Beading Progress

Here's how I changed the current beading project since the last post...




I've moved the blue button that was in the way and beaded it into a swirl (top of the photo).


I like the way this turned out. More on this piece later.

Here's an update on the spill I took four weeks ago that hurt my hip and has kept me on a walker and cane for weeks. It turns out that the "bruise" that the emergency room said I had was a fractured hip. Makes one wonder why the ER couldn't figure that out, huh? So, I'm off to surgery in the morning to get some expensive new body jewelery...three new matching pins screwed into my hip bone. Fun.

For tonight, I'm enjoying my cheesecake brownie from Fibermania's recipe (Oct.22) and some yummy hot tea that I will not be able to drink in the morning. Worst part of surgery? I can't eat or have my tea! Pain is secondary.

I'll write again when I can...

Current Events

I decided this week to take the remainder of 2009 "off" to let my body heal from this hip injury...which also means that I'll be able to spend time sewing, beading, organizing, machine quilting, visiting Asheville, NC friends again. I'd also like to visit with my friends Catherine (in Virginia) and Joyce for days of sewing fun. It's good to take time off!

This is my current handwork project which will be a sample for my Beading on Fabric class...


It's an exercise in using the fabric design as the beading design. This fabric lends itself to beading designs because the lines and elements are well spaced and interesting.