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I bribed the duckling with an episode of Caillou so that I could sneak into his room and nab some more photos of his indoor tent, which I still haven't been invited into, not that I'm bitter (I'm totally bitter). Admittedly this is one of the less universal projects I've tackled given that most rooms don't have tent-ready nooks, but I'm sharing the instructions below in the hopes it can serve as a jumping off point for a similar project for someone else. Ps - find more photos of the finished tent here What You'll Need: - fabric of your choosing (I bought three yards of this 57" wide blue ticking with some left over for eventual cushion covers) - dowel (luckily the Home Depot pre-cut dowels are 48" wide, which was a happy accident. I bought one about 3/8" round) - wood shim 48" (also purchased pre-cut at Home Depot, but from a different aisle in the wood section) - stitch witchery & an iron (or a sewing machine) - shower curtain rod holder set ($3 from Home Depot) - all purpose adhesive (one that works on wood and fabric) - hardware and tools: two screws, a level, a pencil and a drill - optional: separate fabric and stitch witch for the letter on the front - i also plan to add a yellow pom pom fringe like this What You'll Do: (For simplicity's sake, I'm going to use the dimensions needed for my tent, which was 48" across. Feel free to adjust as needed) - select your desired tent height for the front of the tent (mine was 34"). Install shower curtain brackets on either side of your nook. - to create your front panels, divide your tent width (48") by two, or 24" each. Sew or stitch witch the two vertical sides and the bottom. For the top, sew or stitch witch a 'sleeve' through which the rod will go. - select the desired height for the back of the tent against the wall. I made sure I could comfortably sit inside (in case I ever get an invitation). Measure the distance from the spot you selected on the wall to the front of your tent where you installed your shower curtain rod holder. Add 6" to the front (for an overhang and seam) and add 3" to the back (for the part that will be affixed to the wall. - sew or stitch witch all sides, making sure the width is the same as your tent (in my case 48") - on the underside of your awning where it will meet the rod and front panels, sew or stitch witch on three loops, one in the center and one on each end. The fabric in front of your loops will be the overhang. Although I haven't done it yet, I suggest sewing in or adding weights to the overhang, otherwise the weight of the awning fabric will pull it backwards. - for the back of the awning, glue the fabric to your flat shim and allow to dry. Once dry, drill through the wood into the wall, ideally into studs. I was able to get away with two, but if your tent is wider or heavier, you may need more. - "thread" your round dowel first through the end loop of your awning, then through a front panel, then the center loop of your awning, followed by the second panel and final loop. - insert the rod into the shower curtain rod holders. - sit back and wait impatiently for an invitation to the tent party. #solonely #sigh

