This long weekend (today is a civic holiday) has been about feathers.
My longtime friend sent me another feather from her backyard in Australia and it set me off. I painted two feathers on a postcard for her, and started stitching another on a piece of antique linen.

This next piece was inspired by a huge pieced fabric by Julia Griffiths Jones depicting aspects of a collection at the National Wood Museum of Wales.

 My three days in Wales this summer yielded so many intangible treasures. One tangible treasure is the striped blue and cream Welsh wool scraps in this quilt, courtesy of my friend who generously let me have some.

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Shopping in Wales

I did a lot of looking in Wales, too, and I bought one item, a silky, wispy little top that I couldn't resist, especially as the price was right..

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 For my friend Sandra who taught me how to knit these sweet little egg cosies, among other things, when I was in Wales a short while ago.

They are waiting to be felted. I tried felting a couple of them by hand, rather than in the washing machine, as per her instructions, and it's working.

 

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A package arrived from the Welsh Connection. They're called Sandra and Grace. Grace is Sandra's grandchild and she's shaping up to be a future artist. Sandra has an Etsy shop full of wonderful creations as well as these Welsh lovespoons.

Grace's cards

Grace's artwork; she knows I love robins.

Sandra's message.... Gwin yn y bol, twrw yn y pen! Welsh for Wine in the belly, tumult in the head!

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