Month: January 2013

Swoon #15 & 16

Swoon #15
Swoon #15

I sewed the last two blocks. They look great, I think. I did have some challenges picking the fabrics for the last two blocks.

I had picked out a certain crop of fabrics for these blocks. I didn’t want to add in any new ones that I didn’t have to add, because they wouldn’t be in the rest of the quilt.

If you zoom in you might see that I pieced some of the fabrics to make sure I had enough. That odd piecing doesn’t really show even in person, so I am happy.

Swoon #16
Swoon #16

Block #16 was a bit of a challenge, because I couldn’t decide if I wanted to use more of the blue Sophia fabric that kind of started me on this journey.I finally decided that I liked it enough to use it. I also decided that it wouldn’t scream out of the quilt that I had used too much of it.  The blues are relatively strong in this piece, but I don’t think they overwhelm it. I think the blues keep it from being too sickly sweet with pink.

Now I am done with these blocks. I have decided that 16 is enough.

The last post was about the other Swoon block I made recently.

Creative Prompt #189: Old

Since it is the first week of the year, I feel like I should use ‘New’ as the prompt, but I already used it. You can see ‘new,’ which may inspire your response to ‘old’ in a previous post dated 12/3/2010. It is prompt #96.

Old Man River

vintage

antique

the good old days

2 year old, 3 year old 4 year old, etc

Definition: Adjective, 1. Having lived for a long time; no longer young; 2. Made or built long ago: “the old quarter of the town”. (from Google definitions)

Definition/ Etymology #2: From Old English ald, eald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form from Proto-Indo-European *altós, corresponding to Latin altus. Cognate with Dutch oud, Low German old, German alt, West Frisian âld, Scots auld. (Click on the link at this beginning of this part; lots of great ways to think about ‘old’.)

Old Testament

Old Sacramento

Old Town

Old Glory
Old World

older model

Can’t teach an old dog new tricks

Old Spice

Old Town San Diego

the old ways

Old Yeller (movie)

Old Kingdom of Egypt

Gorm the Old (Danish)

Old Man Winter

Old Order Amish

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and/or your blog.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.

Sketching #177

CPP Response #177: Roll
CPP Response #177: Roll

I really couldn’t get my mind off of bread rolls, bread in a basket, sourdough rolls, etc. This is not helpful when a person eats a gluten free diet, so I tried to think of something else that would work and came up with “roll of the dice.”

The track on the game board looks a bit snake-y, but I think you can get the idea.

Check out the original prompt and create your own drawing.

First Finish (Corner Store)

This is a post that I have written a little differently from most of the posts I write. I am going to write and then post it right away. Normally, I write a few days ahead and schedule my posts so I am not in a rush to get something posted at the last second.

We had a nice New Year’s Eve and also a nice New Year’s Day. We went and saw Skyfall last night after going to dinner. Today we watched the Rose Parade, did some stuff around the house and then went to our BIL and SIL’s house for a potluck-football watching-socializing kind of day.

I planned on being at the machine a good portion of the day, but didn’t want to seem anti-social, so I worked on the Corner Store while watching the Rose Parade and on the Garden while over at SIL’s.

Corner Store Finished
Corner Store Finished

Why is this all relevant? Because I finished the Corner Store this morning! I wasn’t looking for such a big finish, but I do like to finish something on New Year’s Day as a way of setting the tone for the New Year. I suppose it is my version of a resolution since I don’t make the normal kind of resolutions.

I had a little bit of binding left and two repairs (don’t ask). Just stitching away for half an hour got the job done.

This quilt will go to my brother-in-law, who is ill. I hope he wraps up in it and feels people hugging him all the time.

Take a look at the last post about quilting this piece. It might be a long time until you read about me quilting again! 😉