Today was the most beautiful sunny day. My husband and I walked up to our Main Street to see the classic / collector cars that were on display.
We each found our personal favorites and vehicles that reminded us of the cars of our youth.
We had a wonderful time walking up and down the street admiring the hard work that had been put into restoring these wonderful vehicles.
This is a picture of my latest flimsy finish – another Colour Catcher String quilt.
I have been using used Colour Catchers as string block foundations for some time now. Between other projects or when I am in a creative slump and I can’t come up with anything else to work on, I mindlessly piece strings to the Colour Catcher foundations.
I usually get stuck on the borders of a quilt. I was busy watching old re-runs of “I Love Lucy” on Friday night while I worked on the borders of this quilt. Before I knew it, I had a finished flimsy. A little laughter at the timeless comedy antics of Lucy and Desi made me forget how boring I find attaching bindings. This quilt will be a perfect utility quilt for the winter when we are looking for an extra quilt on the bed.
This top now measures 97″ x 104″.
I love the lime green border fabric. Lime green is my favorite colour and I couldn’t resist using this fabric as the cornerstones and border to set off these colourful blocks.
I have never had a design wall before. I have always laid my blocks out on the floor to tweak the arrangement. A design floor is a disadvantage if you have a cat. As soon as I have my blocks arranged on the floor, Joey thinks it is time to play and he runs and slides through the middle of the blocks.
This week, I asked my husband if he would help me put up a design wall in my sewing room. The wall directly across from where my sewing machine sits was blank. I can’t put a piece of furniture against that wall as there is an outside door to the left of that wall and a closet door to the right. When both doors are open, the space between the doors is only about 10″ wide. Since it is hard to find a piece of furniture that is only 10″ wide, that wall remained empty. The wall was really a waste of space and seemed to be crying out for a purpose.
We purchased three sheets of Styrofoam insulation and covered them with an extra wide piece of flannel. We had to work around an outlet on that wall. When the Styrofoam was turned, it fit perfectly in the space. No trimming of the Styrofoam was required and the electrical outlet was not covered.
My husband wanted to see “how the wall worked” so I added my Bridge Creek Blossom blocks to the wall. It works perfectly (as I knew it would).
My husband kept referring to this as my “feature wall”. I guess it really is a feature wall since it features prominently in my sewing space. My son was home tonight and said he likes my “inspiration wall”. Certainly, being able to look at my work in progress as I sew, should serve as inspiration. So I guess it is a design wall, feature wall, and inspiration wall all in one!
I am determined to use up every last string and scrap in my studio! To that end, I have been continuing to work on these string scrappy chevron Log Cabin blocks. I have finished 74 – 9.5 inch blocks so far. By my calculations, I need 11 more of these blocks to make a large queen or king sized quilt top.
I am determined to leave no string or scrap behind!