Peace by Piece

I am part of a wonderful quilting group that we call "Peace by Piece". This week marked one of the final meetings of our group featuring our friend and quilting teacher Charlotta. In honor of all that she has taught us (and as a housewarming gift for her new farmhouse in Kentucky) we made her pillows.

The subject of the pillows are hilarious and perfect, featuring two of Charlotta's favorite things: zebras and Diet Coke with Lime. The back side of the pillows were pieced with fabric from each of the quilts we have been working with Charlotta's guidance. One of our recent lessons included instruction on the importance of properly labeling our work for posterity. We came up with our own "logo", our hands positioned in peace signs and held together in the shape of a star. Peace by Piece, see.

It was a great group project for Mica, Ela, Kirsten, Marie and I. We worked so well together, seamlessly, really (you're allowed to groan), each of our talents and strengths completing another person's. It is a rare experience to be able to work collectively on a single project with a group of women and I treasured this experience.

For Rebecca, and her Unicorn

I made this box for my beautiful friends Rebecca and Garrett, the most in-love people I have the wonderful fortune of knowing, in honor of their wedding this past weekend. (There was even a Blah Girl guest!) She tells the lovely story of their beginnings in her post In Celebration of the Magic and Reality of Unicorns:

I suppose Unicorns don't really exist. The mythology is just that-- a myth. Or perhaps, they are real. Maybe I am just lucky enough to live in a magical world inhabited by one.

Edible Time

I just recently made my first clock. It's a sea monster that eats time and was made for my friend Sandy for her birthday. Its mixed media (clearly including an embellished rubber turtle)on wood with clock findings. It makes me want to make all sorts of clocks and/or sea monster based junk. I'm also just glad that Sandy's sense of humor is one that appreciates this ridiculous little thing.