Today I hung a show of last year's Mod Squad projects in the library display cases. And it's fabulous!
To recap ... I met Deborah Boschert in Houston 2016 and bought her book Art Quilt Collage. Brought it home and talked a few friends into forming a group to study the layout designs. Each month one of us led the discussion on the new design that we all made before the next meeting. We gently critiqued each piece and tried to guess who made it. That was harder than we expected!!
I started it off in February - with a 'Design to Quilt' exercise of "Line". We each picked from precut magazine pictures and ads to look at the elements within. It was eye opening to notice there was purple in the yellow beak of the Toucan!
The next two months were Landscape and Grid, easy choices. Everyone is familiar with landscapes in photos or art. And of course, quilting blocks are the ultimate grid for us!
One of my favorites was "Magic Threes" M - the leader that day - brought Oreo cookies - 3 parts!!
We went on to One Amazing Line; Symmetry; Modular and others. P and I were lucky enough to go to #CraftNapa in January and take a class with Deborah.
The library cases are enormous! 61 x 38 x 20!! and there are TWO of them!
So let's talk about my favorite books last year! I'm a library girl so most of these I'm sure you can find in your lovely local library. I do have some books on Kindle, but still enjoy actually holding a book and turning the pages.
Funny story - my DH buys the new Stephen King book for me every year. I devour it and then pass it onto my son who is also a big fan. This year, I started reading his latest in bed and the next morning my shoulder was killing me. Oh NO! Can it be true that I no longer can handle reading Stephen King?? Not the content - the weight!!?? So next year, even though it goes against the grain, DH will buy it on kindle for me!!!
Breakthrough Series by Michael Grumley Fascinating Science Fiction in the 'near future'
A Spool of Blue Thread by Ann Tyler Who does family and ordinary life better??
The Old Man by Thomas Perry I loved his Jane Whitefield series. I hope to see more with this character too.
The Girl Before by JP Delaney Who wouldn't want an opportunity to live in a quirky house in the middle of the city? But you might think twice after reading this!
The Chemist by Stephanie Meyer Better known now for the Twilight Vampires, I really love her 'other' books. The Host was an all time favorite of mine.
The Shark Club by Ann Kidd Taylor An oceanographer revisits home even though she feels more at home with sharks!
The 37th Hour by Jodi Compton Has her husband disappeared or is she losing her mind?
Piano Tide by Kathleen Dean Moore I really couldn't put this book down. Even though it is placed in Alaska - it was so-o Oregonian!!
Mr Penumbra's Twenty-Four Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan I got caught away from home without a book !! Gasp! So I borrowed this one from my DDIL. So glad I did!
I also dived back into Faye Kellerman's Rina series. I had a few to catch up with.
I love that I keep track of the books I read. When I'm bored and between great books, I can look back and see what authors I loved back when. THEN I can go look them up and see if I've missed anything new. Try it - you'll like it!!!
1 comment:
What fun to make a Challenge Group and have them on display. I'm reading but not as many books as you. Happy February
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