Tackle It 2sday

Unfortuntely I had to come into work early, so today's projects are this-

While I'm here at work I'm going to tackle the growing stack of papers that need to be filed. There are 3 of us that work this office and none of us like filing. But it needs to be done and I'm bored.

Tonight at home I'll continue cutting pink, brown, and cream fabrics. I'm working on 2 projects at once- a controlled scrappy rail fence, and wonky stars ala Bonnie Hunter to accompany the sampler. Both should be very cute when they are done.

I also need to finish taking the papers off Eileen's top so I can get it in the mail to her tomorrow.

What are you doing with your 2sday?

Stash Report, Week 7

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 8.125 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 4 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 19 1/2 yards

I used about 2 yards in finishing Eileen's Blue & White top and gave away 2 1/2 yards to someone.

I am on a roll again and getting a lot done. Should have a big report next week. Hopefully my co-workers are well now and I won't get stuck working 10 hour days this week.

Inspiration

Last spring when we went to NYC and Boston I drug David along to lots of museums. And I took a lot of pictures. His remark was always "You can look at that online". It's not the same as seeing it in person though.
I can say "I was there".

Of course I took pics of my favorites..Monet, Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, O'Keefe, Pollack, etc.

But there were a few that I took that now I wish I had written down the artists name and title of the piece. Most of these caught my eye as future quilt ideas.
I did get the name and title of this one. It is "Bed" by Robert Rauschenberg. He framed a pillow, sheet, and quilt, then scribbled on them and splashed them with paint. I liked the Courthouse Step and wondered how old they were. Left me wondering who made the quilt and if they knew it would one day be hanging at the MoMA.



This gave me ideas for paper pieced diamonds or butterflies. The colors are a lot more vivid in person.

and this one is so bright and wild that of course I love it.

And this one is from a Seminole Indian's dress.
Doesn't it remind you of a quilt block?

The Visitors Center in Salem, MA has tile was laid out like a 9-patch quilt. I took pictures but can't find them. They may not have gotten downloaded. If I can recover them I'll post those too. Gray background with squares of navy, teal, rust, gold, and hunter green. Isn't it funny where we find inspiration sometimes?!

An Artists Pallette, or where is that Mauvy, peachy pink?

Saturday was our monthly Sit & Sew at tirane's house. She has a stash to die for. Every possible color folded and stacked nice and neat on wooden shelves. She was working with a panel that had very subdued pastel shades. She pulled fabrics from her stash that complimented it nicely even though they were all from different manufacturers. Fabrics that I never would have thought about using together. But she has just the knack for making things work. Then she realized she needed a pink. Went back to her stash and pulled just the right pink the first time. Wow. She doesn't believe in "stash busting", because as she says, your stash is your pallette. Had that been a panel in my stash, I would have had nothing to work with it. I'd have given up and given it away.

I thought about a pink that I had that would have worked nicely with her fabrics but then realized I'd given it away in my recent purging.

Then I got to thinking about what is left in my stash. As far as colors go, I have lots of blues, greens, reds, and pinks. Very little brown, yellow, orange, or purple, which is strange because it's my favorite color. But within each color I am limited in certain shades. Most of my fabrics lean towards the bright side. I do have some deep rich hunter greens and some navy blue. But if someone asked me to make a baby quilt in pastels, it would be an excuse to go shopping. I have a growing selection of 30's prints, batiks, Black & Whites, and my novelty selection is extensive..every "thing" under the sun, but that's a post for another day.

What colors dominate your stash? Are there colors you're lacking? Have you given something away only to wish you hadn't? Do you purge fabrics? Stash bust? or are you like my friend and always have just the right shade of mauve pink?

Stash Report, Week 6, 2009

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 8.125 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 15 yards

Nothing in, but nothing out this week.

However I am happy to report that my recent slump is over. I spent Saturday cutting scraps at tirane's house and continued the cutting therapy here when I got home. I have nice stacks of charms and strips to use in finishing some projects. Will get some pics posted soon.

Yesterday I worked on Eileen's Blue & White top. It's coming along nicely and I hope to get it mailed to her by the end of the week. Need to take some pics of the progress on it too.

Tackle it 2sday

I have been feeling a bit down in the dumps lately and haven't done a whole lot of sewing. I seem to go through this every winter. I don't know what it is. Last year I was motivated to sew as much as possible in the hopes of making $$$ and since deciding that I won't do that craft fair again, I don't seem to have something to challenge me. I do have the tubs of UFO's, but I don't seem inspired to work on any of them. At least not lately.

I do need to work on Eileen's Blue & White top. We did a swap of blocks to make each other a top and funny thing is we sent each other Blue & White blocks. I laughed out loud when I got her blocks. She made me this lovely top with mine...



For today's quilty "tackle" I will work on hers. I was having a really hard time deciding on what to do for the outer border but now I have a plan. I hope she likes it.

And I think for today's non-quilty tackle I'm going to go get a perm. I've been needing a new one, as the one I got in October grew out fairly quickly. That should help me feel better.

BTW, my 100th post is coming really soon and I'm thinking about a giveaway. Not sure yet what it will be but be on the lookout!

Stash Report, Week 5, 2009

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 8.125 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 1 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 15 yards

Pretty boring week here. Had a cold I was getting over and didn't feel like doing too much. I did work on some scrappy blocks. We also had an ice storm for several days so I didn't get out and shop.

I have several things on my plate for this week so I should be able to bust a bunch of stash.