Wavy Pieced Quilt and FFO

In my "free" time this week,  (spare minutes) I learned or rather worked on learning a new (to me) technique.  I purchased a tutorial from an artist in Tel Aviv to learn this.  Honestly I still need to work on my technique, but I am reasonably happy with this piece. 

I considered putting a pair of googly eyes on it and calling it my face for the week.  However, I did play with the AI photo creator on my phone again.  

I thought the piggys dancing on the fountain came out rather cute - but then I saw that one of the piggys has an extra leg.  Oops!

I know our host well enough to know that she will get a laugh out of this series. 

I started with a Rabbit - thinking of "Jessica Rabbit." 

I have never seen a rabbit with legs like that. Ha ha. 

Then I changed the rabbit for - can anyone guess???

Not just a skeleton, but one with a Sugar Skull head.  Oh yeah! 

And I decided she needed a fur coat since 'dem bones can get mighty cold. 

LOL

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A Finish and Friday Face Off

A few days ago, I finished my Stay at Home Round Robin quilt.  I got the binding all sewn onto the back by hand and gave it a wash.  I love the texture that washing a quilt gives it.  Here is the "portrait" (sorry, but it looks a bit washed out in the photo.)

And here is a close up of that lovely texture.

Don't you just want to touch it and curl up under it with a good book?

And here is the back showing the label

I love that binding with both the front and the back. 

Now for the Face of the week - I found an old photo of me. This was in my late teens, I think.

I was a skinny guy back in the day, but I wasn't bad looking. 

Happy Friday!

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FFO 3-28-25

This week has been busy. I have been helping my cousin pack up all of my aunt’s things to move her to Pennsylvania. It has been quite a task. They leave today. 

For the Face Off, I have created a couple of AI images using my phone.

Once again, I was testing what I could achieve using words to create a picture. These were the best of what I was describing.

Happy Friday!

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Quilt Parade SAHRR

Many of you know that I have been participating in a Stay At Home Round Robin.  My quilt is almost completed.  The top is finished, layered and quilted.  The binding is made and attached to the front of the quilt.  I will be sewing the binding to the back by hand this week.  I am excited to be so close to finishing this quilt. 

Here is the completed quilt top. 

 The quilt top is all made of batik fabrics from Island Batik.  The backing is a solid fabric that was in my stash.  For the binding, I had an idea to use a batik that I have, but when I auditioned it I didn't like it with the front OR the backing.  So, back into the stash where I tried several other fabrics that didn't seem to play well with one side or the other.  Then I picked up a piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric that I have been "hanging onto."  It looked perfect.  I quickly cut off enough (there is only about 10" by width of fabric left.)  I cut it into strips and made a binding.  It is sewn onto the front of the quilt ready to be stitched to the back - and yes, I will be doing it by hand!  (a rarity for me.) 

Here you can see it with part of the front:

You may notice that I quilted it with a blue thread that really shows up on the front

of the quilt. I think that it ties the quilt together and adds an'

extra layer of design. And it is just fun!

Here is the binding with the backing:

The blue quilting thread is not as obvious on the backing.  However.  the texture 

will show beautifully once the quilt is washed. 

I  am linking to Quilting Gail for the Parade of Quilts. 

FYI,  I don't know what time the parade will open so you may see this before her post is live. 

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Friday Faces

This has been a bit of a busy week and so I have some AI faces created on my phone to share with you. 

I enjoyed playing with the AI creator on my phone while I was staying with Mom one afternoon. (She was asleep.) 

For Nicole

This one is mostly because I wanted to see what I would get if I said "riding on a camel"

And my face from the only television commercial I have been in. 

Happy Friday!

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Faces FFO

Hi there.  It has been a busy week.  I have more to do than I can get done some days.  I have my quilt top basted with batting and backing and it is ready to start quilting on - IF I can only find the time in a day. 

Meanwhile,  last week when I was "down with a cold"  I decided to play with some air dry clay that I saw at the local discount store.   There is no brand name on it, it simply says "Air dry clay."  Since the price was only a dollar, I snagged a package.  My play time was spent making a couple of little faces. I was planning on a couple of serene faces like my friend Nicole makes (just below the onion photos on this post) 

Mine did NOT come out serene and lovely. 

Ah well. 

While I was taking that photo above,  I spotted a sketch book. Looking through the few pages that had been used, I found another face.

I call him "Toothy"

And then I saw this sketch page and decided to share it with you. 

The lower part was a study for a possible abstract painting. 

I think if I painted it, it would need to be simplified.

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It is a Quilt Top - SAHRR

After much time spent thinking and moving blocks I have determined how to integrate the kite blocks into the upper portion of my quilt. 

