Busy Week

Now I know that you all have not been waiting with baited breath to learn that we got our 3D TV butI’m going to share anyway.

We had already moved the old TV off of the high shelf and onto the table where the new one would be going. Here you see the old one being disconnected from the amp, blu ray, Direct TV, and DVR. And the new TV is in the big box. Look what a mess we had.

Even the antique cradle wasn’t spared the involvement in the mess.

And here we are with the new TV up and running. Unfortunately we couldn’t hook
up the studio sound system because the amp is not new enough to connect to the
TV. So Sunday was taken up with a trip to Best Buy. Little by little we will
have the full theater experience. Fun, fun.

Even with all this excitement I did get a little sewing done. The design ironing board has the layout of the Christmas table runner I am making for our new dining table. I made more of the swap blocks I had on the wall last week and paired them with two of the swap blocks I have been trying to make a quilt with. I like the contrast (thanks for the comments last week) and then added some applique mittens in the middle. These are not sewn together yet, that had been part of the plan for Sunday, before the trip to Best Buy.

Friday I did get this quilt on the HQ. I am still debating if I will quilt it with a meander or practice some ruler work on it.

I am going to again share how much I love my Red Snappers. It took me all of 10
min. to load the backing of this quilt. It wouldn’t have taken that long except
that my studio doesn’t have central heat and it was cold (48F outside) so the
plastic was a little harder than usual.

Here is the bobbin thread.

and I am still trying to decide what thread to use on the top.

Meanwhile, DH and I shared one of our favorite meals. Look have excited he was
when it was delivered to our table.

This is a taco pizza from Pizza Hut. It is so very good and we love it.

And now it is time for all of us to go to Patchwork Times and see all of the creations in process. Each week I try to check in on all the blogs that are posted there cuz it gives me such inspiration. But to not get bogged down by being on the computer for too long at a time, I read them in 10 blog bunches. Most of the time I get all the
way through by the end of the week: sometimes I don’t, but I try. There are
some very creative and artistic people out there and I don’t like to miss what
they are creating.

Something New on the Design Wall

I try to work with some sense of organization: 1 new project, 1 UFO, and 1 charity quilt.  Right now my new project is Christmas so I can’t share it.  I just finished a charity quilt so I need to figure out what I want to make next.  And last week I finished a UFO, see this post, and so the next one is on the DW. 

 

These blocks are also from an internet swap with embroidery centers designed from Nita’s Place.  Once again I have had them sitting on a shelf for a couple of years.  I have paired them with several different fabrics but always they seemed too “bland.”  As my readers may already know, I am partial to lots of color so nothing has seemed right. 

 

However, a couple of weeks ago I bought some precut 2 1/2” strips that are various shades of cream and I decided that maybe with some log cabin blocks I could make a very calm cream quilt.  So here you see the embroidered blocks

 

 

and I have started on the log cabin blocks.  It will be fun to see if I can keep a bright color from sneaking into this top, won’t it?

 

A week ago DH suggested we pay a visit to Sears.  We have not shopped there in so long I could not figure out what he was interested in.  Well, we headed right up to the TV section where we investigated 3D TVs.  We didn’t get one but the rest of the week found him on the computer doing research with occasional outbursts of information.  By the time he had finished his research all of the TVs in our area were sold.  Did that deter him?  Oh, no.  Saturday we went to our local Sears and ordered a new TV, DVD/Blue-Ray   player and 2 pair of 3D glasses.  They are supposed to be delivered early next week which gives us this week to rearrange the furniture to place the TV where I have always wanted it (a deal we made before I would agree to this purchase).  This should be a lot of fun, both rearranging the furniture and watching 3D movies and sports at home.

Now, for a bit of color you need to go on over to Patchwork Times where color abounds.