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Saturday, December 26, 2015

Black and White Movie-star Flamingos

Roll out the red carpet, the black and white movie star Flamingos are here.
Flo Ziegfeld and Greta Garbo-Mingo ( I do NOT want to be alone) have joined the flock.
(BTW my design wall is white not pink as it appears here)
This is how it starts. Digging through the black and white scraps for teeny little flamingo like pieces.
As always the pattern is from Shirley Liby's sew precise.

How do I choose fabrics?
Thanks for asking, heh heh

It's scientific.

I likes what I likes.

And they should have movement and interest and contrast and be available in a scrap bin.

And I like to place the scrap just so.





Here they are joining the recent flock members. I have no Earthly idea how I will set these.

 I have a flamingo fabric collection, that's right, I know you're shocked. I'll wait while you recover.

Since there is water and sky in each little block, and since each little block was done at my whim so they are all different sizes, this will not be simple.

Of course.

Maybe I'll go around each one with the same fabric to unify them. Maybe there will be a big flamingo in the center. I don't know, I just make the blocks with little thought to the future.

It's like, when a fabric store clerk asks what I am going to do with a fabric while she cuts it.
Well, I hunted and gathered it, I'm going to take it home and clean (wash dry and fold) it, and it's going to join the others.
I'm adopting it.

Black and White dishes to follow, and that teapot, gonna be so cute!
go see other RSC quilts here

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23 comments:

  1. Tails Around the RanchDecember 26, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    Love those gorgeous flamingos! Happy after-Christmas. :)

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  2. sonjaDecember 26, 2015 at 11:49 AM

    i likes your scraps! You B/W flamingos are wonderful!!
    i used to reply to that question by saying,
    " i have absolutely no idea what this is for, however, i love it and when i wake up at 3 in the morning in my jammies with an inkling of an idesaI'll have it "

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  3. CathyDecember 26, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    Your flamingoes are all lovely, but the two black and white ones are INSPIRED. Amazing. I know you will figure out something . . . but if not, just ask *them*.

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  4. scraphappyDecember 26, 2015 at 12:03 PM

    I am sure the flamingoes will flick together nicely when the time comes. So many pretty fabrics. Looking like a great finish to the year.

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  5. PaulaB quiltsDecember 26, 2015 at 12:56 PM

    These flamingos are simply divine, dahling! They all seem to be at a red carpet event by the ocean, definitely Cannes, where else? Your neighborhood looks like your flock have slipped out at night and there was some hanky panky going on. How else could there be so many flamingos in Maryland?

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  6. Glen QuiltSwissyDecember 26, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    i am going to have to pick something spectacular for the RSC16 next year! I love all your flamingos, cows and dishes. You have impressed me with how you stuck to all of them.........my fish and birds kinda dropped off and the foxes need two months to be caught up.

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  7. quiltedfabricartDecember 26, 2015 at 5:34 PM

    I love how you placed that star for the eye. Flamingos ready for the black tie diamond studded event!

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  8. SaraDecember 26, 2015 at 7:29 PM

    Every time I see your flamingos and your cows I just have to smile. Love them all.

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  9. easyweimaranerDecember 27, 2015 at 1:33 AM

    they are artpieces and much much better than the plastic flamingos my momma bought once :o) (my dad jumped with joy as someone snitched them the first night they were placed in our entrance )

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  10. JoanneDecember 27, 2015 at 4:29 AM

    Are flamigos unified?
    I thought they were all here and there, doing there own thing, well together, but very individual.
    Love the new additions!
    Take care,
    Joanne

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  11. Deb ADecember 27, 2015 at 7:44 AM

    I'm sure they will tell you how to set them eventually. I think they are just waiting for more to arrive to the party!

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  12. AnnDecember 27, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    These are always a joy to see. There are so many wonderful ways to set odd shaped blocks. You'll come up with something as whimsical as your flamingos.

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  13. LIttle Penguin QuiltsDecember 27, 2015 at 9:38 AM

    I always look forward to your post, whether they are flamingos, cows, dishes, or anything else! So fun! I love waking up in the middle of the night with a quilting idea. So much better than something from work keeping you awake!

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  14. VeraDecember 27, 2015 at 1:01 PM

    These are fun! You always make such a colorful projects!

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  15. Martha GinnDecember 27, 2015 at 5:11 PM

    The flamingos are just adorable; I have a special soft spot for this maligned creature and really need to make some. Kind of a private joke. Let me know where to get the pattern; I looked up Shirley Liby, but don't know which book the Flamingo lives in. I thought I loved your owl the best until I saw the Flamingo. Pink ones are cute--but black & white--how perfectly adorable!

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  16. Martha GinnDecember 27, 2015 at 5:16 PM

    I should have mentioned your Dec. 26 post (flamingos!) is my birthday present from you and Cole. Happy 80th to me!

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  17. Charlene SDecember 28, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    You will figure the design out with flare, I am sure.

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  18. AlidaPDecember 28, 2015 at 6:47 AM

    Cute as usual! The idea of a big flamingo in the center it's pretty cool. I am looking forward to see your creative way of putting all your blocks together!! thanks for sharing!!

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  19. Churn DashDecember 28, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    I envy your stash! Those flamingos are adorable.
    Helen

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  20. BonnieDecember 28, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    So cute. You come up with the best blocks!

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  21. KateDecember 28, 2015 at 11:06 AM

    The new flamingos are definitely ready for their close up. Figuring out how to set those blocks is always the hardest part.

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  22. Mystic QuilterDecember 28, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    I thing you have excelled with the two marvellous feather flamingo! Can't wait to see how you decide to set these.

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  23. gayleDecember 28, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    I love your flamingos so very very much! They are real grin-inducers!

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