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I shared a photo of this a week ago when I was beginning the layout of this piece, and when the two youngest grandboys of the four stayed here for the week. Time to work on my project was hard to find. By the time I put them to bed and they slept, I was exhausted from the day. But, they left on Saturday, and I got to work on finishing this project which was due today. I was inspired by a card with the saying, "A friend remembers the words to your song when you forget"....I love those words and what they mean in a friendship.

When I started, I knew I wanted to use these Japanese fabrics for the background and borders. Once that was constructed, and the layers were sandwiched, I started making the two birds using scraps from my bins. I played with the placement of their legs to get just the right attitude. The flowers were cut from many different fabrics and quilted in place. The black and white fish in the left border is a piece of vintage Hoffman fabric.

The two birds and their long legs make me smile. It is a happy piece.

Time to work on my projects is fit in where I can around the busy schedule with the grandboys. Today I had a few hours alone, so I worked on my next piece which is due on the 15th. I spent days finding my voice in the prompt, and then a scramble to pull fabrics and seam the pieced parts. I cut out big flowers, first heaping them as a bouquet at the bottom, and then finding a balance as a chunky border on that great Kokka green background. I will move this and adjust that, add something new, change a line and add feathers. This is the beginning of it's 'becoming'....

This piece was Amy's response to Creative Therapy catalyst #112. It awaits quilting...

This piece is my response to the Creative Therapy catalyst, "What Was Your Childhood Like?" The public library in town was my favorite place where I spent many many hours. That grand building held so many possibilities...I remember when I was finally old enough to peruse the 'adult' section. I wanted the structure of the building to look childlike, with the colors of those wonderful stained glass windows. The books are selvage edges of fabric. The little embroidered flower is a bit of my mom's hand work. I machine quilted, and hand stitched the bird's tail in gold thread.

Posted on the Creative Therapy site this week.

This is one of our latest projects which I quilted yesterday. Using our pattern, A's Cranes, with a pirate theme, we created a happy kid's quilt. Choosing the perfect color for the binding is next.

Opal and I both have art up at Creative Therapy this week for a catalyst (#76) that let us work on a project we've "been meaning to work on." It was nice to have a bit of a breather and work on something free-form. I was traveling during the span of time right before this was due. The applique was a perfect piece to work on. Opal's raw-edged crow... is stunning.

This is a piece created for Creative Therapy catalyst 71: A Day to Do Over and Over. As you can see, there's a pile of fabric that made its way into this really focused set of ten panels. You can read more about this piece on the Creative Therapy site.

Pair this up with a song I heard recently: Simple Life by the Weepies.

This is my response to the Creative Therapy catalyst #61..."What Do You Put Off Doing." I wanted to see the possibilities of blooms and flowers in my yard. I show them around the periphery only. Gardening is one thing I put off doing.

The little flower triangles were rescued from the floor of my friend's quilting studio. I layered and quilted them around the center panel. I quilted wiggly rows with seed beads to show my attempts to grow things. 8.5" x 10"

Detail shot of response to "Something you put off doing" for Creative Therapy catalyst #61.

Amy and Opal both have fiber-art pieces this week in response to the latest Creative Therapy catalyst: Favorite Word. Take a look!

(For more info on Amy's piece, see her blog.)