Rooted in Mississippi

I will be at the Craft Center on Rice Road tomorrow demonstrating needle felting, spinning and embroidery. I am scheduled to be there from ten until four.  Come by and see me if you get the chance.

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OK, so I had just a little of this thread left and some fabric scraps…and look what happened!  I figured it would be fun to photograph it next to its full sized cousin.

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I love this thread!  The bright green and bright blue parts are my favorites.

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I am on a roll here!

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I just finished yet another biscornu.  I am not a counted girl, but I am working on a large project, so I have more in future.  If you follow this blog at all, you will no doubt know that I am obsessed with pincushions.

I enjoyed belly dance class today at La Salsa; I like being Trish’s assistant. I have been practicing a lot more often lately.  Although it was suggested that I have been over-training, I feel like I am doing just what I need to be doing in order to lose those last five pounds.  I also like the freedom of doing whatever feels right.  When I dance alone, I tend to do a little more ballet movement and play with props, like veils. I have not been practising any choreographies, because that is what we do in class.  This is about moving and enjoying myself and forcing myself to look in the mirror.

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As always, we have some amazing articles and projects to share with our readers; Maureen Greeson has provided a Block of the Issue and another installment of Keep It Simple, Lynn Schoeffler offers us a lesson in photo collage using Microsoft Word, Barbara Blankenship shares the details of her trip back East to visit friends and fellow artists, Julie Yonge introduces the readers to pin-weaving, Leslie Ehrlich continues her exploration of trees, and Allison Aller discusses the latest Alliance for American Quilts contest. We are grateful that Cindy Thury Smith and Victoria Adams Brown have also contributed articles.

This issue also marks the first one for Lynn Schoeffler as Assistant Editor. Lynn has been quietly and selflessly doing a lot of work behind the scenes for the last few years and I am so glad that she will be publicly acknowledged for her hard work. We have had a great working relationship for many years. Lucky for me, she long ago recognized my odd sense of humor and strange ways. Also, since I am not a morning person, the time difference has never affected our ability to communicate. I do not want to embarrass her, but I certainly want to acknowledge her hard work and dedication.

As editor, I have to admit, some issues are harder than others. Over the past six months, staff members have lost loved ones, broken bones, had surgery and cared for aging parents. Even if we were paid staff members, many of us would have called in sick or taken personal time during the last few months. I am so proud of our staffers for being able to pull out an issue, despite it all. It is amazing that the love of crazy quilting and commitment are incentive enough to keep this free, online magazine going for so many years.

I hope you will enjoy this issue and consider submitting an article or photo’s of your latest project to the Readers’ Showcase.

Rissa Peace Root, Editor/Publisher
http://www.cqmagonline.com

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I finished another version of the Sweet Biscornu by Periphaeria Designs  (Gift of Stitching, Issue 18 July 2007).  This one has small, gray faux pearls around the seam line, as well as the top and bottom anchors.

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Oh my goodness, these were so much fun to make!  I finished the first one into a tiny little brooch, complete with a pin back.  The pattern is one small section of the Sweet Biscornu pattern from Gift of Stitching by Periphaeria Designs.

I got the idea for this from the EGA blog post regarding submissions to Piecework Magazine. I just went a little smaller than Kim Beamish.

I made another one into a tiny scissors fob. I am often looking for a place to park my needle, especially when I am on the road. Since my scissors are almost always with me, it seemed like a good place for a very small biscornu!

These baby biscornu are truly miniature, they are just about an inch square and less than half an inch thick.

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I finished another biscornu!

I also decided to post a picture of some homegrown vegetables that someone gave us, before I ate all of them.  Nothing beats a homegrown tomato.  I only buy tomatoes still on the vine at the grocery, but even those do not compare to an actual vine-ripened one!  I wish I had a decent place to have a small garden of my own.  Maybe I need to try something else next year.

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I have been stitching in the doctor’s office, waiting rooms, sitting at the train station, and just about everywhere that I have been in the last few weeks.  Biscornu are certainly very portable projects!  I finished two more and have another two in process.

The one on top is from The Gift of Stitching, issue 18, July 2007 (Periphaeria Designs) and the beaded one on the bottom is from the Spring 2009 issue of A Needle Pulling Thread.

I was surprised to discover that no one in town still carries Mill Hill beads, so I had to go with what I had in my stash, which were some Mill Hill Petites.

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