After an hour of completely screwing up this template...

It occurs to me that the webmaster people who actually put several templates, complete with color, together for those of us who really do not understand webpages and the making of such - really I ought to just follow them blindly. I do not know how to do it so I've just wasted over an hour of my happy, happy Saturday trying to make this page better.

Another lesson I need to learn. If it's not broken, don't screw it up by trying to improve it. My mother would be the first one to cringe when she hears anyone talking about 'directions' to me. She knows that I hate them. It's almost impossible for me to actually listen to them. I try. Really. But there's a compulsive tic .......

Back to color, fabric and such. I rooted around and found some more paintings that I've fiddled around with, (which I am going to post) and I'm thinking that maybe these will be inspiring to me too.

I also went back to a website that I absolutely love, and it has wonderful pictures and details, and self-challenges. Here it is and it's GORGEOUS!!

http://exuberantcolor.blogspot.com/search/label/art%20quilting

I think that's what I need. I need to challenge myself to do a small piece a day. To really get in the groove of ACCOMPLISHMENT!

Yes! YES!! That's what I'll do and I'll come back and show you (for all of you checking in here.....) what I've accomplished so far today. And this last couple of hours do not count.

Kate

Tomorrow is Saturday, happy, happy Saturday. I don't have to work and I have no intention of doing much past cleaning the bathrooms and putting on a pot of something that will translate into a "you-can-eat-anytime-you-want-without-my-help" dinner .......and so MY plan du jour is to go find some inexpensive silk to dye.

I may not even be able to sleep just thinking about it. I haven't done it in years, but the last time I did, I ended up with some really cool green and oranges. I'm thinking now that they would have translated into beautiful art quilts. Hindsight, huh?

Anyway, I'm pretty excited. I can't wait to see what I end up with.

I'm shooting for the colors in this palm drawing I did (and hopefully will post here).

Sleep well.

Kate

Moving along......

So I don't really know who will see this but while I'm figuring it out, I'll just write and try to figure out how to add pictures and do something fun with the text.....and maybe someone will happen along and find it and it will be interesting.

I've been fascinated by all the fabric, quilt, art quilt, textile, painting and completely random artsy sites and they are amazing! Some are really great with pictures, some with instructions, some with just great ideas. So I can't imagine that there's anything I can do that will come even close but I'll give it a shot.

I've been fascinated with art quilts of late and even checked out our local quilt guild, which was a really interesting experience. I think lots of people think that "quilters" are a bunch of little old ladies, but that is so far from fact. These are accomplished, intelligent, highly organized women....and they are passionate about what they do. I can't wait til the next meeting to check out what's going on. In the meantime I'm formulating what I want to do first. So I'm going to post some of my art work that I may want to use as ideas for a small quilt or wall hanging.

If anyone sees this........ I will appreciate input.

Kate