Quilters Turn Into Tanglers

After the April 5th meeting of the Redbud Quilters' Guild in Anderson, IN, I had the privilege to give a class to four very talented ladies.  We had a grand time.  The one thing I really appreciated about them was that they embraced the fact that in Zentangle there are no mistakes, just more possiblilites.  I think they did a fantastic job and had a great time.  Hope you like their tiles.

I'm still trying to learn how to take an effective picture.  I'll get better.  I was just so impressed at how good they all did.  Thank you ladies for a great afternoon!

Zendala Fun

Sandy Hunter, CZT, sent some of us Zendalas to tangle for her.  She will be posting them soon.  She sent me a blank tile.  I had to come up with the string on my own.  That was not as easy as I had hoped.  I think it turned out pretty good for a first try.  I took Suzanne McNeil's advice and didn't "pre-plan" it.  It just happened.  Amazing.

Wall Hanging for the Living Room

I finally finished the wall hanging for the living room.  The pattern is Shade Cascade and can be found on the Blank Quilting website.  At one time it was a free pattern and may still be.  I was excited how it turned out.  The blues tone down the really blue wall, the greens bring out the greens in the rugs in the room, and the browns match the brown leather furniture.  The wall hanging really makes the whole room seem more "homey".  The background wall slightly washed out in the picture.  Actually it's more the color of the medium blue in the wall hanging.

Bahamas K-Love Cruise

We are back from our week on the Norwegian Sky cruise ship.  It was this year's K-Love cruise.  Wow! ~~the stars, both in the sky and on stage.  We had a concert on stage in the theater and one by the pool every night.  What an experience!  We spent some extra time in Miami with our son who lives down there.  He took us to South Beach a couple of days.  Interesting.  That's all I've got to say about that.  We had a great time with our friends.  Our small group (five couples in all) went on this cruise.  As you might imagine, each dinner was a hoot!  I have to say, this small group is a lot of fun and definately ornery!  I did manage to get a couple of tiles drawn while sitting by the pool.  I hope you like them.

And this one for all of you who are my Valentines!

Hope your Valentine's Day is full of love!

Note Cards

I'm really into making note cards for me to use.  This first one is for a baby shower.  I worked long and hard on it.  Just hoping it doesn't end up in the trash.  If it does, it does.

The next card I will be using to thank all who were so kind to us when my husband's sister past away.

Valentine's Day is coming up.  I can't wait to see what comes out of my pen for that.

First class of non-family Members

My friends and I were supposed to have a Girls' Get-Away Weekend.  But circumstances prevented it.  But we had a great time on a Saturday afternoon.  I think they did an awesome job!

Jamie, Chrissy, (me in the back), and Stacy had a great time and were so proud of their creation.

You, too, can be happy creators of Zentangle.  Just message me, and I'll contact you about a class.

New Sewing Machine

My husband really out did himself (again) this Christmas.  I received a very "state of the art" quilting sewing maching.  I'm so excited!  It took a while to set it up because I wanted to "clean" out my studio.  I've tucked my previous machine (which I will still use on occasion) back into its cabinet and the new one sits ready to use.  Below are a couple of pictures of my clean studio.  Look quick.  I think I may tackle a quilt today.

OK, I'm not showing the corner that my computer sits in.  It's still somewhat messy.  There is only so much a girl can do.  Right?