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So, after all that work putting in a programmable thermostat, here’s how I covered it up. :) It’s on hinges, so you can open it up and get to the thermostat! I got the idea from this pin that was for an alarm cover. I plan on making the hallway where this thermostat is into a gallery of artwork, and this new artistic cover will be the starting point. :) The pin used a canvas to cover an alarm panel, but I knew that the thermostat needed to be able to gauge the room’s air temperature, so I worked on something that I could drill holes into. I’ve had it installed for about a month now, and so far so good with the thermostat and the furnace trucking along happily. I was inspired by this paper cut from Etsy that I saw ages and ages ago. “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast,” says the White Queen to Alice, in Through the Looking Glass. I started by finding this 8”x8” wooden “canvas” at Michael’s. I printed out the quote several times in several sizes before deciding what I thought would look best size-wise, then taped the paper to the board and used the technique I found from this pin to “trace” the letters on to the board. The pen leaves a light indentation in the wood which you can then follow with paint. But first, I drilled holes where the ‘o’s would be to allow for airflow to get to the thermostat. I found that a 3/8” drill bit about matched the size of my ‘o’s. Then I painted the letters. I started out with white paint because I was so in love with the idea of the inspiration photo. I knew that the holes would be darker, but I just kept thinking how much I like the light look. I wrapped some sandpaper around a pen to smooth the insides of the holes. To increase the amount of air that would reach the thermostat, I drilled holes into the sides of the wood canvas. I lightly drew them out with pencil in a wavy pattern and used different sized drill bits to make the whole thing look designed and purposeful, not just that I’m trying to keep the thermostat working. :) After sanding the sides, after a few coats of white paint on the lettering, I put about 3 coats of water-based satin clear coat over it for protection. I did a very light sanding (with 22o grit paper) in between coats and the results were phenomenal. The whole piece is super smooth and well-protected, but the satin clear coat is so matte, you can barely tell it’s there. It didn’t change the color of the wood at all. Doesn’t it look so cool? I wanted to spray pain the inside of the box white, for protection and just in case it helped visibility of the thermostat in any way (white reflects light, right?). So I taped off all the holes (so the spray wouldn’t mist through onto the front) and went to town. I bought these tiny hinges at Lowe’s. They’re just 1” tall and I made sure they weren’t really wider than the thickness of the wood. I placed them and pre-drilled holes. If I was fancy, I could have/should have notched the wood out for the hinges so they’d be flush, but I really didn’t want to take time for that step. :) It took me a minute and some trouble to really mount it level on the wall, and I just sort of trucked along and maybe said some bad words, so I don’t have pictures of that step. I will say I tried to make marks, level it, place one screw, level it, place another and so on. It turned out pretty good. My one important tip: since the screws for the hinges were so so tiny, much too tiny for any kind of wall anchor, I actually put wood glue all over the threads before I screwed them into the drywall, because I didn’t want them to just pull right out. I know we’ll be opening and closing this cover a lot. As we use this guy, I will tell you how the glue in the drywall holds up. Anyway, after installation, I had this! I loved the white letters on the light wood with the light wall. But I sort of hated how obvious the holes looked. I totally wanted to set up some tiny LED behind there so that the light would shine through (like above!) but let’s be real, Victoria. That’s ridiculous. So I just had to re-think it. I decided to repaint the letters in a really dark blue or black. I ended up deciding on a sort of navy color, and the way the lighting is in the hallway, it really does look cool: it’s very dark, you can hardly tell it’s blue, and the holes blend much better. So I actually unscrewed the hinges from the wood side, took it down and repainted it. My painting definitely got a little messier since I was painting 2-3 more coats over the white I already had, but it’s okay to be imperfect. And in the hall where you’re really not staring at it, it looks great. And I’m really happy to have a new cornerstone for my future gallery wall/hall! Now I just need to start hanging the rest of the pictures! What do you think? Are you willing to embark on this tedious process to cover up your thermostat? :)

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Although we just worked on the Chihuly project a few days ago, we worked on this week's project today. We're traveling later this week and didn't have much going on today so figured it would be the perfect afternoon activity. This week we focused on Paul Klee. He was a Swiss Expressionist and taught with Kandinsky at the German Bauhaus school. He loved color theory and taught it at the school. He was also very musical as a child and ended up marrying a pianist. No wonder he was friends with Kandinsky! :-) Here are a few of his works: The Rose Garden, 1920 I asked the girls what they saw in this picture. They said "flowers!" and then I asked them to show me the stems which they could. And one of them said, "He likes to use shapes." Red Balloon, 1922 Before I told them the name of this image, I asked them what they saw. My younger daughter said, "A red balloon!" And I told her she was absolutely right and that it was the name of the artwork. She was very pleased with herself. ;-) Flora on the Sand, 1927 "More shapes and lots of colors." Blue Nacht, 1937 This was Ella's favorite. She said right away she liked it because it was her favorite color, BLUE! Castle and Sun, date unknown I've seen the project we worked on today in various forms throughout the blogosphere. But we followed a modified version of Mrs. Art Teacher's lesson. :-) Instead of having the girls make all their own shapes with a ruler, I cut out out shapes from cardboard in our recycling bin so they could use them to trace. I left this image up on the computer for them to use as a guide: After tracing all their shapes, they went over their pencil lines with a crayon: Then painted in each shape with watercolor paints. Per Mrs. Art Teacher's suggestion, I told them to paint one shape and then jump to another spot on the page to do a new shape/color. This helped keep the colors from mixing. And finally, they painted the black around the outside. Here are their final projects: Lily's Castle and Sun Ella's Castle and Sun The girls really liked this project. I think it was a nice easy one to follow our very lengthy and intricate Chihuly project. This project could also be modified in a number of ways for younger artists. You could leave out the painting all together. Cut different shapes out of construction paper and have the child assemble their castle on black paper by gluing the shapes in place. You could also make this a three-step project over several days for younger kids with shorter attention spans. Have them draw the shapes one day and trace with crayon, have them paint the shapes another day, and then have them paint the black on the last day.

