I Like #312

 Welcom to another week of things to like!

We're back into total semester chaos here now, but things are still happening to like.

First up, back in March I went out to Phoenix to film an episode of The Quilt Show with Ricky Tims, and the episode has now aired!  If you're a member of The Quilt Show you should be able to watch it now, and if you're not, they offer a seven day free trial membership (click "try Star Membership risk free for 7 days") during which time you can watch any full shows you want on the site.  It's a really great show, and I was thrilled to be on!

I did a little bit of work in my studio this week, including painting some more fabric for 3D quilts.    That top piece is actually the same one I used on my TQS demo (in the picture above).  It wound up being too overall green, so last weekend I picked out all the smocking in it I'd done in preparation for the quilt show and overpainted it further to give some color variety.

And I also overpainted some pieces of medium weight home dec canvas that my adopted mother-in-law (actually my sister's mother-in-law) kindly de-stashed into my care.  I'm going to use it for an origami sculpture.

The garden is going ok, it's been so hot and dry lately the flowers are just barely hanging on, 

but I saw some really great insects in the garden this week including some giant cicadas and a gorgeous clearwing moth.

Unfortunately I also have a horribly horrible invasion of squash bugs (again!) and they have pretty much completely killed my zuchinni.  I'm so mad.  I cut off all the leaves that were covered in eggs, and squashed as many juvenile and adult bugs as I could find, but they were everywhere.  Anyone with suggestions for eradication please share!

The pups are doing well, Spooky is in a bossy phase where he barks very shrilly and loudly at me until I find his ball for him, but I'll survive.

Hope you all have some good stuff happening!!  Click over to LeeAnna's for more things to like!