Unsewing

Several weeks ago - possibly bordering on months ago - I was working on a fun little project using up leftover bits from my Snowbird Stars quilt. You remember those cut-away parts from flying geese units? You can refresh your memory by clicking here. 

Anyhoo, I was immensely unhappy with how the final quarter panel looked - it was just too darned big to "ease" it all together.

Now how do I face setbacks such as this? You know me well enough by now if you said 'chuck it all aside and forget about it.' That's how I always deal with something when I discover that I've made a mistake - large or small. I guess I don't handle adversity or setbacks very well.

Since the local favorite MLB team had an afternoon game yesterday (Cleveland Indians vs. Minnesota Twins), I brought the dreaded "unsewing" job downstairs to pick apart while we watched the game. Since I ultimately needed to trim all of those HSTs, I also brought down the travel iron, little pressing board, rotary cutter and ruler so that I could go about completing the task all while the game was on.

I was trimming the last piece when the Tribe made the last out. And we won!

So, today I plan to take all the newly trimmed pieces back to the sewing machine and get this thing put together once and for all.

Later in the day, yesterday, we had some guests in our yard. We'd seen this family several times earlier this summer, but never this close to the house.

These first three pictures are the back yard, and we only saw the mama and one baby, but when we followed them around the house, guess what we saw?! Two babies!  These next three pictures are our front yard.

Have I ever mentioned that I love living here? I do; I really do.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Sharon's Snowbird Stars

When we met for sewing on Tuesday, Sharon already had her star parts cut out, so she went straight to sewing and finished 15 stars. Quite an accomplishment! She made 5 stars of 3 different color combinations, so I will just show you the 3 different combinations rather than all 15 stars.

I seriously believe that no color combination will disappoint. Every single star - Sharon's here, and mine from the last post - is just as scrumptious as the next.

The pattern calls for 30 stars, so we have a ways to go, but what fun to see these beauties coming together. And to finally be using this gorgeous fabric. I'm anxious to get back to the sewing room.

Happy Quilting, Friends!

Snowbird Stars Started

I think you know that Sharon P. and I are joining in a March project. Each of us had purchased a little stash of Moda's Snowbird fabric. Not wanting to just gaze at the beautiful blue fabrics, we decided that we'd get in gear and use it in a quilt. Our quilt choice is Confetti Stars from an old Thimbleberries book. Yesterday, when Sharon was here to sew, we began our quilts. I will show you mine in this post, and Sharon's tomorrow.

Aren't the blues in this line just gorgeous? I loved it from the first time I laid eyes on it. I finished 5 stars. Sharon finished 15. I will show you some of her in the next post.

I had to spend some of my day yesterday getting ready to teach the SPARK! class. I regret that I didn't take a single picture at the class. What?!? I know. How incredibly forgetful of me.

The class went well. All six of my beginning quilters - well, make that 5 beginners; the 6th student was the high school home ec teacher who thinks she needs a refresher. Ha! - were enthusiastic and willing to try. I had a great time.I hope they did, too.

Happy Quilting, Friends!