Today we hit the sewing machines hard. I've loved every minute of it, even though Nancy's classes are not for sissies. We're cutting strips of fabrics and sewing them together with various other strips of fabrics, making what Nancy calls a "vocabulary of new fabrics." Most of the exercises have parameters of either strip width, color value gradations, or color temperature variables. Some of the exercises give us much more free choice, but still with some parameters she has set. It's fun to see how different everyone's pieces are, even with the rules. We've made tons of these pieces (something like 25 or 30).
Above are a couple of mine.
Yesterday, I went for a stroll around the farm and took some photos. It was so beautiful and warm, but guess what? Today it's snowing! Anyway, here are some photos from yesterday. Maybe I'll take some tomorrow just to show you the contrast with all the new fallen snow and dead daffodils.
This is the front of Nancy and John's house. It's very old and beautiful.
And the photo above is of the barn studio where our class is being held. If you click on the photo for a larger view, you'll see the daffodils.Well, I'm pooped, and it's off to Nancy's for day four tomorrow, so I'd better get some shut-eye.
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Hi! I found your blog via Robin's and I am enjoying your adventures at the Crow barn. Thank you for sharing your experiences. Your quilts in a previous entry are fantastic! I especially like the portraiture and the jewel toned one. Have fun! Remember - you can rest when you get home! Cheers, Jeannie in Ea. Washington
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