Design Wall Monday, continued...

For some reason I am not able to put more than 1 photo in my posts today. Probably just because I don't really know what I am doing with this blogging thing! I do it so infrequently...
Anyway, here is a pic of my sewing center and design wall. I have partly finished projects, fabric, notions, beads, etc. in the top and the bottom of the cabinet. To the right are 2 stacked square cubes. One is made to hold the Super Satchel boxes (Keepsake Quilting), the other came from Lowe's I think and hold small drawers filled with buttons. On top of that is a shoe cubby. Perfect for holding fat quarters and other things. It all works well together to help me stay organized and keep things close at hand.

Design Wall Monday

My design wall today looks like this....
The pattern is TUCKER by Carol Morrissey. I am making this into a roman shade for my kitchen window which faces west. I need something to block that late afternoon/early evening sun. And, I love roosters!
My wall is an old office divider. My husband got it and another one when the place he worked closed 15 years ago. They are covered with fabric and work great. Blocks stick pretty well and I can also stick pins in without hurting anything. This one is leaned up against a wall and slides back a little between the wall and my hoosier cabinet which has been turned into a sewing center.

More Scrap-Happy

Here is another scrappy quilt I am working on - Scrappy Friendship. The instructions came with a magazine subscription offer. I am really liking using up all these scraps! I made at least 260 half square triangle units. The stack is over 6 inches high, trimmed to 5 1/2 inches square. Now to decide how to lay them out - streak of lightening, pinwheel, barn raising? The picture shows the pinwheel layout.

I had a pretty exciting weekend, although not related to quilting. My son is a wheelchair basketball player. His team competed in a tournament this weekend and he made FOUR baskets!! He has made baskets in practice, but this is the first time in a game. Way to go!!

Scrap-happy

What's on my design wall right now... is Four Patch Ladder. It is from Quilters Cache. I have not bought any fabric for this quilt so far, and I don't think I will need to. I am trying to decide on a thin border - purple, teal greenish, or dark red. I think I may add another border of 4 patches after that. I would like this quilt to be a little bigger, plus it would be nice to use up some more stash! I have also busted several partially used spools of thread in neutral colors working on this quilt.