With some “quilter magic,” I was able to arrange the components in a configuration that harmonizes well. At this time, I am deciding whether I want to leave the quilt in its current state or add additional outer borders to enlarge it.  If I add the borders I will have to determine what fabric to use for those borders.  That will require some auditioning and more time thinking about what I want from this quilt

Stay at Home Round Robin Update and FFO

Today I sewed some blocks and added to some blocks also.  The small section of the kites were already sewn, but I upsized the blocks to the 8" size of the other blocks in the quilt. There are eight of them.

They aren't that exciting right now. But they will certainly work in the quilt top.

Next I sewed some simple blocks after being inspired by a Veteran's quilt made by Vicki's mom.

Actually she made two of them and they look very different. When I saw that simple block, I said to myself "I can use that for the spaces I need to fill in my quilt top."

It is really square....forgive my poor photo skills. I made six of these. 

With those blocks and the existing partial log cabin blocks below I will have enough to finish this quilt top.

I will be posting the quilt top later.  I have to say that I am very happy with it. I may add some side borders later, but for now it is finished. 

For the face off I have one of my digitally created pieces. 

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Fish Face!

Today I have a man coming early to make an estimate on some work that I need done on my house. I am hoping that he can do all the work that I need to have done. His crew did some work for my cousin on my aunt's house and it looks great.  I saw them working so I know they did a good job of it. 

For the Friday Face Off  group,  I am posting a couple of older photos.  First up is a photo of my eyes.  This was taken after I had an upper blepharoplasty to get rid of hanging eyelid skin that was interfering with my vision. 

Here's lookin' at you kid!

Next up is a photo of a painting that I did many years ago. It is done in watercolor. This little painting sold at a street festival.   However, I have notecards with this image printed on them that I also sell. 

 Happy Friday!  And may your weekend be delightful.

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Kites! SAHRR Round 6

For the final round of the Stay at Home Round Robin,  Emily at the Darling Dogwood  has given us a prompt of using a Kite Block.  

Since I have a couple of dies that make that a bit easier, I decided on two more batiks to use and cut up parts to make ten blocks. I used the same dies to make the stars for Round Three.

I know the photo looks like nine, but I wanted to square it up a bit.   The tenth block is right on top of the center block.    I may need to make more or possibly make some extras of other blocks to fill in and make it all fit. Because these finish at 4" square (each unit) They will not easily work in with the partial log cabin blocks from last week.  The good news is that I have a month before the quilt top parade. I have time to ponder and play with ideas to make it all work out. 

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Friday Faces

It is time again for the Friday Face Off.   The participants show pictures of faces that they have created or captured.  Today I have three.  All of these are from my archives.  

First up is a cute little puppy applique that I used in a baby quilt. 

I think that she is just adorable.  I used a batik fabric for the shape.  She is attached with fusible web and then sewn down with free motion stitches. Those stitches create a nice "hand drawn" look. 

Next up goes waaaaay waaaaay back in time. 

This is an ATC (artist trading card) also know as an ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals)

The giraffe is drawn with pen and ink. The background is colored in with Sharpie markers. 

Finally here is a face that I created in my embroidery software and sewed out on my embroidery machine. 

 He came out reasonably well, I think. 

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Quarter Log Cabins SAHRR

The prompt that Brenda gave us for Round Five of the Stay at Home Round Robin is to add Quarter Log Cabin blocks to our quilt tops.   So I have decided to make eight of them.  I have a tentative plan to use two at each corner.  I am waiting for the prompt of Round Six to see how they may play together.  

Meanwhile here is my pile of  Quarter Log Cabin blocks made with my fabrics. 

For some reason I decided to use an even 8 inch unfinished block for this quilt. 

So these are 8" square and will finish at 7 1/2" 

Why?  Honestly it was what worked with my center panel....but it has made it a bit more difficult to make the blocks to the right size. 

Regardless,  I think these will look great with the quilt top as it is so far. 

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Face Off

This has been a busy week, so I almost have nothing for the Friday Face Off.  Here is my poor excuse for a face that I drew while Mom and I were watching TV. 

I had fully intended to go back into this and do more with it. 

Ah well, life goes on.

Here is one of my quilted faces from 2022.

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Round Four SAHRR - Insert a strip in a block

This morning we got the prompt from Wendy to use the technique of splitting a block and inserting a strip.  I love doing this and it speaks to my improv nature.  So I created three "blocks" (not squares) that have inserted strips in them. I have placed them at one end of my piece so that I could see if I am going to like it. 

There they are at the top.  I think I like it. I do believe it adds a bit more of my style to the quilt.

  I will need to make more to go all around the existing piece.

Here are the three blocks 

(ummm ignore the loose threads, I was in a hurry.)

I love that this will contrast a bit with the "regular" piecing of the center of the quilt. 

What do you think?  Should I perhaps make it more even and "normal?"

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