Remember Prismata?The adorable dragon quilt I made from a drawing my daughter did when she was in high school.In the original drawing the dragon had rainbows coming through the water.I wasn't sure how to mimic that on the quilt.I decided to try using Inktense colored pencils.I had read about a technique where someone used these pencils and then used water to blend the colors.Once they are dry
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Should it be any surprise that the Chameleon thinks he is a Dragon?
A Chinese legend concerning the origin of the dragon tells of an Emperor who waged war with nine tribes. As he defeated each tribe he added features of their totems to his own. Thus the dragon ended up with a lion’s mane, bug eyes like a shrimp, a big mouth like a bull, a nose like a dog, whiskers like a catfish, antlers like a deer, scales like a fish, a long tail like a snake, and ...
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I’ve finished three assignments in one week and I’ve sewn down the remaining flowers onto the Lunarcy quilt. I even have a plan for finishing the flower centres, I think. Everything is on schedule for the Chameleon to be able to go AWOL for a few days very soon, touch wood!
Maybe my luck is holding because it is the week to unveil the Year of the Dragon appliqué block. My birth sign, and my favourite block on the Lunarcy quilt. Here he is…. one over-spec’d lizard.
The Chameleon knows a kindred spirit ...
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I have not really had loads of time to sew lately. I'm not sure what I have been doing but I am busy, LOL. I finished a cute piece for a friend and I will show that now. It is a surprise for her but since she is not expecting anything she won't realize it is for her, LOL . I am calling it a wine mat. I hand quilted around the dragon using 6 strands of embroidery floss and did
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