Blank Design Wall

I am not going to show you what my blank design wall looks like: boring.  Earlier in the week I had several blocks on there and they can be seen here.


And later in the week this is what it looked like.  Here we have the parts for the backing of the Funky Chickens top.





And here it is all put together and ready to go on the HQ.  I was excited to take it into the quilting room and get it on the frame.














And then the chicken top went on.  You know, when the quilt was in waiting I almost forgot how bright and fun it is.  But now it is out in the open and once again I makes me smile.  Of course once I begin working on the quilting, that smile may dim, a bit. 












I had some questions about what fabric I am going to use to make the cushions for our deck swing.  This is what is on the bolt end.  I think it is kind of a plastic-like coating over canvas and is sold as an outside fabric.





This is what I am using inside.









I got it after I read all of this on the side of the box.








And it is made/sold by the company.  I can’t say how either of these products work because I haven’t begun working on them but hope to soon.









Also during this past weekend we went to the movies (Superman) but before it started we had to walk off lunch.  We walked the mall (way hot here) and while there I found this, a new cover for my iPhone.  I have been looking for an owl cover ever since I got the new phone and there it was, and in ORANGE!!!  I am so happy!










And that’s not all the good that happened.  Our LQS had a fabric sale:  $2.99 a yard on lots of fabric.  I bought 34 yards.  I see mostly backing fabric with a little applique thrown in.









So, if you read my last post you saw this little pillow I made for DH.  Well, I came in from the studio and found it here, in the middle of the floor.  Since both DH and I were out of the house, I suspected that one of the dogs had pulled it down.






However, when I asked them they assured me they both had been in this chair, behaving.  Don’t they look innocent?  Yea, right!












So, today all the BOMs I am doing come out.  I have already downloaded the teapot (no I haven’t found the lost one) and the fish and owl will be on my drawing board this afternoon. 
I will be sharing on Patchwork Times and What a Hoot Quilts.

Have a great week!  Gari

A Little Play Time

So, what is this? Well, this is my iPhone with it’s new camera lens. What? you say. It comes with a cover that goes on the phone and then the lens screws onto the cover. And it even comes with it’s own tripod. Cool, huh?

And does it really work?, you ask. Look and see…..

Here is DH taken with the normal setting on the phone.

And here he is using the telescopic lens. Pretty neat, huh?

I love techie toys!!

I did some “sewing” before beginning my two WW days. Here is my Heart’s Desire Block 3a with most of the parts ready to be fused on. I still have some tweaking to do but when this one is done all the fabrics for 4 blocks will be chosen.

And I even spent some time putting together some of the 16 patch blocks. I think this is going to make a great comfort quilt, hopefully someday soon.

I don’t have anything on the HQ as I am waiting for my new Raliz to come in. They have been on backorder for over a month but I have been assured that they should be coming my way soon. I sure hope so as my “to be quilted” pile is growing.

3/25 Edit: The Raliz arrived today. DH and I spent part of the afternoon installing the new Edgerider wheels and getting the tracks together. Tomorrow I will get the frame back together and see how it all works. Yea!!!

Tomorrow morning I will be doing WW paperwork and then I hope to spend most of the next 4 days in the studio (along with laundry, yard work, and other necessary things).