the creation of a Convergence Quilt, based on the book by Ricky Tims

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****Giveaway now closed**** Friday marked my 4 year anniversary of blogging at Sohl Design! I intended to celebrate the occasion on the actual day, but home projects, work and life in general have caused my blogging to take a backseat lately. THANK YOU, to my faithful readers for checking in and still being fans! I appreciate you so very much. To celebrate, and say thank you, I'm giving away 1 pair of light pink rosebud earrings AND 1 red floral paisley zipper wristlet! Made by me (of course). Both goodies will go to one lucky winner! TO ENTER: leave a comment on this post, telling me your favorite Sohl Design project, recipe, or post you've ever read here. (Please be patient with the CAPTCHA, I haven't found a better way to keep spam out) PRIZE: 1 par of rosebud earrings and 1 zipper wrislet GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Midnight, Friday, October 4, 2013 PRIZE SHIPS: USA only DETAILS: One comment per person, please. Winner will be selected using random.org and announced on Saturday, October 5, 2013 Thanks for entering! Good luck!

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Now that I seem able to post photos again, here's an overdue wrap-up of my 2013 quilts. It was a relatively quiet year, with a long mid-year break where I worked on photos, read lots, and didn't quilt much! I started by finishing the small, long-dormant piece I started in a class with Adds several years ago: Bogong Bower Next was a single bed quilt for Australian Patchwork and Quilting. I'd been wanting an excuse to make this ever since I first designed it, and it uses some of my own hand-painted fabrics: Cherry Sunset I then joined round 13 of the Flickr Doll Quilt Swap and made a wholecloth linen quilt. It's entirely free-motion quilted (with mostly white thread, plus a little cherry and sea-green) to look like lace: Crystallised I followed this up with a table-runner version, using different highlight colours, for the 2013 machine quilting issue of Australian Patchwork & Quilting: Linen & Lace Mediterranean Tiles in beachy colours came next, with a shift to focus on the piecing, also for AP&Q and currently available for sale in my Etsy shop: Mediterranean Tiles Then came a shift to flannels and simpler piecing for this cute baby quilt, again published in AP&Q and also available for sale in my Etsy shop: Covent Garden My next quilt was a red and white lap quilt, simply pieced from equilateral triangles and made as a gift: Dziekuje The next quilt was a commissioned version of my beach scenes, this time single bed size, and probably my favourite of the series to date: Along the Jetty I then got to make a different version of another series - my tree quilts. This time it was a Christmas version on a dark background with several hundred twinkly swarovski crystals. This one was hung in our living room over Christmas: Maligayang Pasko This next quilt is a strong contender for my favourite of the year. It's a commissioned single bed quilt representing the solar system, and I got to include loads of fun details: Volare After that I was back to making quilts for AP&Q; Magic Carpet has the appearance of a scrap quilt, but the spicy jewel toned fabrics pieces were all very carefully selected from my stash and some pieces fussy-cut. It's also available in my Etsy shop: Magic Carpet Also for AP&Q (and also in my Etsy shop) is the quick summer project, Melted Icecream, which I made using a roll of 2.5in pastel batik strips I won in a blog giveaway: Melted Icecream Next up was another commission, another large version of my tree with another possum and some other cute, personalised details: Hiding in the Sycamore Coming out in AP&Q in a few months, my next quilt is entirely machine appliqued and embellished, and probably my second favourite of 2013. I think this one will find a home on a wall in my house: Strawberry Mousse The final finish for the year was another gift, made from solid fabrics and enhanced with wholecloth details: Star Gazing I already have another quilt quilted and ready to bind (in fact, I got it to that stage between Christmas and New Year) and have been working on a large commission which I'll start sharing soon. I've also been busy helping James to finish his next quilt which is due to AP&Q urgently and therefore my current priority. 2014 isn't shaping up to be too busy just yet (though there are a few baby quilts on the horizon). Once again I'm hoping that will mean I get to tackle a few quilts I've been wanting to make for a while.

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