Review: Play Dead

Play Dead by Anne Frasier
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Review: Wayfaring Stranger

Wayfaring Stranger by James Lee Burke
My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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Bonnie Hunter said she didn't want to be predictable, so I was sure that she would not have the mystery quilt 2015 reveal on January 1, 2016.  I worked like crazy to get caught up by December 31st. to be ready for the new clue on January 1.  So, I was ready to start assembling blocks when the clue was the reveal.  Here is what I have assembled so far.

Of course, now one thing depends on another.  I can't lay the quilt out until I finish undecorating because I need the floor space to lay it on.  I can't get the rug cleaned off untiI get some paper work done for the refinancing of a loan done.  Of course, my paperwork situation is a horrendous mess.  I would make it a New Year's goal, but I have been trying for years to improve my system.  Maybe this is the year I will succeed.  We'll see.

 I post on this blog so seldomly that I have to relearn how to do it every time. That is a goal that I plan to achieve.  Just a baby step.  Write more blog posts than I did in 2015.  I didn't even get pictures of all the items I have sewn. Part of the blog problem posting was I updated to windows 10, and itunes didn't keep up, so the computer would not read my iphone, ipad, or ipod to easily transfer pics.  After much to do I reverted to windows 8, so now it is much easier.

Here are my two separate blocks.  I used Bonnie's colors, but my neutrals are not varied like hers.

I feel like I have totally recovered from my hip replacement surgery almost 6 weeks ago.  I found sewing painful and then uncomfortable while sitting in my sewing chair, so I bought this new one at Costco.

The mesh seems very comfortable on that incision that goes across my buttocks.  I spend many many hours in it when trying to finish Cindy's quilt by her birthday.  It was huge and I didn't get a picture of it finished.

It ended up about 106" by 112".  Both my cheaper and more expensive wide quilt backing shrunk 6" in width.  I normally do not prewash my fabrics but I am very glad I did in this case.

My hip replacement surgery is over and done! Everything went well, and I am feeling better every day that passes.  Here is an Easter pic for 2015.  Lisa set the timer and then ran to get in the pic

Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt Grand Illusion is finally quilted and bound  I had the top finished for a couple of months.  I really need a better place to take a pic of a quilt, but I don't have a clue where.

I am working on organizing my scraps and I am still trying to finish putting together my split 9 patch.  I have also start sewing another quilt like the blue and black one I just finished to use up some of the leftover blocks that I have laying around,  I have introduced green and a bit of purples.

Using up scraps!

I finished the Dancing in the Rain quilt and the Tree quilt. 
Wahoo!  Little my little my stash is shrinking.  Now I am pin basting my Grand Illusion Quilt, but it is slow going because I am spending lots of time at ST V's with my friend, Terry, and now my Aunt Sigrid broke her hip and they flew her to Billings Clinic.

This quilt is from the pattern Pane by Pane by Tony Jacobson.  It was in March/ April 2014 Love of Quilting.

I decided to update what I am working on so I can keep track of my progress.  I really want to start a couple of new things, but I am going to work on finishing.

On the quilting front:
My tree quilt has been sitting around waiting to be quilted.  It is a little hard to see the tree image in this batik.

Here is a pic of the block where the trees are a little easier to see.  This quilt was made entirely from my stash!!  Wahoo one yard at a time it will decrease in size. I quit keeping track of how much fabric I have used.  It takes away from my sewing time.

 Next I have finished piecing the top called Entwined by Evelyn Sloppy.

I have been doing a little embroidery also.  There are ten of these animals called Dancing in the Rain.  I am not sure what I am going to do with them yet.  A quilt, but the layout remains to be seen.

And finally here is the split nine patch from Bonnie Hunter's leader and ender challenge from last year that I am starting to put together.  Gabe is check out how close my seams match.  Ha.  My goal is too have fun not be perfect.