Fall is my favorite time of year, though. I like weather that I can wear t-shirt and jeans or a tank top and shorts, and be comfortable either way. A sweatshirt in the evening as it cools down. Not asking for much, am I? Ha! I love it warm and sunny during the day, but cool and crisp at night. Fall doesn’t last nearly long enough for me.
The back yard is beginning to show signs of fall - the tiniest tinge of red is out there. It becomes red really fast, and is so pretty in the fall.
It’s the sumac - looks like this close-up:
I’ve been playing with ice drops and colors this week - matching ribbon and gems and thread. Color matching is one of my favorite things to do - with both thread and fabric projects.
This one is Liz Metallic thread (Gemstone) with a clear gem that I’ve added glitter nail polish to the back side. Not such bright color, but a bit sparkly in a very subtle way. This pattern is Diane’s Bloomin’ Ice Drop. I really do like tatting with the Liz Metallic - rings are easier to open, tatting has a nice stability to it, and it has just a bit of sparkle. It is comparable to size 20 thread, but works up just a bit larger.
This one has one of my favorite color gems - turquoise. Lizbeth Island Breeze #130 thread goes perfectly with this gem. This one is Diane’s newest pattern “Frivolity”found with many more patterns on the Ice Drop Addicts Facebook page.90
I’ve also been working on the secret 30th birthday quilt - I can’t believe my baby will be 30! Time goes so quickly, yet it seems like only yesterday we were running two little girls to piano lessons and volleyball and softball and school events. But it sure is fun to see those two little girls as wonderful, caring, productive adults!
Two more weeks until we have a vacation to Colorado planned - mountain views are in my future!
Oh these ice drops are gorgeous😃 you really picked nice thread and gems too, they look great together. Your vacation sounds great too. I too felt summer was too long too🌻
ReplyDeleteThank you. Summer was just too hot!
DeleteHere we’re in a very blustery Spring, I prefer Fall too. Love those icedrops.
ReplyDeleteSpring can be so cold! I wish it could be Fall for about 9 months LOL!
DeleteFall is my favorite time of year, as well! I love the crispness of the air and the color changes. I also love winter, especially if there's plenty of snow!
ReplyDeleteFall is the best - and I can handle snow, just not the ice and dangerously cold temps! Sweatshirt and jeans is my kind of weather 😉
DeleteAlthough we usually get our best weather in the Fall, I'm not happy that it's dark already at 8:15. In Western PA we had either lots of rain or high temps/humidity all summer keeping us indoors. However, for some towns it wasn't normal rain but torrential, causing landslides and ruined property. So I try not to complain too much.
ReplyDeleteYou are doing so well with the metallic thread. Pretty ice drops!
I wanted to again mention to those who might be looking for that great fabric with the tatted motifs that it is available at Let' Sew in Indiana. They have about 6 yards of each background color. I ordered only a half yard of each. As mentioned in my comment in your previous post, I have no idea what I'm going to do with it, but I just had to have it because it's so unusual. I was happy to have found a source!
I don’t like that it gets dark earlier either! But I’m glad we don’t have landslides or flooding where we are - I really shouldn’t complain. Thanks for the tatting fabric source - I should post about that specifically!
DeleteAwesome Ice Drops!!! :)
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