Yay! More progress on the wall this week! I'm on a roll and I hope it keeps rolling. Here's where I left off last week. I had some new beads on the left side that needed background tile. I started by filling in the background in that section. Next I had to draw the rest of the beads on the wall. That required vacuuming so that I could sit on the floor without getting pottery shards in my butt. That led to vacuuming the whole basement but eventually I made it back to this corner to draft out the beads. Thank goodness for all of my circle and oval longarm rulers to make that task fast and easy! I have all of Jamie Wallen's oval and circle rulers and I seem to use them all the time for lots of different things. I got 7 more beads added. I'll stay at this level all the way to the blue one on the left and then do that background. Working at this level is "sitting on a stool" level. Below this is "sitting on the floor" level.
Almost everything on this wall is left over from the big wall but there are a few "special" things. The little blue pottery fish was picked up in a shop on our vacation in Hatteras and the ammonite (spiral) fossil is something I bought on a trip that Mom and I took to New Mexico. I have another one that's going to be placed loser on the wall. I love how it's coming along. But today and tomorrow I will not be working on the wall. It's sewing days with my quilt club friends so I'll be working on my 4th of July quilt blocks.
patty
2/8/2019 02:15:26 pm
The wall is looking great! Those special touches like the blue fish add so much interest. I can see grouting in your near future! 2/8/2019 06:48:06 pm
It is alway fun to have reminders of a trip in your 'work space' - after who knows how many years, I pulled out a dishtowel that I bought in Shaftesbury England (my one trip to England) and put it to use in the kitchen. I love having it "in service."
Susan Ulrich
2/9/2019 08:34:56 am
I love, love, love your mosaic walls!! All of them. I was blown away by your blog post about your back wall. Maybe you could add a link to that post for us? **Please** Love your work!
Carole
2/9/2019 08:35:33 am
Looking good!!! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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