Ginkgo

The Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species in the world. It's the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to before dinosaurs roamed the Earth – creatures that lived between 245 and 66 million years ago. It's so ancient, the species is known as a 'living fossil'.
 

 

 longevity...endurance...happiness...good fortune

Summer Color

Lovely deep rich colors ...

Morning Dew on the Lake

  

Captured these photos this past
October. A dewy morning on the lake. An ethereal beauty and at the same time a quiet eeriness.  

   

           

 

 

Looks like it could be any one of the "Survivor Island" locations. 

Any moment the cast members will wake up and emerge out of the dense forest ...
 

More Boro Sashiko! Foldover Pouches

Made these neat foldover pouches using boro style piecing and patchwork with sashiko stitching.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 They are lined with a sewn in suede cording as a wrap. Folded they measure 8 inches wide by 4.5 inches high. Opened they measure 8" W x 7.5"H. 

Loving Boro and Sashiko stitching!

Boro Sashiko Mini Notepad Holders

Just completed sewing these mini Boro Sashiko style notepad holders. They measure 3.5" x 5" and conveniently hold mini composition booklets that measure 3.25" x 4.5".  

 

The inside is lined and stitched as well.

Fabrics I used are from the Yukata Collection by Debbie Maddy for Moda Fabrics.

 Cute! Cute! Cute!

Zippy Pouches!

Obsessed with lined Zip Pouches lately! Here are a few of the ones I've sewn. The one on the left I used a Japanese Sevenberry Boro patchwork print in Indigo. It's lined with Japanese cotton dobby fabric with Morikiku arrows in a faded brick. I did a bit of sashiko stitching on it as well.

The one below was a lovely floral cotton print with a coordinating crackle pattern for the lining.

Macrame

A few macrame projects I enjoyed working on.The feather technique I learned from the 'Macrame School' on YouTube as well as how to construct the owl. The other was just a free form project from a kit that was interesting.