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| Peonies in the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden. |
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| Bonsai display in the RSBG, one of many... |
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| Splendid yellow Rhododendron... |
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| The Untamed Thread by Fleur Woods, slow stitch goodness and inspiration! |
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| 'Interviewing' scrappy, left over blocks, fun with design... |
Hello Quilt Friends! 'The season of singing has come,'
Enjoyment of spring has been the top priority around here. Walks in parks and botanical gardens high on the list.
We toured the Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, located in Federal Way, WA, yesterday. In the garden is an amazing display of Bonsai in the Pacific Bonsai Museum, they are works of art. And the garden has growing many other plants that naturally grow with rhododendrons. The azaleas perfumed the air and we kept our distance from the bees. Gorgeous garden scenery everywhere.
I saw a review of the book by Fleur Woods, The Untamed Thread Slow Stitch to Soothe the Soul and Ignite Creativity. And yes, reading it did in fact ignite creativity! Specifically in the category of color. Fleur is a virtuoso with color and encouragement, her book is unbeatable for reference.
Rachel @ Roxy Creations interviewed Fleur Woods in one of her videos. All of Rachel's videos are super for stitching and color. Take time to go through them and you'll be transformed from not knowing what to do with color and stitching, to suddenly, ' Yeah, I can do that!'
This last week I've been arranging my left over scrappy blocks from my latest project, Sunflowers with Borders. I like letting the blocks 'talk' to me, dialogue with color.
And that is the news from the valley where birds start singing at 4 AM, slow at first, then they insist on waking everyone up. That's okay:)
I'll be by to visit!
What wonderful flowers! I have never seen yellow rhododendrons before. I am sure I wouldn’t have believed my eyes.
ReplyDeleteThat book looks great. The stitching on the cover has been done on a floral print, hasn’t it?
You if anyone wouldn’t need any guidance about colors!
Keep up the good work and continue to enjoy the beauty of spring.
What wonderful flowers! I have never seen a yellow rhododendron before.
ReplyDeleteThe book looks great. The embroideries on the cover has been done on a floral print, hasn’t it?
Keep up the good work and enjoy the beauty of spring.
Thank you, Carin!
ReplyDeleteI believe the cover of Fleur's book is all her work,
not worked on a floral print.
Love you Spring flower photos, Spring is my favourite season of the year, we're in Winter now so photos from the other side of the planet are very welcome.
ReplyDeleteI showed Fleur's book in an earlier post and yes, the cover and content of the book is her own work although there is a chapter on creating together with a few photos, maybe another embroiderer in the photo also. She has a photo of a green embroidered cloth worked by her Grandma which was inspiration for a large piece she made. I b ought the book as soon as it hit the shops!