Table Scraps - Placemats

The Joyful Quilter has a "table scraps challenge" where quilters use up the scraps they have often left on the cutting table after a project.  I always have a pile of table scraps.  I decided that I wanted some quilted placemats to use on my table. So this was perfect for the challenge. 

I chose bigger pieces of scraps that allowed me to make "matching" placemats. Seriously, they are almost identical. 

The biggest difference is the quilting AND the pieces of multicolor printed fabric.

The center was a solid blue fabric -and once finished I thought it was 

just a bit bland/boring.  Of course I have a lot of "tricks/tools" in my

toolbelt, so grabbing some fabric paint and a bottle cap, 
I printed circles all over that area. That part doesn't match exactly either. 

But it is very close. 

The themes for March Table Scraps are 

flowers and yellow. Neither is required but

it does give a starting point. 

The above two have yellow as a strong presence, but there are no flowers. 

Earlier in the month I posted these two, made for a friend.

There are yellow fabrics AND some flowers in each of them.

Oh yes, and that fabric I used for the backing of all of these is one

that I have had for a while.  

That fabric just makes me smile -and hits the "yellow" part of the theme too.

Mom and I are working on yet another puzzle.

This one has letters on the back dividing it into four sections, 

A, B, C, and D. 
I marked all four corners of the board to help us stay on track. 

The first thing we did was sort the pieces by letter. 

We have finished parts A (top right)

and D (bottom left.)  We are moving along on C also. 

It seems to me that the letters make it a bit too easy.  But I think for Mom, 

it is just the right amount of help. I was amazed at her progress on section C. 

Until Next Time,  

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Clay Face - The Mother of Trouble

This is my latest clay face.  I never seem to be able to time it correctly for "Friday Face-Off" with Barbara and Nicole.   Nevertheless, here is my latest face.  I did a casual poll, using the unpainted face.  I asked "what gender is this face?"  The results were mixed.  So I finally decided that this is the Mother of Bruno and "Butch."  After seeing their faces on previous posts  you will understand that "Mom" is no  blonde Bombshell.  

Mom worked as a dance-hall girl "a few" years ago. That is where she met 

some unsavory characters. Perhaps where she met the father(s?) of her boys

Meanwhile, I have another face that is formed and baked, but not yet painted. Will he be a third brother or perhaps the Dad of this unsavory clan?   I guess we will wait and see.

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Woven Fabric -Finish

For some time, there was a warp on my loom made of threads that I had dyed for weaving.  The process started in November of 2020.  By mid-November 2020, I had the warp on my loom and the weaving had begun.  Then it sat for a long time.  I got tired of weaving with just black weft thread.  In February of this year (2022) I began trying  a few other colors to weave with.  I didn't find great happiness with that either, so it sat again.  One day I noticed the yarn I had spun sitting patiently on the bobbin of my spinning wheel.   INSPIRATION!!!!!  I finished that yarn, washed and dried it, then put it all on weaving bobbins. 

Once I started weaving with my hand spun yarn made of bamboo, acrylic faux cashmere, real silk and rayon.  I was so happy.  It was all woven pretty quickly.  It came off the loom and was wet-finished (aka washed, ironed wet, and hung to dry.)  

Then it rained or was too cold for photos.  Now I have some lovely photos. 

I love how the variations in the hand dyed warp and the hand spun yarn play together. 

The fig tree looked like an interesting place to "pose" the cloth. 

Hmm...  a few threads shed from the sewn end. 

I need to trim those. 

What will this cloth become?  I don't have a plan, 

but the cloth will tell me when it is ready. 

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A Face, Quilt Layout, A Finish

In the works is a new small face in polymer clay. I am making these pretty small.  This one is 2" by 2" at the widest points.  The camera catches every flaw, far more than you would notice in person.  But with the small size, I am sure the paint will hide most of the flaws.  

Of course this one still needs paint and embellishments.  And I haven't decided 

on the gender of the face. At this point it is rather androgynous. 

Next up is the quilt layout, using the Block ideas from my last post. I took the 

Basic starting block and incorporated it in with the pieced blocks. 

If you are willing to do the math OR experiment a bit you can certainly 

figure out how to make this one.  It should be fairly easy to make the blocks any

size that you want following the idea from the last post. Just realize that the single

framed square will need to be sized smaller than the chopped block.

Adding the single framed blocks should speed the making of this quilt. 

I still have no plans for making this one, it is just a good brain exercise and

helps me to maintain my skills in Electric Quilt. 

As for the finish mentioned in the title, Mom, my brother and I finished this puzzle. 

I think the hardest part was the body of the black dog.  It was pretty much one color 

with no clues for  putting it together other than trial and error. 

My brother bought two more puzzles and we have started on one that is 

a 'reflections' puzzle - all the pieces are shiny/metallic finish. 

My eyes may not survive it. 

Until Next Time,  

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