Birdhouses, ivy and lilac

Finally I turned my birdhouses and ivy leaves (Pam Bono design) into a quilt, which were technically set aside and forgotten for couple years...

Sailboats

This is how it turned out.

It's really small quilt, just 17" x 23". 

It's been half way done and last year and was set aside for a while... But, when you know the quilt show is coming, it makes you do some actions! It took me about the same time quilting as I did piecing and fusing.

Lenore Crawford design.

Will be displayed at our local annual quilt show tomorrow.

Please, come to vote and have fun at our show!

Happy quilting!

Natalie Quiltessa

Meditation: beading with TED talks

Beading is one more thing I like doing for meditation or just relaxation.
It's really time consuming, so I combine my beading time with listening to TED talks. Just for information: beading one sunflower heart takes about FOUR talks!

One of my favorite: Why we do what we do? - watch it.

Soul alchemy

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Goodbye, Murphy...

He passed away on Friday, July 29th from heart attack or some heart related disease, very sudden, in my hands. He was almost 13. Such a lovely dog, very friendly, obedient and absolutely "no problem" dog. He will be missed a lot!

My little cat (OK, not so little anymore :) ) lost his best friend!

I have never had dogs for that long time in my life (I am a cat woman! :) ), but Murphy became a big and important portion of my life: he grew up with me, since the first day I stepped on American soil, till the day, when he had gone. The last chapter of this book is read.....

               Sleep tight, my dear Murphy. You will be loved and remembered forever.