String Me Up!

An upcoming publication interview arrived in my inbox yesterday.

It posed different questions on various aspects of my life, but of course got down to such things as

“Hi Bonnie, how are you? What’s on your sewing table at the minute?”

I am mighty fine, thank you very much – and  then my mind went to:

“Which sewing table?!?!?"  “Does this mean cutting table?”  “Or which machine table?!”  Oh, just take a stab at it.

And then it got to the part where they want a hi-res head shot for the issue and I thought….oh boy.  I haven’t had a “GOOD” one done in a while.  And the big regular camera is up at the cabin with the big long distance zoom lens on it for viewing wildlife. 

At any rate, Quilt-Cam is happening this afternoon (2pm Eastern!  You made note of this, right?!) and if I spruce myself up perhaps I can get one of the men folk to take  a photo in my “natural habitat" ?

I am, for the very first time in a long long while, finding myself enamored with 7 projects all at once, and I am rather in a tithering dither. Or would that be a dithering tither??

The “Irish Courthouse” blocks that I’ve shown before are coming along!

The red/neutral travel project is also moving along!

My Checkerboard Rails Leader & Ender project is growing!

Pattern from the free patterns tab at the top of the blog.

And there is THIS THING!

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” on the computer at the front of the room. 

My friend Tonya Ricucci has often reminded me that I take the “Trash Can Approach” to quilting, and it’s true!  I LOVE taking bits and bobs of pieces deemed unusable by others and finding a place for them to shine.  I often think that the “real stash” is feeling neglected because I’m happier to play in the junk than “the good stuff.”  In my book it’s ALL good stuff!

I want to do something quirky and unexpected.  I want things to lead off to nowhere, unresolved.  Kind of like the pathways and corridors of the Winchester Mystery House, a favorite “haunt” in San Jose, California where I grew up.  (I loved that place.  I always wanted to live there!)  There is a new movie coming out about the house, starring Helen Mirren.  I’ll be first in line to see it!

Yep.  Crazy, unresolved, and I like it! 

I’m shooting for “Full Size”

So much fun from the dregs of the stash!

I love that the center looks like dancing legs.  It makes me want to call this one “Kick Up Your Heels.”

New “Cabin” Hand Quilting Project.

Yes, more fans.

I had always planned on quilting this with fans.  In fact, I see fans on everything – especially the antique quilts I love.  This one will have something else quilted into the border, but fans will fill the center.  It’s such an easy arc to quilt without having to turn and turn and turn the hoop. 

At one time I was thinking of cross-hatching the neutral and outlining the shapes just inside the patch, but no ---I’ve never been a fan of cross-hatching, it looks much like a mattress pad to me – this is more fun.

Jason’s Hexie Quilt – Evening quilting when at “HOME”.

Now THIS kind of outlining means loads of turning and turning and turning the hoop.  But I love how this is coming along.  There will be stitching happening on this tonight!

And – oh NO! I just remembered #7!!

Jeff’s Hexie – borders still in progress.

Is that enough to keep a girl busily happy?  I think so!

As for that diamond-hexie thing that is a continuation of the Rishi quilt we did on my China Trip?  That's supposed to take the place of Jeff's Hexies once it is finished.

But please, for heaven’s sake – don’t let me start anything ELSE!!

Yesterday’s #quiltvilleoftheday

Pinwheel Fancy from the Addicted to Scraps book!

I love piecing that is a bit deceptive to the eye. While it looks like this quilt is pieced in columns, it is actually assembled on point and the columns happen automatically!

I used my Essential Triangle Tool for all 3 sizes of half square triangles used in this quilt – the whole quilt came from 2’’, 3 1/2’’ and 6 1/2’’ strips.  BINGO!

And, don’t forget that you’ll get a free pdf digital pattern for the Wanderlust Table Runner with your purchase exclusively from my website – not available anywhere else.

Other things for today:

You are NOT going to forget Quilt-Cam at 2pm Eastern, right? It all happens on Facebook Live on my Quiltville Facebook Page.  If you miss it, or don’t do Facebook, I’ll have it embedded in tomorrow’s blog post as I fly off to Florida bright and early!

Tonight I’ll be drawing for the winner of our January Quilty Box Gift-Away!  I am hoping that EVERYONE has already entered ON THAT POST.  It’s not too late.  You’ve got until about 7pm Eastern time to get that done.

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

Vintage Sisters Choice quilt sent in by Kevin H.

Imagine how much better the world would be if when speaking of others we focus on assets instead of shortcomings?

Let's build each other up instead of tearing each other down. Can you imagine?

I’ll see you oat 2pm Eastern for Quilt-Cam!  Have a great Saturday, everyone!