Feathery Bums in the Sun

Page 7 of my 18 x 24 inch fabric book titled Farmer Kim and The Feathery Ladies is complete!  

I recently remembered that my interest in sewing started with my Aunt Mary.  When I was 9 she sewed sleeping bags for my beenie babies and gave me the left over fabric.  I thought I'd dedicate this piece to her by using all the different patterned fabrics she gave me 15 years ago.  I know she'd have liked my chicken book!

One of the little peepers is always on her own.  The other three stick together like glue.

Turkey is never allowed to eat without being bitten by the grown chickens.  She always hesitates and she is extremely skittish due to the many bites she receives throughout the day...but little do they know that she is a brahma and she will be 2 1/2 times the size of them all and she will stomp on all of them soon enough.  Go Turkey, Go! or more like Grow Turkey, Grow!

Sewing Corn Kernels, One by One

The past few days I have been working on sewing one piece of corn for the Monsanto piece. I am sewing each kernel on by hand and it is taking a lot longer than I thought just to get one side done. But in the end these two will be sewn together to make a piece of plushy heirloom corn. I wondered whether I should do only yellow corn or do the many other varieties that exist. I thought this piece could also make a comment on how Monsanto is growing their genetically modified corn in Mexico. Mexico fears that if Monsanto were to grow their GMO corn in Mexico it would cross contaminate their many varieties of native corn. Here is a short article about it.

Here is an image of some of the corn varieties I am going to sew.

I also went to salvation army and bought a flannel and suit jacket for $5. Now I won't feel so bad cutting them up. :0 )