Fabulous Fans

Last fall I was in a fan DYB round robin with exceptional stitchers...Cathy, Leslie, Jo, Cobi and Bonnie.

Because the blocks were photographed by different cameras, the color is off but they are all extremely color coordinated.... Now I would like to have these framed by a professional. I still have mine to finish to frame with Jo's but the others I can't decide whether to frame them in sets of 2 or as 4 in a circle.... Help! Any opinion???

Note: The votes for the circle version are unamimous.... My favorite also... But the only thing in my mind in favor of three sets of 2 is that I have 3 granddaughters.... But I have so much needlework they can choose from when I'm gone I guess that point is moot.

Diane's Heart 1 block

One of the nicest parts of belonging to CQI is getting to know other stitchers around the world. Blogs and RRs are really helpful. I like to include motifs that might be of personal interest. Diane recently lost her beloved cat so I used a photo of her cat to use on her block. It only seemed appropriate surround it with forget-me-nots.... especially since her cat has beautiful blue eyes....

Ati's done.. almost

I thought I was done but now that I see it on screen, I am going to add some more flowers to the vines...probably bullions as I need practice with those. If you look closely you can see the underpainting.... Do you think it is effective....?

Wild Turkeys

These are within 5' of the house so "not so wild turkeys" They are HUGE!! We have constant drama at the feeders every day and I have to give all the credit to my dear husband... the festal fellow who fetches the feed...

Fish, fish and more fish

I've not been blogging because of this huge project. My son brought me over 500 photos such as above to edit. I'm cropping, sharpening, resizing and cleaning them up. Then I'll put them in powerpoint and also sort and ready them for his website. I don't even like to fish and I can tell you that I am tired of looking at fish, fish and more fish.... I love to go to his lodge in the summer and bake for clients but have only been out fishing once in 30 years.... In the bottom corner of the top left photo you can see a green hose. It is used to spray the fish before the photo session. I have edited that darn hose out hundreds of time already.....

The big brown ugly fish are Ling Cod (incredibly delicious)...the others are red snapper, salmon and halibut...