Front Yard Gardening…

I got a bunch done in the front yard garden. I first did a bunch of weeding and cut down dead plants and flower stalks to tidy up the front garden a bit. I noticed that the Rudbeckias and Foxgloves seem to have survived the winter. I’m not too sure about the Echinacea though; it look like they might have died. There are a bunch of Sparaxis growing now, and they look like they will bloom a about a week or so. In the clear areas, I randomly planted a bunch of Green Arrow Snap Pea seeds. I might as well take advantage of the free space.

I potted up a Pearl Blueberry that I bought a few weeks ago at the Grocery Outlet from it’s 4″ pot to a 2 gallon pot. We don’t seen to have much luck with Blueberries, so I will try growing these in the front yard where it will have lots of sun. I’ll let it get a little bit bigger then move it to a larger pot if it gets too big for the 2 gallon pot.

I planted a couple Flower Mixes into two 10″x10″ trays. I haven’t had much luck with Flower Mixes sown in cell packs, so I hope the larger tray will work better.

Fennel

I took the Fennel that has been regrowing from side shoots from the 3 gallon fabric pots and potted them up into Flexible Garden Tubs. The fabric pot just dried up too easily and the plant kept wilting. Hopefully, this bigger tub will keep the soil moist, so I don’t have to water it so frequently.

Ethiopian Kale Planted

I planted a 4″ Ethiopian Kale into an empty Self Watering 5 Gallon Bucket.

Malunggay Tuber

I thought my Malunggay (Moringa) was dead, so I started to dig it out so I can reuse the pot. When I dug it out, I saw a tuber!!! OMG! This made me so happy. I covered back up the roots and can’t wait for it to grow back. Just to make sure, I checked my other Malunggay plants and they all had tubers! I didn’t know Malunggay grew tubers!

How to be a Gardener…

I discovered a great BBC gardening series on YouTube (uploaded by MrGrizzerBear) that I never heard of before called How to be a Gardener. I haven’t watched all the episodes, but I really like the first one I saw which was Episode 7 “The Productive Garden“. It showed vegetable gardening throughout the year. I created a playlist with the eight episodes so I can find them easily.

Stitch Modern 2013 Photos

I just finished editing photos from the various Stitch Modern Quilt Show events and uploaded it to the “Stitch Modern 2013 Quilt Show” photoset.

Stitch Modern 2013 Opening Reception

I also have the photo in individual photosets:

Setup Day
Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Opening Reception
Saturday, February 2, 2013

Modern Improv Quilting and Process Lecture
Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Textile Design Panel Discussion
Tuesday, February 9, 2013

Family Activity Day
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sew Day
Sunday, February 10, 2013

Geos Quilt and Stitch Modern 2013 Opening Tonight…

Geos

Our guild East Bay Modern Quilt Guild is throwing an opening party tonight (Saturday, Feb 2, 2013, 6-9pm) for our Stitch Modern quilt show at the Piedmont Center of the Arts. Come by and see my Geos quilt and 28+ other wonderful quilts created by our talented members. We will serve up some snacks and drinks and admission is free. More information on the Facebook Event page or on my previous blog entry.

Stitch Modern 2013

I’m excited to announce that our local modern quilt guild, The East Bay Modern Quilt Guild, is having its second annual Stitch Modern Quilt Show at the Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611). The show runs from February 1st through 24th, 2013. Gallery hours are every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 3pm. I’ll have my Geos quilt displayed.

Stitch Modern 2013 Postcard

Special Events:

Opening Reception
The East Bay Modern Quilt Guild invites you to the Stitch Modern 2013 opening night.
Saturday, February 2, 2013 – 6pm to 9pm
Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611)

Lecture: Modern Improv Quilting and Process by Sherri Lynn Wood 
An exciting lecture and trunk show by the artist, Sherri Lynn Wood on modern improvisational quilting and her process. $5 entry fee.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 – 7pm to 8:30pm
Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611)

Textile Design Panel Discussion and Q&A
What’s it like to be a fabric designer? Local Bay Area fabric designers (Ellen Heck of Cathy Heck Studios, Pati Fried, Sandy Klop of American Jane, Jennifer Moore of Monaluna, and Carol Van Zandt) tell us about their process and answer your questions.
Tuesday, February 9, 2013 – 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611)

Family Activity Day with Quilting Demos 
Bring the kids for a fun day with textiles. There will be a scavenger hunt, fun crafts, and snacks! It will be a great opportunity to explore the world of fabric and thread with your whole family.
Sunday, February 10, 2013 – 12pm to 2:30pm
Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611)

Lecture: Threads of Transition, Patterns of Change: Rabari Appliquéd Textiles of India by Kristine Vejar for Stitch Modern 2013 
Kristine Vejar of A Verb for Keeping Warm discusses the gorgeous, appliqued textiles of three nomadic camel herding tribes in India, known as Rabari.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013 – 7pm to 8:30pm
A Verb for Keeping Warm (6328 San Pablo Avenue, Oakland, California 94608)
Capacity to this event is limited to 30 people. Please RSVP on the AVFKW website to save your spot!

East Bay Modern Sew SaturDay 
Join the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild for a Sew Day! Bring your sewing machine or hand-work project and hang out with us as we sit and sew at the Stitch Modern 2013 exhibit!
Sunday, February 10, 2013 – 12pm to 3pm
Piedmont Center For The Arts (801 Magnolia Avenue, Piedmont, California 94611)

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Related links:
Invitation to Stitch Modern 2013 from the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild
The East Bay Modern Quilt Guild blog
The East Bay Modern Quilt Guild on Facebook
Piedmont Center for the Arts
A Verb for Keeping Warm
My Geos Quilt Process on Flickr
Stitch Modern – The East Bay Modern Quilt Show – photo pool on Flickr

Coleus Cuttings…

It’s that time of the year that I dread, when I have to start taking Coleus cuttings. It’s not that I hate doing it, but it takes a while (I think I have over 80 varieties now) and it means that the Coleus in the pots will start to die as it gets colder :(.

This Week's Weather

The weather forecast says that cold weather is coming, so I have to get this done by tomorrow. I started soaking/expanding two trays of jumbo size Jiffy Peat Pellets.

Jumbo size Jiffy Peat Pellets

Each tray (which are really reused plastic drawers) holds 35 peat pellets nicely.

Coleus Cutting

I took photos of each Coleus before taking cuttings. I took extra cuttings of some of my prized ones that I either grew from seed or is hard to find. I totalled 35 cuttings today and have two more batches that I will do tomorrow.

Coleus Cuttings (Batch 1)

My Fall TV Lineup…

I’m just bored so here’s the television shows that I watch/record weekly:

Monday:
– Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting
– Quiting Arts
– 90210

Tuesday:
– The New Normal

Wednesday:
– Quilt in a Day
– Guys with Kids
– Modern Family
– The Neighbors
– Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Thursday:
– The Office
– Jersey Shore
– The Big Bang Theory

Friday:
– Go On

Saturday:
– Easy Chinese
– Garden Smart
– Saturday Night Live

Sunday:
– The Walking Dead

Coming back in the Spring:
– Baby Daddy
– Melissa & Joey

Photos from the EBMQG October 2012 Meeting…

Here are some photos from the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild – October 2012 meeting that I attended this week.

You can also view the individual photos on my Flickr set “EBMQG – October 2012 Meeting“.