Amy Qualls-McClure is now friends with Amy

Enter the Minneapolis Institute of Arts right as they open on a Tuesday morning, and you’ll find that you have the halls to yourself.

Claude Monet’s “Grainstack, Sun in the Midst,” 1891. Oil on canvas.

From the notes accompanying: “This picture shows the autumn dawn, at a moment when the sun burns off the autumn mist.”

Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Raffaelo Monti’s “Veiled Lady,” circa 1860. Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Van Gogh’s “Olive Trees.” Continuing the fun of snapping side shots of Van Gogh’s paintings to show their brushwork.

Too cute not to keep this photo - Evelyn clowning with her brother’s hat.

Zoë, for one, enjoys having her picture taken. She makes it easy to get good photos.

1. Josh Kelley (3)
2. Dave Barnes (2)
3. Josh Hoge (2)
4. Will Hoge (2)
5. Matt Wertz (2)

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Some good free quilt patterns on this site

Some gorgeous pens. Whimper, wish.

1. Eugene Ormandy: Philadelphia Orchestra (8)
2. Arthur Fiedler: Boston Pops Orchestra (5)
3. cloudeater (3)
4. The Young Veins (2)
5. Wintersleep (2)

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Tenzing has really liked this quilt, more than usual. Note to self - wash thoroughly before giving. :)

Echo quilting around the plates completed, but I haven’t yet done the plate centers or the fleurs-de-lis. Not bad for a kitchen table, a standard sewing machine, and a lot of patience.