Another One - This Time with Orange

After making the oatmeal/mug mat for my friend, I decided to make another one.  Just to push myself a bit, I decided to pick "orange" as the main color. What I discovered is that while I have a few fabric pieces in orange, I have only a few values of color in orange. So I had to add some red, yellow and blue - and maybe one bit of green.

After I finished piecing without thinking too much, this is what I ended with.

A

 But which end is up?  I originally intended for the red to be the bottom ,  but I like it at the top also.

B

The blue could be at the bottom also as it is the darkest color and therefore carries more visual weight. 

C

So feel free to chime in and give reasons if possible. I like it that way is a perfectly valid reason. Still, I would prefer that you expound on your answer.  (Gee, did that sound like a high school teacher?) 

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Mug Mat -Do Over

I did finish the previous mug mat.  But I messed up the binding and I really hated it. The recipient told me to send it anyway.  - I just can't.  I will trim the binding off, finish the edges somehow and use it for something for my house. 

Meanwhile, I did a do over.  This time I did the "no binding" method that I used on the Nana's oatmeal mat back in 2012.  Wow, more than five years ago.  No wonder I didn't remember how I did it.
Here is the new one.  I am very happy with it.

This one has a much more artistic flowing look to it. I also added a bit of blue and purple to this one with just a couple of pops of yellow.  That yellow fabric with the dots, snails and starfish is leftover from my pillow cases.   I hope the sweet lady that is getting it loves it as much as I do.  I even did a tiny bit of curved piecing in it -there at the bottom.

While I was quilting it, I ran out of bobbin thread. So I started filling a bobbin from the spool- the only one I have of this color! I looked up and saw the spool showing and stopped the bobbin quickly.  Then I took a deep breath and went back to quilting.  When I was done, this is all that was left on the spool. Whew!

Here's hoping your bobbins and spools don't run out at inopportune times!
Have a great weekend.
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Crazy Piecing in Shades of Green

I am making a crazy pieced larger mug mat for a friend.

I know that yellow is not a shade of green - but it is a component of green, so I added it anyway. Once upon a time, I told one friend that I didn't like green.  Hmmm....that must not be true as I have a lot of it in my stash!  As soon as I hear back about the size she prefers I will either trim it or add borders and it will be ready to layer and quilt.
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Show Photos

I have been very absent lately while we were doing the production of Young Frankenstein the Musical.   Now that we have performed the last showing, I can share a few photos with you.

This number is "Please Don't Touch Me" 

I played the hapless Mister Hilltop.

As Mr. Hilltop, I got the knee twice a showing - allowing me to make faces and act like I was in pain.  The hospital gown was a bit large for me - just to make it a bit more comical.  The sock garters were my own creation made of simple elastic  and a couple of inexpensive suspender clips.

I was also a Romanian villager in many of the scenes.

One of the most fun numbers - although the hardest to learn- was "Join the Family Business."  Where we, the dead ancestors, are convincing Young Frankenstein to embrace his heritage and make a monster.  I am in the photo but I have on a mad scientist wig. (Good luck spotting me!)

We had so much fun bringing this show to life.  I am happy to have done it.  But I will also be happy to return somewhat to my normal routine.
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