Well, on the advice of a trusted, smart friend, I visited the Apple Store this week and bought a new computer. And now it's a case of teaching an old dog new tricks. I KNOW I'm going to be happy in the long run but for now it's a situation of doing almost everything in a different than before. But one thing I know for sure, this is a great computer and I'm going to love it after I get used to it. I also bought a new printer that was recommended for use with "air printing" between an iPad and a printer. In my case, it is the HP6600. I got it up and running last night and followed all of the steps and attained ZERO communication between the iPad and the printer. So . . .I walked away (which is usually the best defense against doing something stupid) and waited for another day. Today being the "other" day, I tried again--and failed. And wouldn't you, a light suddenly dawned. I realized that I had my iPad set to the 3G network rather than wireless--so, of course, it wasn't going to pick up a wireless signal. And now, all is well--for the moment.
These pictures are from a workshop I took yesterday with Patsy Thompson, a quilter well known for her colorful quilts and wonderful quilting style. I had a great time in class and picked up a few pointers. She told us how she dyes threads and the fabrics for her quilt backgrounds. I'm going to try both methods and when I do, I'll post pictures and directions.
The first picture is one of her quilting patterns that a friend of mine really liked (I do, too) and wants to use on a quilt. The third is a drawing by Patsy of one of her background feather quilting motifs. I will probably use this one in my work
And this is my practice of that design.
That's all for now--a studio "clean-up" is the task of the moment.
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