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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!