A design op

Three things to be happy about:
(1) the weekend
(2) big bags for Goodwill
(3) Superbowl commercials

I'm not a football fan, but somebody out there must be happy about the Superbowl.  I say ... go for it!  If I get to see the commercials at half-time, I'll be satisfied.

I'm still moving fabric from point A to point B, and I found this piece of hand-painted fabric I got from a guild member ... years ago!

it's not as orange as it looks, the predominant color is a shade of red. 

My first thought was to use it whole and create an art quilt, with a certain amount of thread painting.  I turned it this way and that way, looking for a logical design in the colors.  I can't see one, all I can see is "fire". 

Looking at another angle, it looks slightly different...

What do you see now?  I see people in blue robes, pointing towards the sky.  But they're standing around in fire! 

I'll have to give it more thought, see what pops up.  One idea was to cut it into 4, 6, or 9 pieces and work with those. 

I also found a little piece of fabric that I can use with it ...

this is what's left from a piece of African fabric, there are 6 of these birds.  Because the fabric is the same on both sides, I can face them either way, to give me more design options.

I'm in no hurry to do anything with this one, just something that popped up while I was going through my stuff.  At some point I want to move it out, though ... get to steppin'

I'm going to see One for the Money today with a friend, then lunch (probably at Cheesecake Factory!).  I've been looking forward to seeing this movie ever since they announced filming about 2 years ago.  I read all of Janet Evanovich's "number" series up through #12 ... then they sort of lost their "umph" or something.  Anyway, I think this movie will be a good un!

Sew forth and sew on, have a great Saturday!

Four-inch Friday

Block #23

I think I'll do this one again and surround the colors completely; the center will be smaller of course...

I do like it and it'll go into the quilt, but it looks a bit busy.

Moving right along

Hello everybody, I see we have new followers, welcome!   *big wave*

Three things to be happy about:
(1) a bowl of Cheerios
(2) the pendulum on a clock
(3) a groundhog when you need one

I heard something on the radio yesterday that they couldn't find a "living, breathing" groundhog anywhere and they might have to substitute a stuffed one.  It was probably a joke but really - can you imagine??  Somehow good ole Punxsutawney Phil made his appearance yet again!

Thanks everybody for your congratulatory comments, I was so happy to be a part of this month's Sew We Quilt banner!  I took the quilt to the studio Monday, then around midnight I woke up and realized I had meant to attach earrings and forgot, eeeeeeek!  Nobody but me will know the difference and it's not necessary to the design of the quilt, yet it is  a little creative thing I wanted to do.  The way that sistah's ears are sticking out, they need  something  hanging off em...

I haven't blogged for a couple days but I've been busy behind the scenes, tidying, cutting, sorting and just a little sewing.

I put labels on more of my non-stash containers so I won't have to do the pull-and-dig exercise when I'm looking for something...

small thing but it makes a difference!

I'm still cutting for x and + blocks, along with the other sized strips.  This is really going to be a scrappy quilt, I'm cutting up lots of colors and patterns!  To hurry the kitting up process along, I've started marking the pieces I'll use for the corners of the 3-1/2" squares, as I cut them...

I'm planning on a variety of lights and brights for those corners, each finished block needs eight of these.

I'll start making the kits after I've cut a lot more, for maximum variety.  I'm thinking of a 7 x 8 arrangement, with whatever border size(s) I need to make a throw size.   I've made four blocks, and they're turning out to be 8" unfinished  (7-1/2" finished), so 56 blocks should be enough. 

These envelopes will come in hand to hold the pieces for each block...

I was about to toss em, but I figure why not recycle at least once?  The pieces will fit perfectly in there, I won't need to pin them together, and I don't need to actually see what's in the envelope before sewing.  It's a good thing.

Well, laundry is calling me, I better answer!  You all have a great day - sew forth and sew on