Archive for October 24th, 2009
With all the advancement in the manufacture of paints, it seems as if a paint for nearly any surface or project has been developed. One favorite pastime of mine is painting on glass windows. Using the transparent paint created especially for this craft, you can easily give your windows the look of stained glass. Though a little time-consuming, the results are really worth the effort. (And you don’t have to cut a single piece of glass!)
The photo here is of one of my two living room windows which I designed and painted. As unlikely as it may seem to one not familiar with this, an onlooker must look very closely to realize that this is not a real stained glass window.
Quilt making has remained a popular pastime over the years. Because there are so many fabrics and designs available to the quilter, we can understand why quilt making and quilt collecting have become a passion with many people. An old, but still popular method of quilt making is the process of making quilt blocks and combining them to form a chosen pattern or design.
The quilt pictured here was made by my mother-in-law when she was over 90 years old. The colors are soft pastels of mainly pinks and a little blue, with various small roses and other flowers. There are 567 quilt squares in this particular quilt, and at the time, she made a total of 9 quilts, one for each of her 4 children, and one each for 5 of her 6 grandchildren. (This quilt is very large. For the photo it was folded in half longways and draped over the clothesline so what you see is only a portion of it.) I have no idea how much time she spent making these as it was quite a surprise when she gave them to all of us. I do know that these are gorgeous and very nicely made. I really love mine.