Tie With Flow

The self imposed Bargello quilting deadline has been removed. Now I can enjoy coming up with a quilting plan and then enjoy the quilting without the ridiculous idea that I must get this done by a certain date hovering over me.

I have always envisioned a turquoise something and leaf shapes flowing through the Bargello strata stream. I abandonned the idea when I saw the huge size of the quilt. This tie is all I needed to spark my enthusiasm. While purchasing the substitute birthday gift - a sports jacket, I spotted this tie. The helpful sales clerk took it in stride when I asked her permission to photograph the tie. A first apparently! The flowing lines in the tie are just what I have had in mind all along. Now to adapt the lines to quilt size. I have to be careful to keep the quilting even and not too dense. I want this quilt to stay cuddly not stiff like a chunk of carpeting.

Box Fish

box fish
Originally uploaded by Zé Eduardo

This fish is the latest background on my desktop. The more I look at it the more interesting I find it. Notice the hexagon pattern on the body. I love the translucent fins with the green tinge. The lips...well they are just fun. The background is fantastic, I think I have some fabric that would be perfect. It is very unlikely that I will ever get to Bonaire in the Dutch Antilles so I am loving the photos that 'Ze Eduardo' has been uploading to flickr during the last few weeks.