Monday, June 2, 2014

Design Wall Monday

 The chore of starting a new quilt especially when it is for no one in particular. I'm like a kid with too many toys in the toy box, what should I play with today??? First I pulled a lot of weeds from the garden, then I washed all my wool sweaters and folded them neatly and wrapped them in cotton because the wee beasties that like to eat wool (protein) don't like to go through vegetables (cotton) to get to the protein. I also spent a day in my hometown because a girlfriend was home for a few days, she shed a few pounds and looks fabulous I need to try harder,  we had lunch and shopped on Main Street. So sad that most of the stores are now thrift shops with the exception of two that are owned by classmates. I bought a new top. I took my oldest son out for supper so nice to have him all to myself that doesn't happen often that I get my boys all to myself. Then I pulled more weeds and fabrics and patterns.  Decision Made! I started a snail trail from pastels. The first fabrics I pulled from this stack were duplicate fat quarters imagine that, I bought duplicate FQs then lights and darks for a total of 20 fat quarters and barely put a dent in my stack. I cut 12 inch squares and cut the corners off 4 times then cut the center into 1 1/2 inch squares. It will sew back together into a 9 or 9 1/2 inch block. I might do alternating blocks or add another round of triangles. Linking to Judy's DWM. --Ann--

4 comments:

Terri said...

You are a busy girl...
Come on over to my house when you get the yen to pick weeds again.
Love the fabrics and the pattern together. I've gotta sign on to watch this one progress.
Hugs

Vic in NH said...

Wow, your romantic snail's trails look wonderful!

Judy S. said...

It's going to be a pretty one! Isn't it amazing how well weeds grow?

Raewyn said...

It is always fun to start a new project and this is looking great! I'm intrigued by the snail trail cutting - I'll have to give it a try - sounds logical!