Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Time "FLU" while stitching!

    Since a child I have loved an excuse, like rare rain in Amarillo, to stay inside to color! This week it was the flu. A chance to stay home to stitch, watch movies and read. I stitched a lot (MM spoiler alert).

    Yes, Erika (and family) came to visit over Passover/Easter week. It was only reasonable that they check out their new house. We thought the children's flu had passed. While here, granddaughter and Joe went out to hang eggs in her carefully chosen spots. But much of the time she still needed to rest. We didn't rest so much and caught the flu. Life was slow the last two weeks, but stitch I did. 

    I had an assignment to quilt "canyon." Probably only I would express it literally, but when the Palo Duro Canyon is just outside my home town and is second in size to the Grand Canyon....and Georgia O'Keefe painted her time spent there, you want people to know about it. I could quilt nothing else. But I still have a month before "Reveal Day" at Material Mavens to think of something else and do it better. I could add a flying crow from Georgia's painting. I painted muslin with Jacquard fabric paints and quilted with #8 embroidery thread.


    Today I realized I better get started on the Katie quilt for Project Hope.http://www.prohope.org/ This year the topic is bugs and nature, so I made one block. I have been wanting to make a 36 square 12" block. It made me so happy, I want to do more.  Click photos to enlarge.

8 comments:

  1. I love the "flu" play on words and am amazed at your beautiful canyon. We have been there - even watched an outdoor performance - bet you have too! Great colors for this quilt canyon too! ss

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  2. Beautiful canyon! Oh, it makes me homesick! I love it. I've been writing about O'Keeffe's time in the Panhandle and here is your wonderful quilt! (But it's mighty cold there tonight.)

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  3. Palo Duro Canyon = perfect! Hope you all are both healing completely and feeling much better!

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  4. Love your canyon piece...hope you are feeling better soon!

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  5. Hi Linda,

    I love your canyon I can't wait to see it in the flesh. Elana

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  6. Linda, you had warned me, but I couldn't help sneaking a peek! This is beautiful. You captured the canyon so beautifully, and how appropriate that you chose the Palo Duro Canyon. Congratulations on making something so lovely despite being sick. Get well soon! Take care of yourself, says the old experienced one who suffered from the flu in February!

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  7. I also want to see this in person! The colors are delicious! Hope you are feeling better!

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  8. Gorgeous canyon quilt! Gorgeous colors. Stitching lovely.
    I went to the Palo Duro with John's gang during a Hicks reunion. NM

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