Guess where we are going? Guess who we will be seeing and hearing? I am so excited. This is an early birthday gift from DH (my birthday is on Thanksgiving this year). When I got my HQ I found that I enjoyed quilting best when I was listening to jazz so I started buying Kenny G albums. He, along with others, has gotten me through a lot of quilts.
These are the fruits of my labor for the beginning of the week. 
This is one of the smaller owls. The pattern calls for a pieced border around but I am thinking that I will use a sashing fabric for each of the blocks.
And this is my most recent fish. I have tried to use this green fabric a couple of times but this was the first time this fabric fit a fish. I also spent this afternoon picking out fabrics for Bonnie Hunter’s new mystery that is starting the day after my birthday. The colors she has picked out are the ones I used for last year’s mystery so I had to put my thinking cap on and come up with my own combination. I have pulled yellow, moss green, blue, and rust, for now. I am not really sure of this as I would really like to use purple, I think. I really don’t like mysteries because I like to know what I am doing. But my Easy Street from last year turned out so great that I am willing to give Celtic Solstice a try.
Now, I think I will spend some time cleaning the studio so I don’t loose all those little pieces Bonnie is going to have me/us cut. I had baggies all over the place last year so I figure it will be the same this time. And without some clean surfaces I will loose those little parts and just have a mess. So I have 23 days to get my space ready…..better get at it.
Gari
7 comments:
I like Kenny G too. Enjoy!
Happy Birthday Month to you!
I like those blocks. And will have to check out Bonnie's website to find out about the mystery. I've never done one just because I don't want to invest fabrics that might not look great if they end up next to each other.
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My daughter took me to a Kenny G concert 2 yrs. ago as an early Christmas present! Oh, it was Wonderful!! He gives a wonderful intimate concert with lots of Holiday tunes. I was surprised at how thin he actually is. Hope you enjoy your evening as much as I did mine. Worth every penny of the ticket price.
Blessings
Gmama Jane
Enjoy. Your concert. His music is great. I haven't tried him during long arming time, will have to give it a try. I'm still on the fence but I think I'm coming down on skipping the mystery since I haven't finished last years....
I am only using stash for the center of the quilt, just like I did last year. I may buy border fabric when I get the center done.
I used Bonnie's choice of colors for Easy Street so I am going with hers again this time. And I have enough in stash for it too, always a plus in my estimation!
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