just last week it was in three sections ready to quilt that way, and just getting to that point was a big task for me... all the decisions and final design choices, making it all come together after months of following prompts....
It was in three sections to make quilting on my small machine doable... sky section, Dragonfly section was largest at 30" by 42" , and waterlillies along the bottom
after completely quilting each section I needed to join them to the center leaving backing free to cover the seams
I used a long hoarded garden scene for the large center section, a blue water for this one, and a cloudy sky fabric for backing the top section.
oops took the photo of my sky join upside down, to show how it looks after joining quilted rows
oh but I had some fantastic fabrics in my dragonfly collection, fussy cut them, actually used them and so happy I did. One of those sky fabrics is photo realistic with golden highlights. A row print fussy cut to get dragonflies in one section.
a closer look at an art deco design for quilting behind the dragonflies...
There were 6 prompts to include... the lilly is fussy cut out of a batik, fused to each other and a rawedged leaf gathered and shaped with quilting, lots of metallic sparkly threads on the petals, and it was two prompts, "two color" and the leaf shapes I can't remember. The 9 patches were following another prompt, the little pinwheel came from a "parts dept" scrappy bin.
added this in at the end...
I actually love the water lilies and might need to make a quilt showcasing them
All the while my patient snoopervisor stayed with me steadfastly
Alfie is not quite 2, so patient and calm, and is my companion. We've had him 6 weeks and it's like he was always here....
I appreciate the organizers of this event so much... each year I feel I learn so much and make a favorite quilt... I have loved this quilt and am so glad to use the MODA free pattern for Dragonflies
welcome to this week's list of likes... starting with a black and white photo I took of my porch
I liked sitting on the porch after work, drinking cherry juice with a splash of amaretto...
and having a sweet puppy again to join us
We set up a small sprinkler because it's dry and hot (90's in the sun) in Colorado in March... and I took a video of Alfie (previously known as Dewi) who had never in all his 21 months see a sprinkler
I haven't figured out how to put it on the blog yet, but will by next week.
I couldn't stop laughing at his antics but suffice it to say he was in Heaven playing...
reading two books, next in my hanna swenson mysteries on audio, and Sheila Connolly same book on ebook
watching Emily in Paris, Summer house, Baking championship, survivor on TV
working so hard to overcome pain in order to finish a challenge (stay at home round robin) but losing the battle.
I like sleeping through the night it just doesn't happen much anymore
Love my walks but they have become slow since my new walking partner stops at every tree trunk to sniff and or water it
all snow melted now, no snow left in dry hot Colorado in our usually snowiest month
I need to just leave the dog behind now, to resume my own exercise but it's hard to leave him.
what was your favorite breakfast cereal as a kid. Would you eat it now?
cocoa puffs, hand down, chocolate for breakfast? And Cap'n Crunch Now, no... I found out as a young adult I had food allergies, and corn is hidden in a lot of foods in America. Corn syrup mostly and I now work hard to stay away from allergens in any form. I got a book from the library long ago that listed the way certain foods are hidden and know what to stay away from
I grew up in a family who thought breakfast must be fried eggs,
toast with jelly, and more. I dieted through high school, (weight
watchers) and had to learn to be hungry a lot...
In junior high "Instant Breakfast" was popular... I loved the flavor but it didn't stick
with a person all the way to a school lunch time
my fave breakfast was home made french fries as a little girl! Those I might still eat!
Alfie: Mama! I know the answer.... I still like cherios any time of day, get out the box and teach me a new word !
poodle ears as he runs away!
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The prompt for Project Quilting was something like, "hand held" so my first thought was to make a purse handle/ lanyard of red scrap geese which I did and LOVE. I trimmed it to 2" straightening the edge but then decided to go in a different direction
a 3 foot long geese piece
holds a lot of supplies
and make a pentagon EPP bowl with Spring colored scraps! Some embroidered French knots, a flower applique... post HERE
then with the help of my little snoopervisor Alfie, I moved on to designing the layout of my dragonfly quilt for SAHRR challenge. I think I'm happy with this layout and will design some nice borders... in a right hurry! Despite all the daily (Life is SO daily) challenges
I do love this quilt and hate to hurry through the process just to continue to be part of the group
(Had to take time out this week, for two migraines that stole my vision, and a trip to chiro) along with cooking, baking, poodle training
Mama, don't forget my art, and BTW my bowl is empty
Beautiful job Alfie!
handwork in the evenings as I watch TV... red scrap/Valentine spiral hexie
on the walk, some red...
