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)

Block-a-Day Quilt Week 3

Here are week #3's blocks.

I also finished my Color wheel Strings quilt, (68 x 86) in fact just about 15 minutes ago!  (no binding yet)I did a free hand Baptist Fans and Blue variegated Superior thread on top and So Fine, ecru in bobbin.

Here's a picture of the quilting. 

One of the things on my goal list for 2010 was to use my leftover blocks for the backing on a quilt.  These leftovers are very random and I just wanted to get them used. 

This week when I've had a chance I've been working on sewing my small crazy curve blocks together. I'm using the Morris Workshop fabric line for this quilt and it should finish queen size. 

And here is Libby's quilt made with the same fabric line and using same pattern.  She didn't want a queen size quilt so she pieced the front and used the rest for the back to make it reversible.

I'm busy

  I've been busy...planning my menu, grocery shopping, shopping at Kohl's (do you love Kohl's?-I do)  I got an electric knife   Then I got a food processor, that was a luxury buy I will admit.  I have a small version, but it takes a long time to chop up large quantities.  I've been mulling around getting one for so long...I'm doing a little happy dance about it! 

And my most important purchase-a new heavy duty turkey roasting pan of my own!  Can you believe married as long as I have been and I'm still using the old one my mom gave me years ago, when she bought herself a new one because our family got so big her's wouldn't hold a 22 pound + turkey.  

 So now I have one with a very sturdy roasting rack, with handles  I'm so excited to use all my new stuff. It feels like Christmas came early for me.  

I've been sewing too, but not a lot of progress.  I finally got the binding hand sewed to the back of the Black, White and Red Circles quilt I posted about last time.  I was reading a blog (Ponderings)  about Faux paper towels and fabric napkins.  So I bought some fabric at Joanne's that I thought would go nicely with my dishes and made some.

The yellow ones are hemmed, the fall leaves ones I cut on the bias, no hem.  I didn't know if you cut something on the true bias it wouldn't fray.  I was skeptical, but dang it's really true!  .

Today I want to make a turkey block using an Eleanor Burns pattern that I can't remember the name of right now.  It's actually a maple leaf block that you add applique head, waddle and legs to to turn it into a turkey.  You have to use her special rulers, so this will be new for me and will take a little un-interupted time, which I think I may be able to squeeze in today
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This morning I went into my sewing room, on the way back upstairs from starting a load of laundry, and I spied my Santa Hooked Rug project...

This is a project UFO that I honestly don't know when I started it or bought it.  This is what my notebook says....

-I got this kit years and years ago, probably in the early 90's! I was afraid I was going to screw it up, so I just put it away.  A few years ago, (3-4?) I got it out and did a small area of it, but after Christmas was over, I lost interest...

11/04--I got it out again and did a good bit more on it. I would like to finish this in 05...

I didn't finish in 05 so I'll try again for 06. :)...

It's 7/2006-I haven't looked at it yet... 

It's 10/06-I moved the project bag it's in but haven't added one stitch.

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Yes this is my most procrastinated project ever.  I brought the bag upstairs with me.  Maybe this is the year.  LOL.  I used to have a 14" quilting hoop that I used for it....I can't find it anywhere.
I'm not going to hope for a finish this year, let's just say 'significant progress' which at this point would be anything, haha.  It's really cute and after all these years I still really like it. So it's definately something I want to finish.  I also remember that this kit was terribly expensive and that was part of the reason I just put it away,  I would have bee Here's a picture from the pattern, finished....  

And here are my efforts so far. Pathetic, I know.