Daily Notes- June 20th

Pairing.  Jude has suggested we try making pairings as a beginning or starting point to this "making" we are trying to learn.  I have learned several really great techniques and tried using them right away. This one--the pairing of two fabrics-is supposed to be intuitive.  You pick up two things and they either go together or they don't.  Sometimes there is something that catches your attention.  And that is something to pay attention to-- it might not be comfortable to you--but if it causes you to look again--there might be something there--something new.  Sew them together.  These two have been picked out of the basket before.  They stayed together in all the tumbling over weeks.  So..... who am I to say no to them?

I have two fabrics-that on their own--call too much attention to their patterning.  But chopped up?  They play together very very well.  I am experimenting.  One is a shirt my daughter found for me at the dump.  Tender.  But very strong pattern.  Distracting.  Now, in small amounts?  Working nicely.

I am also drawing flowers--on everything.  Pencil line drawings.

The weather today-June 20th.  58 degrees and raining.  The zucchini plants are very happy.  As are all the plants waiting to be repotted into containers.  They wait on the back deck and out by the garage doors.  Wait for less mosquitos.  Less rain.  But today?  The rain is coming down.  I have all the house lights on.

Today I have World Cup Soccer to watch.  Yesterday--none. And today at the grocery--sweet cherries to eat while I watch.  The Dutch team is wearing orange.  Canada is in white again.  Cherries are a bit sweet and a bit tart.

Well, that is all to say for today.  I went on the Family Walk in the Woods.  My hip felt better today.  Riley is wanting me to sit on the couch while he watches the soccer with me.  So, I'll hit publish.