt is on the left and a quilt article by my sister Deb is on the right.

World Naked Bike Ride?

Last night around 9:30 we heard lots of hoots and hollers, fog horns and whistles. We ran to the window and looked down to see hundreds of cyclists and a few roller bladers going by. Then my husband said "hey, that guys naked" Then we realized they were all in various states of clothes optional attire. Probably 1/3 were completely naked.

Thank goodness the procession was followed by an ambulance. I can imagine taking a spill on the pavement naked would be painful. This morning on Sunday morning they briefly mentioned the World Naked Bike Ride. This was a world wide event!

Arbol de Vida

Quilt has been photographed and the entry has been sent off to International Quilt Festival Houston.

The Golden Compass Trailer

I am so excited to see they are making a film based on The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman. I loved this book when I read it ten years ago, it will be a visual feast now that we have the computer technology to animate this so realistically. This is in the young adult genre of literature. I know this will bother some devout Harry Potter fans to say this, but I liked this book much better than the first HP book.

Just seeing this trailer makes me want to go pull the book off the shelf and read it again.The website for the film is also fun.

Knit graffiti

I love this. Making the world a little more colorful one stitch at a time.
This group based in Stockholm Sweden is adding their knitting to public places to make creative statements. See more on their blog Maquerade.

Abby's got a brand new bag

I saw a guy at the Antiques market last week with a bag like this for his dog. What a perfect bag, made with heavy duck cloth and a quilted lining. It is from Wagwear.

There are days when Abby wants to be held all the time and it is a little hard getting things done holding a dog all day. I have resorted to strapping her to me with a long scarf like a baby. Don't want to go out in public like that though. In winter, she gets cold easily and runs the other way when she sees me pull out one of her sweaters. I have been trying to think of a way to construct something like this for some time. This saves me all the trouble of trial and error bag designing. I love it, Abby does too.

Women in Art

500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art

The Soleil top from Knitty

This is the Soleil top from knitty.com knit with Knitpicks Shine sport. It fits pretty well. Not something I have achieved with all of my sweaters. I think the shoulders could have been knit with some shaping though to rest flatter on the top of the shoulder. I love the bit of lace at the bottom.

Abby's new bed

We were at Target yesterday and found this cat bed. It is a bald little chihuahuas dream.
She tried it out on the way home and settled right in.

The matthew scarf

back detail. pretty on both sides ^_^


I just finished this scarf from the book Stahman's shawls & scarves. I loved the shaping of the neck with the ribbing and then the lace down the length. It is made from Knitpicks Gloss in Woodland sage with size 6 needles. Too bad I have to wait 5 months to wear it.