HOHOHO, just no snow

Each year for the past 20 years i have held a small event on my deck right before Christmas

 and invited some  my local clients/pals and folks that

 like  the fabric stuff  i make with imagination built in.

These three  lovely ladies all appeared about the same time wearing festive necklaces and jolly smiles.

i just had to get a picture of them enjoying the morning  all shiny and brite.

so temporarily i cover my painting table with a table cloth and set out my wears that i wish to share like some of my quilts and pillows and ornaments and Santas and angels...

i bake cookies the night before and set out a pot of hot water for tea and see who shows up.

That is always a pleasant surprise  as some folks i haven't seen i years, some recently met and some know each other from other situations show up. What most folks have in common is that some  my ornaments are hanging on their trees if they haven't given them away! I am also surprised on how long it takes me to put away Santa's elves work shop  things and return my deck to a living space. 

night bloomimg cereus 

looking very Christmasy!!

I finally finished the " mango-hip to be squared" quilt ! With the sun shining through the upper right side 

it is  so  glowing  and  sweet  and  cuddly  to me.

above

A close up of a block using mostly my hand painted fabrics and some batiks.

i hand guided my Bernina 830 record  for my quilting  and using verigated threads for fun.

i posted  part of the process of building this quilt recently on pumpkin colors post and 

now that it is bound and finished, here she is again.

  a variety of gathered leaves and flowers in Christmas colors

arranged and photographed into a holiday card for last year.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas

 and 

a most Happy Healthy New Year 2018. 

pat's hawaiian hibiscus quilt finished 2011

Pat is amazing. i posted on her a while back when this fabric  was still in pieces. she painted these flowers and fabrics several years ago in a quilt hawaii class i lead and last winter they began to talk to her, to tease her into putting them together and quilting . some of the sections are drawn and painted, some painted, and some are the wipe up cloths i ask folks to put in their non paint brush hand. after a session, left to dry on their own some become random works of art. she used these too and the resulting quilt is beautiful. she used threads that sparkled when the light hit them just so by Superior and the bobbin threads told their own story on the back along with her fabric choices and free motion quilting.  i am in love with this quilt and had the privilege to  keep it in my booth for a while to share with other quilters

 and the folks that say..." what do you do with this fabric? " 

 thank you Pat for sharing and making the world more colorful and alive!

                   

                              

HI HO Come to the Fair!

the 13Th annual Hale'iwa Arts Festival

July 17 and 18Th will held at Hale'iwa Beach Park

just off  bypass road Kahuku side

I love this fair so much i still have all  of  my 11 name tags and memories.

come experience  amazing variety of music, food, kids art,community service info, and the visual art, oh the art !

 we are located  near first aid and water booths up front  #112 !

 

all in atropical setting with Ka'ena point view and  the trade winds blowing.
we hope for the trades!
AND if you come early you might hear the bagpipes!

for more info check out HAFs site:

http://www.HaleiwaArtsFestival.org/