I was out of town this past weekend and while visiting daughter Emily in Savannah, we made a trip to the local college bookstore. I love a good bookstore! I picked up some Micron pens and a couple of books of heavy weight paper and started 'doing' some Zen Tangles. Have you tried this art? It is just so interesting! I first heard about this art form while attending a quilting retreat this past summer with Deloa Jones and Jamie Wallen. They both recommend "doodling" with Zen Tangles as a way to open up your eyes to the beautiful forms and shapes in the universe. My artistic side is starting to come to life, and working with the Zen Tangle doodling is an eye-opener. I thought there would be a lot of pressure to "do it right" but there isn't! You just doodle and when it's finished, it's finished! I bought the book Zen Mandalas and the book Totally Tangled to start the Zen Tangling thing.
Here's a picture of my very first Zen Tangle ...
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It's my favorite time of the year ... and I was given these cute pumpkins to quilt. Aren't they the coolest thing ever? Pam did these in batiks and her color selection is spot-on. I just love these little fellas.
I used Magna-Glide thread on top and bottom and it just popped. Meandering pumpkins and vines and loops around the pumpkins and then more pumpkins in the outer border ... vines and loops on the smaller border.
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Thanks, Pam!
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