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4/9/10

SWAP!!!!

If you are looking for a little fun and want to swap.....Look at this blog! I hope you join in the fun and I get to swap with you!!
www.anotherlittlequiltswap.blogspot.com

The Cherry tree is in bloom, but it looks really sparse this year. Dan has been replacing boards on the fence. We are going to paint it white. See that square opening?? Yep, the dogs now have a peep hole so they can see out better....ROFL!!

I have the ugly squares all sewn and just need to trim a few. Then the sewing frenzy will begin to put them all together. I also am working on a surprise!! BUT I can't unveil it until I am ready.......I don't want this to become a UFO.

4/6/10

A sneak Peek

Here is some of the blocks I played with. I still need to trim. I am not sure if I want to leave it as it is or "showcase" The ugliness with a white sashing in between rows??

The Ugliest Quilt in America

On the night of April 5th an unusual thought was birthed in my mind. I will make a quilt. Although the making of a quilt in itself is not unusual for me, the type of quilt that I thought of is.

This quilt will be magnanimously UGLY, utterly! Blue ribbon humdinger for sure!

All rules of color coordination will be thrown to the wind like leaves on a windy October day.

I was in an "anything goes" 9 patch block swap. Trust me! Anything went! The blocks are 9.5" and anybody who knows me would know that I like 12.5". So I got a dandy idea from Swooze. Use up scraps!! (Lord knows I have (3) 20 gallon tubs of the stuff.)

I dug through and pulled out 2" strips. Ironed & cut (9.5" and 13" inch) Why 13" when the blocks are 12.5"?? Well let's just say the extra is for oopsies and will be trimmed when I get them finished. Thus I embarked on a sewing frenzy...not even coming up for a sip of coffee!!

I didn't try to match anything. I just picked up a strip and went with it. Bonnie Hunter would be so proud of me! So, sometime last night I came up for air and took inventory of my accomplishment. What do you think of the progress so far?? Kinda messy right??

Ugliness Rules!

4/5/10

L@@k what I got done today! OWL love it!! I made me not only one but two pin cushions!!

I got the idea from: Craft & things page 107.

New post: Owly Adorable

I was looking through one of my craft magazines for a new king kong size pin cushion. I came across this adorable owl. I made it three times the size it was supposed to be. Will post more pix once I get the blanket stiches done, the buttons, whistles & bells finished.

I made it to third place! I am really happy. I don't get anything for coming in third, but still that means more to me than any thing.

Dr has me off yet another week. I kinda, slightly miss work.

Dan is fixing the fence. Jesse is off of school for a week due to spring break. The weather is nice. The house is clean. The flowers are in bloom.

What more could you ask for? I guess I should mess around in my studio?? Create something crafty??

4/4/10

Do You see it?? OR should I say NOT see it?? See the space right between the big white bunny?? It use to sit there. It was really pretty. I had it for years. It was from an exchange student. IT IS GONE!! You and I both know it didn't get up and hop away.