Stacked

My newest obsession :: vintage footstools and scrappy strips. Preferably painted and all lined up. At least the footstools are a practical obsession, right? Am I the only one? The little ones are becoming so independent with the washing hands/brushing teeth/giving teddy a bath thing, as long as I provide them with a perch. So there’s my justification for the first. As for the scrappy strips? Well that’s not really anything new for me, but I just had to make something to match the log cabin pillow present. Because, ya know, I’m a product of the 80’s (esprit collections in yellow and purple squares come to mind), and matching is in my blood. So the pillow needed a complimentary friend.

I couldn’t find a pattern to suit, so I made mine up. The blocks here were just made with a bunch of 2.5 inch strips left over from the log cabin (and various other strippy projects), all laid in lines on top of a square ruler before sewing up to make sure I had enough length to fit inside. Except the middle one, that’s an even 3 inches., because I measured the white wrong. I also learned about halfway through it helps to overlap the edges to compensate for the seam allowance. A real quilter would have thought about it beforehand!

And there are so many inspirational quilts out there right now. Large strippy quilts with cherry blossom applique, little doll quilts look cute and scrappy, rectangle scrappy quilts, freshcut baby strippy quilts, even a fabric scrappy strippy rug! And, ooo, I spotted a really colorful one, here. And the amazing House on Hill Road (of twirly skirt fame) , is working on one, too. And her corners match. I’m jealous.

(Edited to add: Go visit Wee Toes and Noggins to see a properly constructed foundation pieced strippy scrappy quilt – look for the tiny bird!)

Have a fabulous Thursday everyone! Hope it’s as beautiful and blue where you are – we’re headed outside for the rest of the day!

P.S. For those home-school moms out there, I just found a cute new site – the Homeschool Lounge. Like I need another thing to do on the computer… but it seems kind of neat.

Revival

Well, at least the sewing kind.  A little (or rather big) log cabin pillow cover, some lentil-filled beanbags for juggling,  a little zipper pouchy with the lining sewn in by hand (per bend the rules sewing).and a pile of other projects that received a bit of attention as well.

My sweetie cooked every single meal this past weekend.  Now I love to cook, I really really do.  But considering how backed up I was with upcoming presents, parties and birthdays… it was nice to have big chunks of time to work (or play!).  The best Valentine’s ever, I’d say.

There has been alot going on here, but I’ll save that for another day.