OK so here was the design wall on Saturday.
About 5 minutes after taking this picture, the Twister Jack was taken down. Something had to give and he was it! I think having him up there and knowing it would require a huge chunk of time to do the "twister-ing up" was really bogging my mind down. I'd come downstairs to work and see him and mentally feel a twinge "OH Man it's almost Halloween--gotta get that done" :(
Here's what's on the design walls now:
3 anvil blocks
I "made" another slab of blue yesterday too.
The two Urban Runner's are together and waiting for quilting.
I mentioned in my last post that I got
Amanda's latest
pattern.
While I was working on the Urban runner's I kept seeing the pattern sitting there begging me to stop everything and make it.
I didn't go that far but I did sew the panels for the front and back together. I thought I'd just 'get started' on them but it was fun and once started how can you stop? It did take me a couple hours and that's when I also pieced the blue slab.
So two things done at once, even though neither was what I started with;
sorta works-right??
I was on a sewing roll and spied the leftover curved pieces from
this quilt.
And just sewed them together in a crazy rainbow-ish stack-no idea what will become of this- I'll stick it in a backing if nothing else.
But I feel better that it's sewn and not just sitting there.
I finally cut out the pieces for the Urban Pods bag I've been wanting to make for 3 months at least--going to try to get them sewn together today.
And I am still working on learning to use rulers on my HQ.
It was frustrating and slow going at first.
AND that is an understatement!!
All thumbs I was.
Yes, see that bobble, I think my thumb was in the way...very difficult for me to keep my big fat thumb out of the way at first.
Now if it happens I get mad---I know better!
I am gradually noticing I'm able to manipulate the ruler with more ease. I'm s-l-o-w-l-y figuring it out and just realized this morning that I can start/stop the machine without having to think about it or hit the wrong button on the handle.
I know that sounds funny, but having to concentrate on holding the ruler correctly--level, straight, just the right amount of pressure, make sure my thumb is out of the way-- AND start the machine and THEN start moving the machine was a lot for my brain to do.
I guess I'm starting to have a 'flow' going. So progress on that front as well!
I started quilting the X's quilt thinking I would SID along all the pieced seams and do any design -with different rulers- in each of the blue areas.
That kind of worked for the first row.
But this is what happened.
I was doing too many new things at once and stinking at them all.
Not a good way to learn and feel like I was ever going to get it.
So I changed the plan to SID along all the seams to stabilize the quilt.
It's now off the machine and I can go back to it when I have some more free time and work on one design or with one ruler at a time.
