Yesterday afternoon, the day before the debut of the show, I couldn’t glue, pin, or stitch myself down to any serious work. So this is my version of goofing off. I am so excited about the debut! (And so are the kitties, the dog, the rubber duckie, and the cuckoo clocks.) Hope it makes you laugh!
On my morning run in Lincoln, Nebraska I found all sorts of inspiration, and some from quite ordinary places: sidewalks.
Oh no, inset seams!
Manhole covers become part of the design. This is right out side of the Cornhusker Marriott where Quilt Nebraska takes place.
This design is pressed into the concrete.
As are these, presumablyin front of what used to be a jewelry store.
~Jodie
It’s mid-July and the garden is blooming, which is a feat here in Georgia what with our heat. One of those easy care plants that weathers the heat and humidity is this pineapple-like Eucomis. It takes zero care, multiplies but not too much, and has long interest what with its strappy leaves. Here’s a page of them on Brent and Backy’s Bulb’s site.
Is this a beauty or what? Hymenocallis. It’s been in the garden maybe eight years and has formed a nice big clump. Much like Crinum it needs time to become established and then puts on a show.
We equate bulbs with spring, but in summer they put on quite a show. I’ll try to get a picture of a rain lily. If we get any rain.
~Jodie
I have a stalker. The worst kind: a cyber stalker. She sent me a box.
When I brought the box in, it passed the bomb-sniffing kitties, so I opened the box.
Inside were a fabric bowl and tissue holder. Scary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cyberstalker you know who you are. Beware. Manny and Miss Lora Brody are always on vigil. You should be shaking in your boots–you should see what they do to a mouse!
~Jodie
My entry for the Alliance for American Quilts contest is finished and was ready to send in, but I got an extension from Amy Milne in order to keep it for our first taping for Quilt Out Loud!. In each episode Mark and I open the show with a “What’s Up?” segment in which we both bring in something to show. So, I brought my quilt. I’m so pleased with how it turned out and hope it fetches a good sum in the auction!
~Jodie
Here Mark & I are sharing our Flip Videos with each other in preparation for the “What’s Up?” segment for one of the first three episodes of Quilt Out Loud. Sherry Cowley’s sunroom made for a wonderful set! At one point one of the cameramen pointed out a deer on the hill behind us.
Note the mugs Mark had made. NICE!
~Jodie