A closeup shot of the mobile.

The baby mobile is finally finished! I think it turned out great. Jr Bower hung the little fish quilts from a copper hanger and added some copper wire, beads and copper washers. It is adorable. The crystals on the fish sparkle nicely in the sunlight. You can also see the wall behind the baby's crib with his name and more tropical fish. My son and daughter-in-law (Ron and Kate) did the wall mural using decals specifically designed for walls.

Here is a fish print I collaborated on. The print is of a silver salmon and was done in Alaska by Nick Bower. Nick's brother, Jacob Bower (of Seattle) then added some final touches with paint. I added the quilting and beading on the edges. I used a mirror for the eye. It measures about 24x40".

It snowed last night! I think we got about 10". It is hushed and beautiful...

Merry Christmas to one and all!

It snowed last night! Here are some of the little visitors to our bird feeder this morning.

Also show is the town of Leavenworth, WA on Thursday evening. Leavenworth is a small town located on the east side of the Cascade Mountains on Hwy 2. As you can see, it has a "Bavarian" Theme and is a very popular tourist attraction, particularly in the winter when they hold the "Christmas Lighting" festival.

Detail shots of various fish. The first little fish is embroidered with free-motion embrodery on my sewing machine, the other two are machine appliqued.

Here is a quilt I made for my, hopefully, soon-to-be-born grandson. His nursery has a tropical fish motif. "Cohen's Quilt" is 36x42".

I am making little starfish Christmas ornaments as gift tags this year. I beaded the edges, hung a small charm of each and used embroidery thread for a hanging loop. I made four, with different colored beading on each one.

Here is the cake I baked for my daughter-in-law's baby shower, which was held last Sunday. It turned out "okay", but I can see I have a lot more practicing to do to get this cake decorating thing right...

I used pound cake with buttercream frosting between the layers (with coconut). There are two 8" layers on the bottom and two 6" layers on top. The peals are edible.