August Exhibit and NICU covers

If I thought July zoomed by, that's even more true with August. It's nearly midnight on the 31st, and here goes.

It was such a pleasure having the Southern Fiber Artists' exhibit of Quilts Across Mississippi in the Downey Gallery at University Baptist Church for the whole month. The exhibit was unbelievable impressive and well-received.

I discovered an interesting new chocolate and coffee shop through an OLLI class. The owners are from Nicaragua and come from a long line of farmers. It's called Mulukakao. 

I finished a puzzle on my table--music theme with only 500 pieces, but strange and unusual shapes. 

Pine Belt Quilters have been working on Giraffe isolette covers for Forrest General's NICU. We keep altering the home made pattern hoping for a better fit (to keep the light out). The 3-yards required were layered, long-arm quilted, washed and dried (for shrinkage) before cutting out the pattern pieces. It seemed easier to cut out from the gray (lining) side than the colorful side. Each of the six pieces was serged and then assembled.

More Good Things in August

The South Mississippi Art Association juried exhibition opened this week at the Lucile Parker Gallery at William Carey University. My Caladium won one of the six Honorable Mention awards. It's a beautiful and impressive show, open Tuesdays-Thursdays, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Aug. 23-Sept. 22, 2022.

The Downey Gallery at my church (University Baptist) is between shows, and I was invited to display some of my stitched flowers and fish fabric collages to add a little color during the interim. It is always a pleasure to get to share my work.

Mid-August

I took down the Southern Fiber Artists Intense Color Exhibit last week after a month-long stay in the Downey Gallery at University Baptist Church. The exhibit was well received, and we were proud to get to display these 35 quilts. Here is one last glimpse. Now the room looks so empty!

Meanwhile, back in my sewing room, I can't keep from using the ironing board for a table, making actual pressing impossible because of the clutter on the board. So I bought a 4 ft shelf and got a friend to install it. Why didn't I think of this before??!!  A clip-on lamp helps with lighting. It also shows how badly I need to replace the cover.

Before

After

I finished another art quilt with a caladium leaf. This one is framed under glass and will be entered into the SMAA juried show at the Lucile Parker Gallery at William Carey University next week.

Caladium (before framing)