ON MY DESIGN WALL - THE PRETZEL

Last Monday, I went to Curves.  As you know I have been going to Curves since about the first of the year.  I really enjoy it and feel that it is good for my health.  I don't know what I did but I messed up my leg really, really bad.  I have been in severe pain since Monday.  I have used ice, heat and Tylenol to no avail.  Finally yesterday, I went to the Clinic.  I needed something for pain.  They didn't really say what I did but they gave me a shot (anti-inflammatory) and two prescriptions one a heavy duty Motrin and the other is Hydrocodon.  I am still in severe pain, but maybe a teeny bit better.  They say at the Clinic that my dr. might want to do an MRI.  I see her on Thursday. 

I am not one to watch TV very much.  I have been glued to it.  I do not have the energy or the ability to get up and down to do my machine sewing so have been doing a lot of hand sewing.  I have been working on my hexagon - English Paper Piecing - project.  You have seen this in its beginning stages.  I am coming to the end of adding pretzels. 

Ignore the background pieces.  That is another quilt that I will be finishing up soon.  Actually you can see two quilts in the background. 

You need to click on this picture so you can see a larger version.  There is a pattern  - can you see it? 

The next time you see this it may be finished, that is the top.

Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day and many thanks to all past and present military people and their families for all your many sacrifices that you have given to this country.  Many probably don't realize that without your sacrifices we would not have a country.  Again Thank you, thank you, thank you.......

What's on my Design Wall 20 Sept 2010

I designed a quilt in EQ7 and just had to see how it would look.  I also wanted to make an easy and faster quilt.  I have a lot of fabric sitting around and I also have a lot of irons in the fire, so thought I would make this and get rid of some fabric.  I posted it in my stash report (also have a picture of it) yesterday. 

As those who follow my blog know, I love English Paper Piecing.  I have a new project (I am getting ready to teach).  I am trying to get some samples made.  All the samples will be eventially finished into quilts.  Making hexies are fun no matter the size and it is interesting to add other shapes to them.  Check out the front and the back of "Delilah" in the right column under Sharies Trunk Show of Quilts.  In earlier posts I have another hexie and diamond project.  I have another coming up with hexies making tumbling blocks.  It is going to be a neat quilt. 

I am still waiting for cooler weather.  I just know it is coming, I hope sooner then later.

What's on my Design Board and the Beaumont Guild Meeting

I have finished a quilt front.  I should hear drums rolling.  And now the back.  I piece my backs as most everyone knows.  I started out with the idea that I would make a bow tie on the back (the quilts name is a bow tie affair).  EQ7 (my best buddy) and I made a drawing something to resemble a bow tie.  So thus I am putting this together without knowing exactly how much fabric I have.  I use the left over pieces so sometimes they just are not large enough.  Sometimes I can work with that as I am doing here.  It helps if you have enough fabric of the right color, of which I quickly discovered that I do not have.  So back to the drawing board and I may have to hit the "stash" too and no more bow tie. 

Last Thursday was guild at Beaumont, TX.  I am a member.  It is a really nice guild with a great membership.  Their guest speaker was Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville.com.  She is a scrappy quilter and uses many, many little pieces.   She and I have dropped from the same apple tree.  She has a quilt with over 10,000 pieces in it.  I have one somewhere around 5000 pieces.  Her pieces were smaller.  I loved her line - if the fabric is still ugly, you have not cut it small enough yet.  She also is a English Paper Piecer - hexagons - now you all know how I love hexagons and English Paper Piecing.   She should live closer, I know we could convert some of you to little pieces and hexagons.