The first four of 16 blocks for Charlotte Angotti’s Let Me
Surprise You kit are stitched. These are the corner units. The
dragon fly fabric in the center and at other parts of the blocks has to be set
in specific positions for the design to work the way Charlotte intended, and I can already see that one block is twisted. I will need to make eight of the next units
and four of the final batch.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Yikes!
I --- wonder --- why --- I’m --- the --- one --- in --- our
--- marriage --- who --- always --- finds --- the --- SNAKE!!!!! ( --- and husband is never at home when it
happens --- ) Can you see it in the
photo? It blends in, but it’s there.
I was just about to pluck out some errant grass in our
flower bed when I saw this guy just inches from my finger tips.
I never got a good look at its head to see if it was
triangular shaped. By the time I flagged
down a golf course mower who came to help me out, it was gone from sight…but
probably still somewhere around our yard.
Today is a housecleaning day as I prepare to host a group of
ladies from church on Wednesday. After
this encounter, I decided I would rather do chores that seem safer…like vacuuming
and mopping and dusting, and leave the weeds where they are.
As I can squeeze in a few moments, I am continuing to sew
units for the “Let Me Surprise You Quilt” by Charlotte Angotti. I think I'm getting close to putting some blocks together so I can really see the design.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
A Good Week
We've enjoyed a really great week here in Central
Texas . We had well over an
inch of rain and the daily high temperatures are in the 70s.
The next quilt to be addressed is the design by Charlotte
Angotti, which was one of the three Hawaii Quilt Cruise kits. It is one of her “Let Me Surprise You” designs
that was presented as a mystery. I
absolutely love the fabric selections, and this kit was pre-cut by laser, making
the piecing go very quickly to a certain point.
I've already been cautioned by several of my shipmates that the final
assembly will require dealing with some very bulky seam intersections. We’ll see how it goes from here.
The pretty stiletto was one of the gifts from the cruise
sponsors, Stitchin' Heaven.
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Slow Stitching on a Rainy Sunday
Me…well I love a rainy Sunday, but the dogs…not so much.
It was a perfect day for some slow stitching, so I worked on
prepping Jane Stickle blocks and hand applique.
I’m linking up with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching linky
party today.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Pohihihi is a Flimsy
I stitched the last seam in the top this afternoon and
Pohihihi is a flimsy. No matter how I
tried, I could not even out the light which was streaming in the windows on the
left. The border fabric is not washed
out like it looks in this photograph.
Yesterday some friends and I went to a quilt show in
Blanco. While there I found this fabric
for the backing, which I have also pieced.
The colors work and it sort of looks like molten lava, which was the
color way for this quilt. Now it’s time
to think about how I want to quilt it.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
More Progress and an Addition to Our Pack
Rows 1 and 2 of Pohihihi are pieced and on the design
wall. Three more rows need to be
assembled. It feels good to make some
visible progress.
One week ago today, Bob and I drove to San Antonio and came home with Maddie, our
new rescue dog, making us once again a pack of eight paws and four feet. (We lost my little lap dog, Chloe, to
lymphoma some weeks ago.) On Thursday Maddie
passed her well-doggie visit with our vet with flying colors, the last hurdle
in the are-we-really-going-to-do-this-process.
She is a stewpot of DNA and of indeterminate age, but she certainly knew
how to worm her way into our hearts.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Pohihihi
Whenever I have been able to grab a few minutes of machine
time this week, I've been working on the Debbie Caffrey quilt from the cruise
which she named Pohihihi. That is the
Hawaiian word for “mystery” and the kit was presented as a mystery during the
cruise. This quilt does not require
paper piecing and its components are larger than those of the other two
designs, so it is going together fairly quickly. I’ve completed all the blocks and hope to
start laying them out this weekend.
During the trip I learned that the Hawaiian alphabet has
only 12 letters. That’s why there is so
much repetition in Hawaiian words like “pohihihi” and “humuhumunukunukuāpuaʻa.” I will not attempt to retype that last
word. I had to cut and paste it to get
it right the first time. I am told this
is the Hawaiian word for trigger fish, the state fish of Hawaii , and also the longest word in the language.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Jane Stickle Block Progress
I completed two Jane Stickle border triangles in
September. Preparing for and then going
on the trip slowed progress. I now have
28 triangles completed with 24 triangles and 4 corner kites remaining.
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