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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Spring and mandala


Happy Spring!

My goal for the trip to Sedona was to make a Spring mandala quilt and finish it on the first day of Spring. Here it is, done enough, although I may add some more stitching and beads tomorrow just because I like working on it.


 

Do you think the prickly pear cactus pad above looks a little like the background?
 

Besides the cacti, I've been taking hundreds of photos of spring desert flowers and light on the red rocks. Here are just a few.


This hummingbird wasn't afraid of me at all.
 


 



Here I am pointing the way! Our friends Duane and Paula spent a few days visiting and we couldn't get enough of the hiking in Sedona. Here are a few more shots from our hikes.






It'll be hard to go home
after views like this.


 Have a colorful spring


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5 comments:

  1. Living to work - working to liveMarch 21, 2014 at 2:20 AM

    Wow!!

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  2. Judy Sall Fiber ArtMarch 21, 2014 at 5:49 AM

    Lovely! And your stitches do remind me of cactus spines. I have enjoyed trying to replicate them on my work... even made some 3D cacti way back in my past. Your pictures are lovely, and you just have to find a place to retire down here, promise me!

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  3. Judy FergusonMarch 21, 2014 at 1:52 PM

    I am teaching a color class based on the colors you find in a favorite photo. Nature's color wheel. This post is a perfect example.

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  4. RobbieMarch 21, 2014 at 3:27 PM

    It's great!!! Love it! Stitching adds so much as does your edge stitching!

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  5. The Idaho BeautyMarch 22, 2014 at 4:16 PM

    I'm not sure I've ever seen a blanket stitch used around the outside of a faced quilt before - it's perfect for this one.

    And what a wonderful tree trunk!

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