The weather here has been amazingly warm. I just couldn't stand the thought of being indoors. I found myself a picnic table in our community garden to doe my trimming outdoors. I keep thinking, how much longer before cold temperatures chase us indoors for months.
So, while I was out there, used my phone to take photos of what I was doing, and earlier today I transferred those photos from my phone to my computer. I know you all are saying "Ya? So?" Well it was a big deal to me anyway. I had never done that before and I was tickled that it worked. And to those of you who are thinking "Why didn't she just write the blog post on her phone?" Maybe next time. One technological breakthrough at a time. lol
Anyway, I got all of the HSTs for the pillow covers trimmed.
Today I paired each set up with a center and center bar. I plan to get as much sewing done on these as I can tonight.
I also cut the some pieced triangles for my Bird Cage quilt.
I used a plastic template.
And a ruler.
And cut out a triangle. I have plain triangles which will all be pointing up; and 4 different kinds of pieced triangles, which will all be pointing down.
I couldn't wait to see part of them laid out together on the design wall to get an idea of how they will look.
That's all for now. This is my attempt at a shorter, more freequent, less rambling blog post. Thanks for stopping by.
I have been working on many odds and ends this week.
First, I finished sewing together the center of my Galapagos ll quilt. So I have to set it aside until I find time to buy some border fabric for it. I didn't want to choose the border fabric until I could audition it next to the finished center.
It is a pretty simple pattern, just pinwheels and plain blocks.
I am working on some more pillows for the person I made the Let's Polka quilt for this summer. These pillows are going downstairs in the parlor. She chose the solid quilt block, but with a couple tweaks to the color scheme. I sewed and pressed all of the HST for that today.
She wants 2 more 24" pillows for a different room; so I have been working on some drawings.
I had a friend who wanted some pot holders for a Christmas gift, so I made 2 large pairs and 2 small pairs in her color scheme, so she would have some to choose from.
As you can see, I have yet to hand stitch the bindings on most of them.
While I was working on those for her, I pulled this combination of scraps out of the scrap box as well.
I got this quilt back from my quilter, Regina Carter, in January. Can you believe I am still doing the hand work on it? Shame on me! I am still working on stitching down the sleeve. I will show a picture of the whole quilt once I get the sleeve finished. It is 75% done. I had better hurry. I am scheduled to get a lap quilt back from Regina, this Tuesday. I am planning to put both of these quilts in the quilt show that my quilt guild is having at Art Station in Stone Mountain Village in January.
When ever I am writing these long blog posts, I always think I should make shorter blog posts more often, but somehow, it never seems to actually happen. I thought one of the good things about trying to link to Design Wall Monday, would be that it would cause me to get in the habit of writing 2 blog posts per week. Oh well, maybe next week.
Don't forget to check out all of the other beautiful things at Patchwork Times, on Design Wall Monday, and; thanks for stopping by!
