Where Am I?

On Monday, I was in Santa Cruz.

On Tuesday, I was with Adam, at Westside Auto. Adam...
Westside Auto...

Me...oh wait, I need to smile...

Here I am again. I don't remember holding the camera upside down, but apparently I did. I could blame it on the sun, but on second thought, the photo looks better this way...more balanced. ;)

On Thursday, I finished up my BOTV website submissions, most of which have been posted. Our 2012 entry form is now online, along with pictures of the 2011 winners.

On Friday, I drove to San Carlos, to babysit. I thought Penny (or her mother) might like this quilt.

I was right, Penny did.

Penny also liked her rice cereal.

She's starting to take over the living room. (I couldn't resist the drool...)

On Saturday and Sunday, I finished embellishing this little piece. Blogger tipped it, I did NOT hold my camera wrong this time!

I added some beads and shells and silk ribbon embroidery.

And although I was disappointed in my failed attempts to make a shell fringe, I am quite pleased with the shell & bead border. I used light-weight fire line to hold them in place. The trick to sewing on shells is to use a needle to go through the fabric, and then remove it to string the shell, and then re-thread the needle and stitch through the fabric. It's a tedious process, but I really like the result. The beads came from a shell necklace that I purchased for a dollar at a secondhand store.

And that's my week in review. Hopefully I will have more to post about during this coming week. Stay tuned...