Carol always has such fun blog hop theme ideas. We love fish here. Pond fish, tank fish and fish on the wall. And for those of you who have raised a houseful of boys, when they go thru puberty, they get pretty fishy smelling sometimes, too. (Know what I mean?)
So this hop resonated with me.
My little sweet pea is crazy about Baby Shark.
Being an applique junkie I love to turn clipart into quilts. So I went searching online for "free baby shark clipart".
I found this one and ran it thru the "Paint" program on my windows computer to enlarge it. Since it was more square in size and I was making a lap quilt, I searched again for something to add to make it longer.
This one was just what I was looking for. I cropped out the sharks, leaving a nice ocean bottom scene.
Then I cut it in 4 pieces and ran each piece thru "Paint" again to get the size I needed.
The addition of an underwater mountain and some sea creatures gave me the length and interest this quilt needed.
I kept playing around with things and went on to adjust my quilt photo with AI, as well. I'm not sure if I am really in love with the idea of artificial intelligence, but it was kinda fun to mess around with it.
Definitely not great clarity on the free trial version, but fun.
The fishy business continues...
You know how I love to show my grandies.
Since these little fishes have been enjoying their pool this summer, it was time for some new pool towels.
Prehistoric land fish, lets say!
They do the job and the kids have have as much fun playing in the grass with them, as swimming.
This pattern is called "
Cuddle Monster" Nap Mat by Whistlepig Creek Productions.
I changed out the underside to a terry cloth fabric and voila. It worked great and the kids love them.
Thinking about kids, I don't think I have even shared, that I have a new little one making an appearance in November.
These kids are expecting and we had a gender reveal a few weeks ago.
They celebrated with a "bang"!
Oh that crazy fishing and hunting passion these kids have.
This little girl is going to have an adventure filled life, that's for sure!
Please don't name her Bambi, I am scarred for life watching that movie
LOL!!
Enough about me, now swim on over and see what fishyness is going on with my fellow bloggers.
Leave them a little treat, with a sweet comment or two as well.
You can find the complete schedule
HERE
I will be hosting the "It's a Jungle" hop next month, and check back tomorrow for an announcement for the September hop! Wink wink.
til next time...
Keep on Stitchin'
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