And in honor of Rainbow Scrap Challenge... rainbow of cows video
I covered 12 pentagons with 12 different fabrics and hand basted. 6 covered papers for the inside of the bowl, 6 covered papers for outside of the bowl.
inside of finished bowl
I started this, gave up years ago, the individual pieces went into a scrap bin. Then I pulled them out for this challenge, sewed the inside of the bowl, then the outside, nested them and sewed the rest together by machine. Fiddly and stiff.
bottom of finished bowl
first I finished each side by hand sewing a whip stitch with thick perle cotton, then....
I folded each sewn pair down at the point, and hand stitched 4 french knots to hold the point down, then sewed a paper glitter flower to the point
here is the outside bits, one at a time,
it's a great size to hold hand sewing supplies on the coffee table, sparkles and I love it.
try the free tutorial, let me know if it was fun for you too
Welcome to this week's list of likes, starting with my camera's artsy program. When it snowed 4 more inches this week, I took out my camera and played. We haven't had much of any snow this whole winter so 4" that melted in two days, was a big like!
now we're back to brown everywhere... here is a portrait of the three of us... shadows look like we all have long legs but it's just....
now that's a smile.... I love him
our puppy who has such long legs!
We have made it past the one month mark! He is amazing, and so sweet. I've struggled with names but after watching Emily in Paris on Netflix this season, I thought....
Alfie! Yep, he looks like an alfie to me... and he seems to like it and we're getting less confused when calling him, what works best is me saying, "where's my puppy" in a singsong voice!!! He runs down the stairs, then rounds the corner and runs down the hall sliding into the final turn to come land at me sitting at the computer table! Laughing! panting! happy to be reunited again!
I had two bad migraines this week, probably neighbors putting down chemicals. He accompanied me into the bedroom, tapped my hand to say he was there, then went to his kennel bed and laid down. When I was able to see again an hour + later, he was still there, on his back, napping.
on our walk Alfie spotted these two, making me think he's going to be a bird or critter specialist when he grows up
robins are showing up and don't run from tall poodles
likewise, this squirrel didn't run from either of us!
He stopped in his tracks and looked up
after a long watch.... he turned to look at what the squirrel saw
I passed a twig, thinking he might want to carry it, called him,
"alfie, come look!"
Alfie looked...... peed on it.... and continued the walk
our conversation starter this week:
What was your least favorite food as a child? Do you still hate it or do
you love it now?
liver in any form. Still don't like it
oily stinky fish in any form and yep, still don't like it
oysters and anchovies, (even now I feel sick thinking of the times these were forced on me)
DH and I did an embassy hop in DC one year, and one of the Scandinavian embassies had a beautiful spread of their native foods. I took a bit of several items, so did DH, and when I tasted mine, it was like Tom Hanks in BIG. spit it into a napkin, and scraped the flavor off my tongue! DH took my plate and finished it all. Okay....
the other hand, I LOVE okra and tomatoes, fried okra, and okra pickles. I love squash cooked on the stove sliced thinly with thin onions and sauted til soft and sweet in butter.
I like nearly any vege or fruit. My family used to hold special dinners out at a Greek restaurant in Tarpon springs Fl. where the specialty was an enormous Greek salad complete with anchovies. I made sure to share one with my sister Patti who would trade for the anchovies... score!
when I met my husband he had never eaten a lot of Southern foods I grew up with, and now loves them. We both draw the line at canned asparagus that both our mothers served. Only fresh for us steamed with butter thanks
In my 20's I developed several food allergies/sensitivities and had to stop eating beaf/pork/eggs/corn in any form/ eggs. Corn is hidden in a lot of American products, I read a book on all the derivatives. I still swell up if I accidentally eat something with a soy product in it, and that goes back to infancy.
I once had dinner with my boyfriend's parents and they were offended when I didn't eat the pork chop, so I made myself... in distress for 3 days til the pork completely left the building.
My sister kindly asked in a snarly voice " what DO you people eat?"
(Um, apparently anything but what you make, lol) Me: "I'll just cook our food while here"
start of something sewn...
tha's it this week, aside from good books, Emily in Paris new season and survivor on tv
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Alfie is not quite 2, so patient and calm, and is my companion. We've had him 6 weeks and it's like he was always here.... 
