Wow! I'm loving all of the inspirational pictures that every is posting. If you go to Pinterest and search winter, snowmen, snowflakes, etc. you can get a feel for what I like. Even a hot cup of cocoa with steam curling from the top works. Or a shot of red from a cardinal in a snowy tree.

Attention everyone, please read entire post.

Wendy, I have changed your theme. We should have figured you'd want some sort of 'bird' thing,,,, silly us!

Limbania and Rosemarie have all info in and everyone will get updated

Limbania and Rosemarie, your info may be coming in several emails, hopefully by end of today, Wednesday.
So, please make a list of all participants and be sure you have an address for each. If not, let me know at my yahoo address and I'll get any missed ones to you.

We only have ONE spot available at this time, so if you've been,,, LURKING,,,, I need to know by Monday so everyone can get started with their plans.

Have a wonderful day
Luann

Great to see you Limbania your hair is looking superb!

Jen I shall of course knock up all those trees as my first row

I've decided to be a pain in Luann's side and changed my theme to birds which should be easier than flavour of you. So could be anything related to sea birds, garden birds, feathers, fabric , trees nests sea, bird named blocks etc., hope it helps I sent you an email Luann and a bag of maltesers

So excited to be rowing with you all. Thank you for letting me join in the fun.

Sent you an e-mail AnnieLu.

Thank you Lotti, Terrie and Geneva. So good to "see" you here.

Lots of great inspiration. Beautiful pics you are posting.

Jewel tones (bright, rich, bold, saturated colors). Feel free to use batiks, solids, tone on tone, low volume, big prints, scrappy, etc.. Your choice of pattern/design (modern, traditional, contemporary, pieced, appliqué), let your creative self choose . I'm ok with width variations and either horizontal or vertical row or a strip of fabric if you "get on a bind". Also I'm ok if there's a delay getting the rows.


Green flash. This photo hangs in my sewing area. Was taken by Wyland (He's a marine life painter). He took the picture of this phenomenon that occurs in the Pacific Ocean at sunset.


Alaskan flowers - downtown Anchorage


Window at the Quilted Raven Quilt Shop in Anchorage, Ak


One of the Houston Quilt Show winner quilt. Love it all!


Don't know the photographer or location where this was taken but, love it!


Image from Pinterest. One of my favorite creatures in some of my fave colors

This can give you some ideas.

Honestly, I could get lost looking for pictures to share with everyone...I picked out a few that caught my eye. I take no credit for these images - I'm not the photographer Lotti is...just a pinterest follower









I don't know if this photo was altered or not, but the colors are amazing!


Many would consider this to be a problem and remove the tree as it was damaging the walkway. I love how the roots found every line of dirt and followed it, leaving a beautiful pattern. A combination of nature and human design.



Addendum:
Of course these photos are just to share inspiration with you all! I chose pictures that didn't read as the "typical tree" simply to provide more inspiration. I assumed everyone could picture an everyday green or autumnal tree in their mind's eye You can use these as an inspiration, or follow your own path! I'll be happy no matter what!

~ Jen

I was going to post another picture or two of the vineyards here in Eastern Washington. We live smack dab in the middle of the best grape growing area, but if you just look at Lotti's vineyard pictures, it looks exactly like mine. Some are a glorious red, burnt orange, etc. Our back yard is a vineyard. We are so lucky.

How nice to have two more rowers. This should be an interesting event.

Wendy, I've always thought you were "cool".

Limbania, it's good to see you back here.

Terrie, glad you son is doing better. That sure is scary stuff.

Take care, geneva

Ha ha Terrie too hot for sewing but I'm taking a sketch book for ideas. Old man only booked it last week. Try finding summer clothes this time of year

Wendy - enjoy every minute! Are you taking any quilting stuff with you? I'm so happy for you! REALLY!

Rosemarie - Hello - where are you?

Limbania - so glad you're coming along for this boat ride!

Lotti - neat pics!

Luann and everyone : I wasn't certain that the pictures we post were to tell everyone something of what inspires us FOR THE ROW BY ROW. I just thought of pictures that inspired you, you know to spend time while we wait for this thing to begin!. ( Of course, I take things at face value and can't infer that the pictures were supposed to do with the quilt thing. ) In any case, I do like those pictures.) I also like pink and yellow and all sunshine or sunset colours. I'll look for a pic!

Wow Lotti you are making the most of that camera! How amazing to see such beauty and the air is so clear. It's fog fog fog here and I'm not putting pictures of that.

Going to a spa tomorrow and then to St Kitts next week. I am going to be so chilled! Hope you all feel the same.

Now I really am confused, Who is the new Rosemarie? (come out, come out wherever you are) and introduce yourself....

I've updated first post.

Made it a bit more reader friendly with an extra line between each name.

AND

added LIMBANIA and Rosemarie to our list

And

Decided to only take one more rower,,,

Thanks everyone for putting up those inspiration photos, they'll help.
Luann

Lotti's bright & wonderful world - in winter:







In springtime:








And in summer:





And guess what, every season is my absolute favorite when it starts, in spring everything is bright, fresh and fabulous! In summertime it's just so summery, colorful and fabulous, when autumn gets here I so love the warmth, the glow, it's just fabulous; and in winter it's bright, crisp, clear, clean and oh so fabulous!
I do so love this world we live in - I just wish everyone in it was a quilter, or knitter, or crocheter, or photographer, or other hobbyist - they'd never find either the time or inclination to have wars!

So good to see you on here, Limbania! Fab that you are joining us!

Love all those pictures ladies, i want it alllllllllllll!

Sunday i visited my hometown, had our annual fair which is our excuse to all go 'home'... Some meet up for lunch - we all visit the fair and market stalls in small groups, and then we have 'open house' for coffee, tea, whatnot and cakes at my cousins' daughter's house. Her grandparents used to live there - and this summer she and her husband moved in - so they decided that after eight years (when my aunt had died), it was now time to restart our annual get together. Was fabulous, and when most of them got together for lunch, i took off on my own, visited the graveyard and had a nice long walk through the vinyard...

This is what bright and wonderful means to me in autumn... It changes as the seasons do, so... Lucky you - i'm not giving a lot of help am I?
Oops - no photos on the ipad - will be back from the phone and edit...
Am back - here goes

Lotti's bright & wonderful world - in autumn:

Forgot to say I visited a new LQS to me a couple of weeks ago. I will have to go back because she has fabrics some that just said 'beach' to me