BOB read this on a blog a couple of weeks ago -
If you have not read The Giving Quilt yet, it will be available in paperback from Plume on April 2nd. I have two copies to give away, as well as a few other prizes which have been given to me by the publisher. If you would like to win one of the prizes, leave a comment answering the question “(insert question here)?” I will draw names on (insert date here).
So BOB left a comment answering the question -
And when the blogger posted a list of the winners -
BOB’s name was included - ;))
She sent me an email - Have you read the book yet?
I answered - Not yet - but it’s on my list - ;))
She came back with - I need your address to mail your prize to, thanks!
I gave it to her and said - THANKS!!
Then I get the email - Your pin is in the mail! Wear it proudly!
Whaaaaaaat?!?!
BOB doesn’t wear pins!! -
I responded with -
Pin??? - What pin??? - I thought that I had won a copy of the book - ;))
I know that it was a snarky reply -
And that I probably should have said “Thank you” -
And been grateful that I won anything at all -
But -
How disappointing!!!
If I had known that it was a pin -
I could have saved her the postage - ;))
But then again - it’s probably just me - ;))
DESIGN WALL MONDAY - 4/1/13
Check out all of us who link up with Judy L. at Patchwork Times on Mondays.
We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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I changed my mind - ;))
I decided - rather than work on some LHQSQ blocks -
That I would “unsew” the wonky geese -
And redo them - ;))
So I salvaged what I could -
And cut the rest of the geese -
Using the Companion Angle Ruler (TM) -
By Darlene Zimmerman -
I’m still not in love with that ruler -
I can never seem to get a clean cut -
Some are always a sliver short -
Must be the glare on the edge or something - ;))
Anyway - after the geese were cut -
I decided to die-cut the wings -
Thinking that maybe if one of the parts was perfect -
That I could “fudge” the other ones if I had to - ;))
So I sewed the right wing on a string of geese -
The wing is die-cut -
So it should be the correct size - ;))
I seem to have better luck -
When I press up and out -
So here goes - ;))
Measure it - 3-1/2” -
As it should be - ;))
So I added the rest of the wings-
And will hope for the best - ;))
KatieM - HERE - had sent me 12 blocks -
And because I chose a layout -
Similar to the one Linda used on her Snuggle Quilt - HERE -
Those 12 blocks will make one table topper - 3 x 3 -
And one table runner - 1 x 3 - ;))
I decided to make the table runner first -
And chose three blocks -
Here’s what they will look like with sashes and cornerstones -
The red geese and white/green wings blend a bit -
Which is exactly the look I want - ;))
KatieM embroidered the blocks for me on a 10” square -
So that I could trim them down to any size that I wanted -
And I “wanted” to use my 6-1/2” ruler to trim down the blocks -
So I made the “geese” come out to 6-1/2” to match - ;))
Then - just line up the corners of the block -
On the diagonal lines of the ruler -
And trim - ;))
Add the sash to the right side -
Sew a cornerstone to another sash -
For the bottom -
And keep on keeping on - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
