Butterfly

a little butterfly-

It's a small quilt, folded in an origami-style and fixed on a clothes pin, to hold cards or letters or notes.

Garden Table

My very old dear lovely cat had been very sick, and she still is, but I'm optimistic that she will get strong again.
I can only say : fine and cozy and soft blankets are essential, for everyone I think, but in our case:
for her to lie on and rest, for me to lie under and rest. I'm glad I am able to make them!

So I didn't get much work done recently, only this butterfly quilt for a garden table, but I think it looks just fine, which perks me up considerably!

Fresco

This is part quilt and part painting.  I tried to find a style which is remotely reminiscent of an ancient Italian fresco. I made the quilt block and then put paint upon it so that it looks a bit like a part of a wall. The quilt was then fixed on a painted canvas.

Here is an example of an Italian fresco, it was photographed in Siena. I found this lovely picture on this site: http://www.dgolds.com/photos/Italy2002/images/Siena/007FrescoInCourtyard.jpg

Lupine's Birthday

Today I celebrate the third birthday of my "Lupine"-studio which was opened on August 13, 2010.

I still love my work and the "rustic" way I do it, it is my world and it means everything to me.

I'd like to thank all my friends and family-members who support me with their ideas, their questions and suggestions.

And oh, to hear the question out of the blue from somewhere: "Could you please make for me  … a quilt, a cushion, a bird, a teddy bear, a bookmark, a bookend, a bag, a tablerunner, 6 coasters, a butterfly….? I would like to have it with ….roses, with stripes, all in blue….. and oh, I have these fabrics from my grandma, could you work that in…..?"

I LOVE it! Yes, I can! :-)

(If you like to see examples of my work, please click on "Lupine" at the top of this site.)

For the rest of my experiences , well, I try to see it that way:

Rocks in my path? I keep them all. 
With them I shall build my castle.

Nemo Nox

http://thelightworkerchronicles.blogspot.de/2011/02/lupine-flower-of-creativity-imagination.html

For everyone who is interested in learning about why I  chose the name "Lupine" for my work and studio: please go to this lovely site and read about the children's book "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney, 1982:

http://onceuponabookshelf.com/?tag=lupine-lady

I bought this lovely book in 2010 at the wonderful "Magic Tree Bookstore" in Oak Park (near Chicago), Illinois (established 1984). I loved that place!!

http://www.oakpark.com/Shopping/Shops/Magic-Tree-Bookstore/

And this is my goal for the future: I intend to learn some new techniques of quilt making. I realize I'm rather - and sometimes too- old fashioned in my way to design quilts or quilted objects. So much to learn!!

Bookends

... they are filled with some granulate material so they are really heavy and able to stand up to some books...

“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” 

Robert Lynd

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/birds