Speaking on quilting

Yesterday Heather and I were speaking to school teachers on how we started quilting, project ideas, and what we do today. We had a great full session with some who have never quilted to those who have been doing it for years. At the end people were encouraged to to try some hand quilting on a four-patch block if they would like.

Etsy Shop

Heather and I are very excited to say that we now have a small etsy shop open and ready to purchase from! Right now there are a few quilts for sale on there, we will be adding more quilts in the next few weeks as well as some Hopscotch Quilt Shop patterns. There is even a Hopscotch Quilt Shop quilt that is a pattern original for sale. http://www.etsy.com/shop/PlayingHopscotch?ref=search_shop_redirect

Photography Homework: The City

For my photography class this week we were to take 5 photos playing with framing and aperture. The topic was "The City" and I took photos of the residential area of the city.

Cancer Walk

This Sunday Heather and I did the Run for the Cure Cancer walk here in Lethbridge. We had a great day for it and it was so good to see so many people out running and walking.

Zenspiration Letters

I found this video tutorial by Joanne Fink on Pinterest and had to try it out. My first letter that I did, the letter "E", is done very similarly to the video. My second letter, I tried an "N", has a few of my own touches in it.

It was very fun to try and has a lot of potential for taking it different ways. I did not have all the supplies that she used, I just used sharpies and a page in my sketchbook. I also found that because I was not using gel pens for the added color that the pastel colors of sharpies worked the best on a dark outlined letter.
http://www.sakuraofamerica.com/mypages/video_details.php?id=111

Photography Homework

My homework for this week was to take 5 photos that need to tell a story about me. Seeing as I have been spending most of my time in Heather's and mine studio I decided to take all of my pictures there.

Creative Photography Class

Last night I had my first photography class at CASA with teacher Petra Mala Miller here in Lethbridge. During the class we were instructed to take 5 photos all representing different things. Person, Architecture, Light, Shadow, and Inside/Outside. We were given 45min for this assignment...during this time I took 6 photos in 15min and my camera was left on "auto" the entire time. Hopefully by next class I will have a better idea of what I am doing!