Why, why, oh why did I buy a bushel of cucumbers at the produce auction? Because I had no idea how many of the little green guys I would need for a batch of bread and butter pickles. I've never made pickles before, but I really wanted to try this year. The yield was at least 24 pints of bread and butters, and an unrecorded amount of dill spears - my mom took home a bunch of pints, so I don't know the exact figure.
The moral of this story is: don't hold back, just jump in and do what you want to do! The pickles are delicious, and I still have fresh cucumbers - lots of them.
I have set the 8 X 10" flower series aside for a few days, I have been working on a World War I commemorative piece for a challenge. Here are two steps in the development of the 8 X 10" prototype for the final piece:
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Step one: a grave marker rubbing with a Shiva paint stick and free motion sewn "drawing" of poppies.
Image and design copyright RPS
Step two: color the poppies with crayon and Pentel Fabric Fun pastel dye sticks. Hand stitching added to center of the poppy on the right. One evening's work, that's all. I'm off now to start the actual challenge piece.
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