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Wandering Camera – Old York Pub

Posted on August 28, 2019
by Soma Acharya
Paintings, Photography, Quilting, Sewing

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to this month’s Wandering Camera. Before I continue with today’s post, I have something personal to share. After looking for a house that we can call home for a very long time, my husband and I finally found one a couple of weekends ago. All things are now set in motion and hopefully we will be moving by mid to late next month.

I took this photo when we went to see the house. It has a beautiful backyard with very old Ash trees and a giant Redwood tree.

I would love to have an old wrought iron street light placed somewhere in the new house. I am very fond of them.

Gamla Stan In Stockholm

I love these lights hanging from the brick walls of pubs or cafes in old cities, welcoming people inside after a long countryside walk or to just relax a little by the fireside after travelling a long way.

Not surprising that I found myself painting one such street light hanging above a door.

I enjoyed painting the weathered walls, specially the bricks.

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This old street lights invokes thoughts of not just travelling, but also art, history, architecture and stories from medieval times. York is such a lovely historic English city that both of us came up with the idea together of calling this painting Old York Pub.

I now have prints of this painting available in my shop.

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Reviving Old Ones

Over the past few weeks, I took stock of all the projects that are shoved inside my cabinets and shelves. I was not the least bit surprised to find quite a few forgotten ones. I love to play with new ideas. That of course comes at the cost of unfinished projects, no matter how much I despise having them around. I picked some of them to be my current work-in-progress projects.

Victorian House Painting | Whims And Fancies

I don’t even remember when I started working on this Victorian house or why I abandoned it. I found it quite by chance while looking for another painting. The house that inspired this one is itself in a sad shape, just like this painting of mine. I am now actively working on it, starting with adding a few magical elements to it.

Gothic Architecture Painting | Whims And Fancies

After painstakingly drawing out the architectural details, this Gothic building came to a stall as well. I am glad I waited with this one though, because I have since changed my mind and now have a much clearer vision of how I want to proceed with it. Can’t wait to see it take shape!

Stained Glass Flower Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

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The Garden Path quilt. I had the quilt layout design done long ago. However, upon revisiting, I changed the flower distribution while keeping the original layout. After a LOT of iterations, I am finally happy with it. There is now a bit of symmetry amongst the asymmetry. I also didn’t want the fabric combinations to repeat, that was part of the “puzzle” I had to solve as well.

Due to limited space, I don’t have a design wall. I use my computer software all the time for layouts. Plus, I like figuring out the layout first before I make the blocks, so I have a clear idea of how many of which I need to make.

Stained Glass Flower Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

Stained Glass Flower Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

My August goal was to finish at least a few of the blocks. I am so glad to have finished four of them. I will be joining One Monthly Goal, hosted by Patty at Elm Street Quilts.

Stained Glass Flower Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

I got a 12″ cutting mat lately. It is fantastic for trimming and cutting paper piecing fabrics. I place it on my ironing board, which is usually placed perpendicular to my sewing machine. This setting has been great for my back, since I can now just swivel my chair while sitting back on it properly.

Stained Glass Flower Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

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These were the first four blocks that I made. I am very happy to have finally started on this one again and I am already halfway through making all the blocks. These are all 12″ flower patterns that I designed with stained glass motifs in mind.

I am considering both of the paintings and the Garden Path quilt as large projects. I know I will soon get sidetracked by something new and small for instant gratification. I just need to make sure I continue to come back to these.

How about you? Whether you paint, sew, or do other craft work, do you work on one project at a time, or do you find yourself working on a few small ones and then coming back to the large ones?

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-Soma

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