Painting Fabric...

Painting Fabric.....Play Day!

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Here are a few pieces that I painted yesterday...

Fabric is approx 21 x 30 inches

Fits nicely on a foam core board during the painting process.

I hung them on the line this morning because I thought it would be easier to photograph them that way...

Yup....as soon as I did....a strong wind came in and blew them around like the sails on a boat!

Sponged Summer Sky

Water

Salted and Folded to dry

Sun Dyeing

I placed a table runner on top of the wet paint, then put it out in the sun to dry.

Came out better than I had hoped for...

Desert Sunset

Autumn Sunset

Sunset over the Ocean

Salt sprinkled over the lower portion

Leftover paint....

Painted in horizontal lines, then folded the fabric accordion style and left to dry.

Mountains or Rocks

After painting, the fabric was scrunched up and put in the sun to dry.

Creates hills and valleys for the paint to accumulate.

Leftover Paint....

I used all of the leftover green paints, then folded it and left it in the sun to dry.

Ground up Walnut Shells

This piece is still drying...

I sprinkled ground up walnut shells on the wet paint, then put it out in the sun to dry.

Hoping the shells will act as a resist?

Bubble Wrap

I placed bubble wrap under the fabric...then painted and salted it.

Hoping the bubble wrap will cause hills and valleys and texturize the piece.

Clean Up Cloth

I just couldn't bare to throw out the leftover paints...

I scrunched up a piece of fabric and poured the last of the paints all over it.

I swiped it here and there with the brushes and sponges.

After it dries I will iron it and post a photo of it.

Clean up Cloths are my favorite!

Gunnr

He is keeping an eye on the last few pieces drying outside...

Just to make certain the birds don't fly over and make a deposit on them!

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LuAnn

Making Hay...

Gotta make hay....when the sun shines!

Here in Western Oregon we haven't seen a lot of sunshine

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Mowing hay in the Bend Field

Brad is mowing while Nicholas gets off the tractor to have some lunch

Suzy and I stopped by to bring the guys iced tea

Suzy loves to check out all the mole hills in the hay fields

Grass after it has been mowed...

This will lay out in the sun and dry for a day or two.

Middle Field.......Mowed

After the grass dries...

it will be raked into rows and baled.

Changing Drivers...

Nicholas is done with lunch, so gets back on to finish mowing the Bend Field

Suzy is headed for home...

I guess it is time for me to go too.

I painted fabric today.

I will post photos tomorrow...

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LuAnn

Hello Gramma.......Remember Me?

As a teenager I spent time visiting my grandmother at a care facility.

I would walk down a long corridor, reach the door of her room, knock gently then walk in...

I would walk over to her bed, touch her hand and greet her:

Hello Gramma.......remember me?

For 12 years my family watched my gramma's slow decline from Alzheimer's.

My Grandparents, Helen & Nicholas Fusco

This is the way I prefer to remember my grandmother

I was recently contacted by:

Jeffree Itrich
Sr. Clinical Trials Communications Specialist
Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study
University of California, San Diego

Here is Jeffree with one of the quilts donated to comfort an Alzheimer's patient

Quilts brighten the lives of Alzheimer's Patients

Quilters have long known that a quilt is a loving tribute that bonds quilters with recipients across generations and across vast distances. The warmth of a quilt is enhanced by the often bright patterns and colorful images which frequently suggest a simpler time.

Under a unique donation program organized by the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS, quilts are brightening the lives of Alzheimer's patients around the nation.

The Alzheimer’s Study Quilt Program began in late January 2010. An employee who quilts jumpstarted the project because she knows how positively people react when given a quilt and how quilters are wonderfully generous people. Her plea for quilts to give participants in the NGF (Nerve Growth Factor) Study was picked up by numerous quilting newsletters. Good Samaritans circulated the request for quilts and they began arriving from communities all over the U.S. The program has received nearly enough quilts for all the NGF Study participants and are now looking for quilts for two other Alzheimer’s studies in progress.

Those study participants who have received quilts have been immensely grateful and realize that the quilts were made with love, sincerity, and gratitude (for participating in the study and helping future generations). Many of the quilters had family members with Alzheimer’s (AD). One woman who lost her mother to AD made and donated 12 quilts and another whose grandfather had AD provided 11 quilts. A woman in Pennsylvania made five flannel quilts in one week!

If you would like to donate a new lap-sized quilt to the Alzheimer’s Quilt Study Project, please contact Jeffree Itrich atjitrich@ucsd.edu.

Jeffree
Jeffree Itrich
Sr. Clinical Trials Communications Specialist
Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0949
San Diego, CA 92093-0949
Tel: 858-622-5827
FAX: 858-452-4291jitrich@ucsd.edu

www.adcs.org

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Pets on Quilts......

Do you have a favorite pet that cuddles on your quilts?

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Suzy

Photo Transfer & Threadplay Techniques

Journal Quilt

Suzy is the best sewing dog I could ever hope for.

She sleeps in her bed under the sewing machine.

At 15 years of age....I treasure each day she is here with us...

Suzy is part of the inspiration for a new project on the

Sew Cal Gal Blog.

Click the link below to find out how you can participate:

Pets on Quilts Show.....August 2010

http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2010/07/pets-on-quilts-show.html

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LuAnn