Fabric Scrap Twine and Photos from the Road

Last month my sister-in-law sent me this link to her new craft past time, making fabric scrap twine;  a great way to use fabric scraps.  I was in Central Oregon for a week-long workshop, with Jean Wells at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, Oregon.  By the time I went to bed that night I had several yards of twine made from stowed away bins of fabric scraps.  By the end of the week there were many balls of colorful twine, much of the twine wrapped around pine cones.  Fun!

Fabric Scrap Twine and Black Butte Quilt-let from Jean Wells' workshop

Fabric Scrap Twine on pinecones and spools

The start of a Fabric Scrap Twine bowl

These photos were taken when traffic was stopped for road construction.  Love the colors and textures and composition.  The up-side of a road construction delay; on a normal traffic day I'd zoom past this field without noticing it.

 

 

 

First Snow of the Season

 As the day began, snow fell.

 As the day warmed, snow melted revealing the colors of the fall leaves.

 The snow continued to fall as I departed.  I love the color palette of the early snows. 

A few hours later I was in the midst of a colorful rainy autumn afternoon.  A delicious splash of bright vibrant colors against ominous grey skies.

... my Llama neighbors.