Monday, September 2, 2013

Design Wall Monday

Wow, I can't believe it has been so long since my last post.

School has started - and it has been hot, hot, hot. Four days last week our district dismiss 1 hour early due to the heat. I have been just beat by the time I get home so not much is happening as far as sewing or quilting is concerned.

I did manage to get this wheelchair basketball player appliqued onto this ball court panel. It will be surrounded by t-shirts from tournaments my son has played in the last 4 years. I am making 2 of these quilts for his basketball coaches.

Other things I have worked on this past month are:


 Bonnie Hunter's Leader and Ender  Challenge for 2013 - Split Nine Patch.
The first picture shows a block laid out on design boards.

The tutorial for the design boards can be found at Bee in My Bonnet.

The second picture shows how far I got before I took it off the design wall to put up the wheelchair basketball panel.

I am hoping this uses up a lot of my scraps!

 I made myself an apron to hold my tools when machine quilting. I finally figured out that I was spending a lot of time walking around or to the end of the frame to retrieve the scissors or seam ripper. Hope to same some time. Maybe I won't need the seam ripper if I carry it with me!

Used up some scrapes with this project, too!








I made a pincushion/thread catcher/tool holder for my machine. Again, I hope this cuts down one the time I spend searching for the tools I need. I had made the thread catcher a few years ago so it didn't take long to get it all together and put to use.

I have also been doing some knitting.
The scarf, above, I gave to my sister-in-law. We both have a love for the color green. It was an interesting yarn - a ribbon type yarn that transitioned from a thin yarn to a slick, shiny ribbon with the color changes. I did not enjoy knitting with it, but I do like the finished scarf.

To the left are 10 scarves knit from ruffle-type yarns. I used several different brands/types. I am not sure what I will do with these, probably gifts. I like them because they knit up so fast - a great project for those evenings when I just don't have the energy to do anything except watch TV. And, I think they are pretty, too.