This quilt had some gorgeous batiks in it. Dolores chose Superior's So Fine Glacier thread to quilt it with and asked for an allover leaf pattern.
She wanted leaves and she got leaves...albeit blue ones!!
A close-up view:
Okay, that's the quilt stuff--now, "the rest of the story." While Dolores and her husband were here, we had the usual getting to know you conversation. I found out about her art and that her husband had been a large animal vet. He had her show me their business card with a watercolor of a gorgeous bull's head. I also saw her Visa card that has another of her paintings on it. I asked whether I could commission her to do a watercolor of my horses, but she says she has to "feel it" or she just doesn't paint it. Bummer...I was hoping for a trade. (sad face)
Today I dropped her quilt off and she gave me a gift...the painting below. She says its a print of her original watercolor. I was so touched I almost cried; it was such a sweet thing for her to do. The painting is about 12 x 18; now I just have to get it framed.
Isn't it gorgeous??
It really is!! Sounds like a wonderful couple!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!
ReplyDeleteI've been admiring it all day! Good to hear from you. Do you do T-Day in the great frozen tundra?? Ours was really nice.
DeleteOur Thanksgiving is a month before yours. I was in Manhattan the week before Thanksgiving luckily midtown and the areas we visited were unaffected by hurricane Sandy. It was so sad to see the devastation it left in its path. Our Canadian Thanksgiving was the weekend before our Portland trip.
DeleteShow us a picture after you decide on framing as I am sure it will be even more special once in it's frame.
Enjoy it, I have to get back to my mystery quilt as it is that time of year again, just stalling and checking my blogs.
Take care, give the furry ones a hug for me and say hi to Dennis, one of these days I will have to meet him in person:)
Such a pretty quilt, just my colors!LOL I love the quilting design. I may just "steal" it.LOL The words "had been" made me sad, large animal vets are hard to find, at least in my area. Love the picture she gave you. I know that you will treasure it and have good memories. Sara
ReplyDeleteSara, I tried to con an office visit out of him while he was here, but he only did cows. Oh, well! Feel free to steal the leaf design; e-mail me if you want a quilting path.
DeleteBeautiful print with the horses...where are you going to hang it? And love the quilted leaves...blue or otherwise.
ReplyDeleteWe've moved things around since you were here, so I think it will go in the living room on the wall that will soon be painted coral. Its the one with the four windows that face the Olympics. Glad you liked the leaves!
DeleteDory, immediately delete the last comment (above this one). Sends you to a porn site! Sara
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sara! I've been getting those types of obviously fake posts for awhile, but Google has always caught them in the past and never allowed them to post. I'll be changing the way comments are posted. I don't understand the mentality of people who post maliciously...not sure what they gain from it. Thanks, again! Dory
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ReplyDeleteWhew, you are welcome Dory. I don't get it either. Bonnie Hunter has made it impossible for me to comment on anything on her blog because I don't have one. I don't really want a blog, so I guess I will have to keep my mouth shut. Which probably isn't a bad idea, I can't get into trouble that way. LOL I will always let you know when it's me. :-) Sara
ReplyDeleteSara, are you sure you can't sign in even without a blog? If not, I bet you could get a google ID and use that.
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