I've Been Tagged!


Ginny from GinnyQuilts has tagged me for the 6 Picture Meme. So here is the 6th picture from the 6th folder in my "My Pictures" file on my computer. It's a photo I took while I was painting a coral reef mural in my DDs' bathroom. The mural has more work on it now, but this is how it looked at one point on the wall and at one point in time during the painting process. I'm not much of a painter, but it was a fun project.
So to pass on the fun! Here are the rules: Go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture. Tag 6 other people that you know or don’t know to do the same thing and leave a comment on their blog or an e-mail letting them know you chose them.
My six chosen bloggers are all from the FiberArts Yahoo Group.
1. Debra from Patchwork Sanity - Debra is handpiecing Dear Jane blocks and has a list of links for BOM projects on her sideboard.
2. Kerry from Kerry Katiecakes2 - Kerry is knitting dishcloths and has a photo of a gorgeous round robbin block on her blog.
3. Sandy from Sandy Quilts - Sandy has a very interesting article about the new CPSIA law and how it may impact charities such as Project Linus on her blog. Please read this important article. This law may impact all of us who quilt and craft for charity.
4. Susan from JSWB - Susan, Miss Snips, is a writer for The Canadian Quilter Magazine and collects quilting tips from readers and bloggers.
5. Phyllis from Smitty74-Crafy Lady - Phyllis knits by hand and by machine. She just finished some hand-knit socks and has a photo of one of her 3 knitting machines on her blog. Very interesting!
6. Tammy from Two Tangled Threads - Tammy is a new blogger and has just finished a very pretty pennyrug.
Hop on over and visit these blogs and enjoy the diversity of these fiber artists' work.

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