We had a wonderful time on our weekend away. The trip was planned specifically to visit the Corning Museum of Glass which didn’t disappoint. The museum is a mixture of history, chemistry, uses and art. As a birthday gift, my DH had purchased glass making sessions for us and it was a fabulous experience.
My piece is the one on the left 😄. The Rockwell Museum (not that Rockwell) is close to the Corning museum and was well worth the visit. There is a lovely path through a park that you can walk to get to the Rockwell. It’s an easy walk between the two museums and only takes about 10-15 minutes.
We stayed at Seneca lake and the region is beautiful with many waterfalls and wineries. I was able to finish all four corners of the binding during our drive and finished Fall Mountains completely on Monday.
Because I used glue to hold the pieces of backing when pattern matching and because I wanted to see how my quilting would turn out, I washed it. I’m very happy with the quilting mostly because I didn’t quilt it densely and was hoping it would look good.
And, most importantly, I started right in on quilting the graduation quilt!
Sophie and I worked together well and the quilting is now complete. I’ll trim the quilt and sew the binding on today!
Cheers, Cherie
Your glass pieces are wonderful! I regret not taking the time to go to the Corning Museum when I was in Corning for work. I went to Corning every week for 9 weeks and should have made the time. The Fall Mountain quilt turned out beautiful and I love the fabric on the back. Apparently, the thread had arrived for the graduation quilt. It's almost done? Wow, that was quick work!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun to make your own glass piece! Nice finish and another almost finish. It's so much more fun when the longarm cooperates.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you had a good trip. What a beautiful vase you made!!! Well done. And the quilt is beautiful! I just love how. much joy you get out of your many projects!
ReplyDeleteImpressive glass blowing! Beautiful quilt finish too.
ReplyDeleteI love your glass pieces they are so pretty and what a great idea for a birthday present. The quilts looks great.
ReplyDeleteHave you watched Hot Shop on Netflix? (Glassblowers competing for an internship at Corning). My sister and I visited a small glassblowing spot in Louisville but hadn't reserved spots before going so we didn't get to make anything. Dale made a great choice with that class for your birthday. What an amazing place to visit.
ReplyDeleteWas that your first-ever glassmaking session? Because the vase looks like you'd practiced a lot! Gorgeous colors. Upstate New York has so many interesting places to visit.
ReplyDeleteYour weekend getaway sounds fun. You made beautiful glass pieces. Fall Mountain is a pretty finish. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely finish! Congratulations!
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