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Stitch Meditation page is uploaded
Stitch Meditation page is uploaded

Hello! I’ve been working on my website and have added a couple of new pages, plus I updated some pages

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Stitch MeditationLenna Young AndrewsSeptember 7, 2020stitch meditation, collage
100 Day Project Quilt: ColorMix w/ Frieda!
100 Day Project Quilt: ColorMix w/ Frieda!

The 100th block for this quilt was completed on July 15th, 2020 as part of the 100 project I did on Instagram with Frieda Oxenham. But, adding a border of fabric

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Quilts, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsAugust 28, 2020Frieda Oxenham, quilts, The100DayProject
Gelli Print Scrap Journal
Gelli Print Scrap Journal

I call this a “scrap” journal because I decided to create it from leftover Gelli plate prints. I had quite a few of these stashed away from various classes I took

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Gelli Prints, Handmade booksLenna Young AndrewsAugust 4, 2020Gelli Plate, book making, rubber stamps
2020 ICAD challenge -complete!
2020 ICAD challenge -complete!

Each year, Tammy Garcia (Daisy Yellow Art) hosts the ICAD challenge from June 1st - July 31st. What is ICAD you say?? The acronym stands for: Index Card A Day!

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Mixed Media, ICAD, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsAugust 2, 2020ICAD
nature prints, everywhere!
nature prints, everywhere!

Just a quick note to share a link to a new page on my website where I show you two recent nature print projects

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Nature PrintingLenna Young AndrewsMay 25, 2020nature printing, Steve
leaf journal
leaf journal

The other day I found a very large Sycamore leaf that I had picked up in my neighborhood weeks ago and saved in-between large pads of paper in my studio. I had meant to use it

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Art Journal, Nature PrintingLenna Young AndrewsMay 3, 2020sewing
Nature printed T-shirt!
Nature printed T-shirt!

On my last visit to Selby Gardens bought a plain white T-shirt . . . well, it was plain, except for their logo on the front & back! I bought it specifically because I was inspired to do nature printing

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Nature PrintingLenna Young AndrewsApril 28, 2020nature printing
update - The Quilt is finished!
update - The Quilt is finished!

Sorry I have not posted for over a month! I’m sure you’ll understand, especially because of the arrival of the 2019 novel Coronavirus. Before it had really hit here, I was busy finishing the quilt I was making for my son, Dallas

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QuiltsLenna Young AndrewsMarch 29, 2020quilts, family, Braden River
52 weeks of creativity -Stitching & photos!
52 weeks of creativity -Stitching & photos!

With family visiting and some boat trips on the river, I concentrated on photography this week. But I also did a bit of sewing and some stitchies…

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Photography, Quilts, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsFebruary 26, 2020family, birds, Florida, Braden River
52 weeks of creativity (with family!)
52 weeks of creativity (with family!)

This week was different because we spent it with our granddaughter, my son & his wife and photography was my creative expression. We went out in Chelsea again, so peaceful…

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FamilyLenna Young AndrewsFebruary 18, 2020family, Braden River
52 weeks of creativity -art swap, stitching, family
52 weeks of creativity -art swap, stitching, family

Jan 29-Feb 11, 2020: Catching up with weeks 5 & 6 of my 52 weeks of creativity! This was a busy time for me as my family was coming to visit for a week on Feb 9th. Also, the first week I was swapping out the Stitchie swap…

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Art Swaps, Quilts, FamilyLenna Young AndrewsFebruary 17, 2020family, quilts, creative swaps, stitch meditation
52 weeks of creativity - my 1st quilt
52 weeks of creativity - my 1st quilt

I’m noticing a pattern - so far, I’m not able to tick off all the things I want to accomplish, every week

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Photography, Quilts, Stitch MeditationLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 29, 2020creative swaps, quilts, family, stitch meditation
52 weeks of creativity -quilt top & daily photography!
52 weeks of creativity -quilt top & daily photography!

I think because I got busy working on the recycled quilt for my son Dallas, I forgot (twice!) to do a wrap up of my creative work for Jan 16-22

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Stitch Meditation, Quilts, Photography, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 26, 2020quilts, family, stitch meditation
One fish, 2 fish, 3 for the stitchie swap!
One fish, 2 fish, 3 for the stitchie swap!

I like participating in my own creative art swaps. It’s fun, it gives me a deadline and

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Stitch MeditationLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 19, 2020creative swaps, sewing
52 weeks of creativity -drawing & stitching, photos
52 weeks of creativity -drawing & stitching, photos

Another week has gone by! This week I did a LOT of photography, more than anything else

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Photography, Stitch Meditation, DrawingLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 15, 2020stitch meditation, drawing
52 weeks of creativity -photos, stitching & drawing
52 weeks of creativity -photos, stitching & drawing

I said, “I intend to draw something every week”. Well, I kept that in mind, since I promised that to myself and shared it with you…

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Photography, Stitch Meditation, Drawing, ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 7, 2020drawing, stitch meditation, Florida
The Stitchie Swap. . .
The Stitchie Swap. . .

If you have seen some of the Stitch meditation pieces I’ve been making since October 2019 and you might like to try it, our Stitchie Swap would be great. You just need to make THREE - 4” x 4” fabric squares - receive 3 in return

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Art Swaps, Stitch MeditationLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 3, 2020creative swaps
52 weeks of creativity in 2020
52 weeks of creativity in 2020

As 2019 turns into 2020, I found myself thinking about how to keep the creative ideas simmering and me continuing to make things. For 2 years now I’ve done a 365 project, finishing with 365 ‘something creative’ by the end of the year. But, I wanted something

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ChallengesLenna Young AndrewsJanuary 1, 2020
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