OBWonder #3

Here's the original fabric for the One Block Wonder.  

Thanks for the input on playing with the hexi's~

Here is my design wall.  The first row is already sewn together and I am not un-stitching that so they will stay as is.  I'm going to look at this for a day or 2 but I think it might be OK the way it is.  It might be cool to move just one of the very dark hexi's near the left side over into the peach or blues in the lower-ish center/right. Just to have something pop out at you.  Perhaps that one brown one that looks like a starfish 2nd row center.  Nah, I don't think it will pop enough...but I will try it and see, most likely one of the others.

here is the stitchery I posted about this morning.  It needs something, an angel a star or two. Or maybe I will completely re-think and it will remain a UFO for a bit longer. What's another year or two when it's been waiting for about 8 already?

maybe 10x12 ...9x11 

Here is my finished FFF stitchery.  I LOVE the top and bottom border with  "Believe" on it.

17x19

PS.  The pillow from this morning is still coffee staining in a plastic bag as Wanda suggested in her comment. (thanks a bunch)

Coffee dying

As I write this I am coffee dying this little pillow that I stitched together yesterday. 

I made these years ago, I think around 2003.

I just stuck a piece of leftover batting behind them and did random lines of sewing to hold it together and then just sewed them together leaving an opening for stuffing.  

I have one more stitchery that I forgot to get a picture of that says "Light fades stars appear Evening Angels gather here" I think that's right.  

I need to either stitch a little angel to it or applique one on.... it needs something...

Yesterday I got a 2nd stitchery from Kaaren's FFF together and quilted.

(17 x 22)

I just need to sew those binding strips together and this one will be done as well.  I should get that finished today. The 2 side borders are flannel and they stretched and are pretty wavy after my dense quilting.  I'm probably going to have to block this and swear at it pretty good :) to get it to behave.

I've been watching You tube videos of beginning knitting tutorials.  They are a great time waster mesmerizing.  

I do think now I am ready to try again to teach myself to knit.  I tried a couple days ago, just following a little beginner booklet and I just couldn't understand what the hell the pictures were conveying.  Now I think I get it.  Oh man this is so dangerous to write "I think I get it"  and then I won't and it will be so embarrassing.

When I couldn't get the hang of casting on with REAL knitting needles, I got out my Knifty Knitter loom and started this

I love it, it's nice and soft and I can't wait to use it.

I'm trying to do this knitting and my rug hooking "10 minutes" at a time.  Well, that's what I'm trying for but I think 20 minutes at a time would be more productive since I'm slow I don't get much done in 10 minutes and I like to see results.

The pieced backing I was working on is finally big enough (80x80).  I ran down during the Pens game intermissions and sewed...sewed through most of the 2nd period too!

I didn't take a picture but it is now loaded on HQ and ready for quilting. 

Today I've been distracted by this computer, phone calls, the dogs--just one of those kinds of days.

Since my design wall is empty I've pulled out this project.

It will be my first UFO for 2012.  You may remember when I took the One Block Wonder class one of the students in that class ended up hating hers and after getting them in rows decided she wasn't going to finish them ever.  So I bought them and all her leftover fabric from her for $20.  

I was going to put them up and maybe rearrange which is why, I think, they've languished for so long.  I have this picture from the class where she's just starting her layout but nothing else.

I liked it then and still do. So my next decision is should I just sew them together as she has them, or should I put them up on the wall and maybe play around with them...

I do so like to play with blocks... 

I think that answers that question.

Well, I just checked my coffee dying and I'm not happy.  the muslin is a little darker but not like I want.  I want staining.  I must try again.  

fun times, fun times...Life is Good!

Let it Snow!

(14 x 17)

I made this cute little stitchery piece in 2010.  It was a FFF (First Friday Freebie) from Kaaren at The Painted Quilt.
I sewed the border on, did some quick quilting on my dsm and finished it-even remembered to put on a hanging sleeve.

Now to update my 2011 list-another finish to add that won't be on the 2012 list-, have lunch and then see what else I can get done this afternoon.  

Design Wall Monday (week 31)

Here is my wall.

12 inch Block-a-Days

  I'm thinking 2 borders: a pieced one next and then a larger outer border. It will depend on the yardage I have how big the outer border can be.

The left side of the wall has my Tisket-Tasket blocks and the right side is my June FFF stitchery from Kaaren at The Painted Quilt. 

Stitching and quilting

Today I finished Libby's quilt. It's a biggie 93 x 100.  I did wonky feathers in the outer border, cc in the squares in the border and the blocks, stippled the long setting strips and a lg. c-hook type thing in the green border. I used a celery colored thread from connecting threads in the top and bottom line (Superior)in the bobbin-perfect tension, gosh I love that bottom line stuff!

My HQ is in the basement and even with the basement door shut w/the AC on it gets cold down there. My feet freeze.  So a couple times I'd come upstairs and go sit on the deck to warm the tootsies, enjoy the beautiful summer day and do some stitching.  I've been working on Kaaren's FFF. And also my Tisket-Tasket blocks.  These four are machine blanket stitched and waiting for a turn in the hoop.

and this is October's block waiting for the blanket stitching.

It's so nice out

A beautiful day here in the 'burgh, 78 degrees and sunny.  I hadn't listened to the weather forecast so it was a lovely surprise!  
I actually fused the first 6 blocks for A Tisket, a Tasket BOM today and sat on the porch and cut them all out! I have a nice divet in my thumb from the scissors for my effort! 

I fused them and am real happy with my color/fabric choices. 

If you click on the picture and look at the bunny in the top far right block--I did not fussy cut that, but after I fused it, I thought it looked like an eye, right where his little eye should be!

I also got another FFF ready to stitch.  It's the April one, Stitching Annie.

The Pens are on tonight, so I will stitch while watching the game.

Also this morning before I did the baskets, I sewed 10 more OBW hexi's together, I only have 30 more to do.  woo-hoo!

Framed

I was able to get a nice 8x10 wall frame for the Easter sampler yesterday.  I had to go to a 2nd store for the frame for the applique piece.  I ended up with a 8x8 desk frame. I had to remove the 2" border strip but in this case, I think; less is more.

Design Wall Monday Week 10

Here is the wall this week. I plan to sew the baby quilt together, this quilt isn't needed until April so probably won't quilt it just yet. The little applique block to the left is from Bunny Hill Designs BOM.  I am in a book club and this will be a little "thank you" for our moderator, Marsha.  

And finally I follow Kaaren at The Painted Quilt she has a First Friday Freebie, the link should take you to this past Friday's post about it.

And here is mine, just finished last evening.

I haven't done a stitchery project in soooo long.  I really enjoyed this.  And it was so sunny yesterday afternoon that I sat on the deck (with a sweater and a big hoodie on) and stitched for about 1/2 hour...heaven.  I do miss my deck in the winter.

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