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! :)
