WIP Wednesday 8/31/11

This is a block I'm working on for a ufo who's number has not been called yet.  I've assembled the block.  Now I have to applique an owl onto it. My favorite kind of block - piecing and applique - say this might be a great scrap block!  Not my favorite owl pattern, but that's what came in the kit so will go ahead and try it.  I'm learning to work with tiny pieces with these.  Help me, Rhonda - what's the best way to do tiny pieces? - I don't know that's for sure.  Go on over to my left sidebar and click on WIP Wednesdy by freshly pieced and see what others are working on.

Fabric Tuesday 8/30/11

Our latest BOM for our LQG is very simple, and  we're all looking forward to the drawing because on sew day (the saturday after the guild meeting) we're going to make a darling table topper.  And it only takes 4 fallen dish blocks and four 5" light squares.  Here's my two that I will enter into the drawing to win 4!  If I don't win, I'll just make four more - they are easy peasy.   Our prez calls them fallen dishes because they are the broken dishes block pattern using fall colors, thus Fallen Dishes.  If you'd like to play along check out our newsletter at
http://raincrossquiltguild.blogspot.com/p/newsletter.html  Now click on the August 2011 issue link and it will take you to the newsletter.  On pg 2 you'll see the table topper and the directions for the blocks are on page 3.  Enjoy.

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Design Wall Monday 8/29/11

This actually was on my design wall - it was a mug rug my DGS, William, had started for his mom.  I was working on finishing a ufo and he wanted to do something in the sewing room, so I had him pick out fabric batting, and a back.  He then sandwiched them and sat down and drew some of his components for this rug.

Then we got busy and set it aside til this sunday when we decided to finish it off because it was 106 outside and I wouldn't let him go play Indiana Jones out there. He actually went outside for about 30 seconds and came right in and said' " you're right, Wela, it's too hot out there." Taking his drawing, he sat down with a basket of scraps and came up with pieces for it.  Then took awhile to position them - then I executed his design with the needle by zig-zagging around the pieces. While I did that, he rummaged some more in the basket and found what he wanted for the binding.   He wrote his message  and I straight stitched over the letters.   And here is the proud designer holding his latest:

He wants Mom to take it to work to be her mug rug on her work desk.

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