Wow, trying pays off!

This wall hanging stalled a wee bit when I got an old wall hanging up in place in the front room. But I've gotten a good kick start this week. ;)

 I started to really like listening to Mini hum away as she chain pieced some colourful pieces for a very old UFO.  When I made my DS#1's wedding quilt I also cut smaller pieces so I could have my own version.  This just makes me hum as well!  I'm going to have to make this corner a regular scrap spot.  Two pieces together and sew.  Two pieces together and sew on...

I thought I'd warm up with making the binding for the youngest grand daughter's nap quilt. Turns out I hadn't started the quilting which was an easy enough warm up!  Some distortion and if I'd be tackling a bigger quilt I'd be giving this some more thought.  But I always wash my quilts as a final step and I'm thinking that'll be good enough!  A bit of hand sewing on the binding and it'll be done.

Then I settled into steady progress on this 'original design' that I want for the spot above the stove in the front room. I had thought larger slices but I should know 'moi' by now.  Smaller is my default setting. ;)  Now to get the fabrics to transition nicely up and down as well as that diagonal light source.  Thread play and some stenciling will help, too.

I have been trying to make more progress in my kitchen. This particular arrangement is making me want to try something else.  I am considering a wall hanging but I want something a bit less patchworky and more picture-like.  I have the tea cup stencil from an old stenciling book.  How to translate that into a wall hanging???  tap, tap, tapping of the finger...

Then I saw Brandy Lynn's facebook post and I am so very happy to pass along to my fellow Needle and Thread Networker's this great Canadian artist. This is my first try and I kinda like the effect and will do up a few more and see how it works out. 

And I hope to have the results of all this trying for next week's wow Wednesday!  :)