DC in the Spring

Jefferson Memorial through the Cherry Blossoms, Tidal Basin

The Crowd Gathers, 7 a.m.

Zen Like

Fairy Wood

Tidal Basin, Round the Bend

Because after Monday in Boston, I could use some pretty, some happy.

I took these photos one week earlier, on a business trip to Washington.

XO Terez

Caught in a Spiderweb

Coming Together

Stictching Sections

Raw Edges

Exact Edges

Falling Into Line

Back to the Beginning

I've been fooling around with the wacky web quilt ruler template and paper pieces from Missouri Star Quilt Company (they have the best online tutorials!) so I can make a spiderweb quilt, hurrah! It's taken a couple of months for me to finish of sixteen of these suckers. Really it took only two afternoons, separated by a couple of months, to be more specific.

I wanted to go for dark edges grading into a bright sunny center but I wasn't sure how this was going to go until I trimmed out 16 triangle blocks and put them together...and I love it! Enough that I think I've motivated myself to make three more sections like this so I can make a throw.  Stay tuned. At the rate I'm going I'll be done next February, but that's just fine.

XO Terez

Giving up Amy for Nigella

Plus Quilt Fail

Living Room Design Board

Giving Up Amy for Nigella

Baby Oven Miracle

Late Winter Sunset

This weekend I made a grand attempt to layout a Plus Sign Quilt (see Jenni B's tutorial here) but failed miserably. I need a design wall--the floor isn't cutting it. I have a couple of sets of Amy Butler's "Love" charm packs but I don't think the prints play all that well together--the prints are fun but they are a little too big for the five-inch format and there isn't enough negative space. Meh. Maybe if I mix in some solids it will go better. Halfway through the layout I threw up my hands and moved to the kitchen where I took on Nigella Lawson's Dense Chocolate Loaf. It is so, so good the first day and divine the second day. The moist loaf is really more like a cross between a pudding, brownie and cake and it gets better with age like gingerbread. 

XO Terez         

Winter Love

Some random snapshots of February life in Boston to warm your heart XO Terez

Blizzard 2013 part 2

During the blizzard I started photographing Nemo's progress from start to finish at the Buzzard's nest. Below you'll see it's progress at about 4 pm and 7 pm Friday; 9 am and 2 pm Saturday. Xo Terez

Blizzard 2013

A few glimpses of our two days with Nemo in Brookline, Mass.

Family Style

You may have heard the little-ist Herbert tied the knot last week (welcome to the Funny Farm, Meghan!). Between Christmas and the wedding celebration we sure partied ourselves out. Thankfully I got enough love from my little flock (and kitty love therapy!) to tide me over until next time.

XO Terez

Florida or Bust

Why the Chicken Crossed the Road

 

Investigating

Lucky from Africa

Lessons in Rummikub

Key West Kitty

Sunset Show

Higg's Beach

Pats Fans By-the-Sea

Where have you been, Chez Terez?

Riding my new bike: Lady Lime

Watching the clouds brush by

Exploring the sea-side scape

Searching for the Green Flash

Rocking on the porch

Checking things out

Making field studies

Setting coordinates

Improving my game

Stopping at intersections

Watching the ships come in

Mamacat called the other day wanting to know 'when in the heck' I'm going to start posting again. Soon, Mamacat, soon. When you are given the chance to enjoy a summer such as I did, you don't ask questions, you just do it. My heart aches a little for the Cape, but it will always be there, ready for me, when I return.

Don't worry, the studio is still there, waiting for me, too. I've been streamlining and donating the supplies that I probably won't ever use so I have easier access to the bits that I do want to work with. I've been cutting and pressing and preparing fabric, and I tuned up Lady Singer. Football is back on (go Pats! go Ducks!) and the knitting needles are ready to start flashing again. I just got a shipment of Safety Kut rubber and I have some designs ready to carve. Let's get this party started.

::More to come::

XO

TEREZ