Oregon Coast

So, here is the glass float piece finished. It measures 25" x 35". You would never know, looking at this photo, really how large or small it is. The glass float is larger than life-size, though I guess there are some pretty big ones. My model was about 8" in diameter. It's a pretty simple piece, both color and detail-wise. A little unusual for me. I enjoyed the process, maybe more than the end product, but I will submit it for the show and see what happens. Like so many things I am tired of looking at it, so I have lost most of my perspective. I was pretty pleased with the way the seafoam worked out. It is always kind of fun to try something different and have it behave as expected. You can see it a bit more closely in the detail, below.

I had a couple questions about the curved quilting using the little cardboard template. A couple people asked how I kept the piece of cardboard in place. I just held it there while I stitched alongside it. Not hard to do. Someone else suggested that I should make my template out of freezer paper and iron it down. Look at this thing! That's a lot of ironing and stitching and peeling and ironing and stitching and peeling and ... Unnecessary. The cardboard template is easy—really.

Thanks for all the suggestions regarding the attack robin. Somebody suggested borrowing a BB gun. Whoa! You want me to shoot my eye out?! So far today the robin has been quietly sitting on the nest. If she (I'm now thinking it's a "she" since she is sitting on the nest) commences attacking the window again my next strategy will be to lower the blinds, though I hate to lose the light and the view.