Star Light

I am noticing that things that used to not bug me now nibble at me until I fix them.  Sally Collins is rubbing off-or rather Susan Axelrod who channels SC.  I had to go back and fix the blue star near the middle after it was sewn in to the quilt top-couldn't live with the glaring imperfection-not that the rest is perfect as I lost a few points but I am happy with it now that it is fixed.  I have the backing/binding chosen and will now put it away and get to work on the T Shirt!

Star Light 23x27

Goals are Good-but Sometimes Ignored

I really had planned to work on that Tshirt quilt that is heavy on my mind and on my design wall-but there it hangs-glaring at me.  I did get Tedi's placemats back:

But mostly I have been working on something that isn't even on my list but I have enjoyed working on it and have gotten lost in it's construction.  The book our "Tiny Treasures" come out of is:

This was December's block but I missed it so went back and started on it.  It has 12 blocks which are 4.5 each.

8 down-4 to go-bottom 2 are upside down

I am getting better at matching seams in these little blocks-have redone a few:

A couple of threads off on right one but spot on in the left center square.  These take a really long time to do to cover such a small area but I love the challenge to myself.

Tiny Treasures Little Red Schoolhouse

The Tiny Treasures class is Tuesday night.  Our block for this month is Little Red Schoolhouse-lots of 1in-2in pieces to precision piece.  I got most of them cut last night.  Today I'll make the template and cut the roofs.

This is the book example:

Quilt finishes at 16x16

For the most part, I am challenging myself to confine my fabric choices to my stash.  A couple of years ago, I went to a cute little shop in Columbia City, WA (a suburb of Seattle).  Sadly she just closed after 2 years.  I bought 3 or 4,  1/2 yds of french feeling fabric that was 1/2 off.  It has languished at the bottom of a drawer ever since.  These little houses reminded me of the little cottages along the railway that i saw from Paris to Versailles-so little Red Schoolhouses will now be Petites Maisons Roses (Little Pink Cottages). 

I have the theme, the project box:

Last night it was empty and open and our Bertha cat curled up in it and spent the night-should have gotten a picture as she barely fit.

And of course, the fabric (except for 1 piece of the quarter square triangles):

Voila!

I am really not a pink/black/grey girl, but my focus this year is to extricate myself from my box and make good fabric decisions whether it is my favorite fabric choices or not.  I liked the fabrics well enough to buy them and stuff them in my luggage afterall:)

The other very nice part about the Tiny Treasures club, is the friendships being formed.  The leader, Tracy Potter is a true Art quilter.  She has a real sense of good design and execution.  Some of my favorite people attend this class.