Quilting is more fun than Housework...: Aztec block

Sunday, November 5, 2017

Oh Scrap! : This and That

Lately, I don't seem to have any real focus on any single project. I pull a stack of fabric, but never start cutting - I pull blocks out of a project box but they never make it onto a design wall. I have had a few simple finishes but I haven't made any big progress on the long list of finish hopefuls.

I did whip out ten brown bowtie blocks for one of my RSC quilts. The scrap fabrics were already pulled, I just needed to cut and sew them. They really take no time at all to finish up.

So I went in and added them to the growing collection on one of the design walls in my quilting studio. I enjoy looking at them as I quilt away on my longarm. I would guess at this point, I am about halfway done. It definitely needs more greens, blues and purples!

As I was admiring my blocks, I realized that of my 4 design walls (please don't hate me), this one is the only one with blocks on it. It occurred to me this might be why I was not feeling inspired!

Me being a very visual person...

So the Burgoyne Surround blocks went up on the second wall in my studio.
(I instantly wanted to make a fourth block!)

And in my sewing room, I put these long forgotten blocks back up on the smaller wall. I am so thankful for cameras so I could see what I had planned!

I love the bright colors in this one!!

I even put the "brown" blocks up on my fourth wall. I will say I am a bit more inspired to work on this after I saw Emily's very cool variation on her blog.

Maybe I just need a new layout to get me going!

Hopefully all this visual stimulation will inspire me to get moving on one of these!
Fingers crossed!

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Sunday, September 24, 2017

Oh Scrap! : Slow Work

There has not been a lot of activity in my sewing room lately. I am determined to only work on projects on my UFO list, so my obstinate self, just doesn't go in there and sew!

The only scrap sewing this week is two more bowtie blocks. That is it!

I sewed this as a leader/ender project while I was working on blocks for my sister's quilt.

My sister had asked for a quilt a couple years ago for their trailer. I love my sister dearly but when I asked her for some color suggestions - she said shades of brown. And...? Maybe a bit of gray.

Now you know why it has taken me two years to get this one going. And why I haven't been sewing much this week!

I did get 80 - 90 big HSTs sewn just waiting to be chopped and sewn into these blocks. They do go pretty quickly so I think once I get in the mood, I will make great progress on it.
Fingers Crossed!