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Having bad photography karma today. Every single photo I took tonight ended up like { }. And, I am just exhausted so I am not going to fight with my beloved camera right now. Actually it has nothing to do with the camera and everything to do with the lights in the studio...but I digress. Just bear with me and accept my challenge of do you see what I see? I don't know...squint...
Fussy Cut & Paper Pieced Frame Pouch - why? Because I like to make my life difficult.
I am still working on a pouch for my Pretty {little} Pouch Swap Partner. This is just the exterior - I enlarged the bag style and it stands on its own. I like the rounded shape and with the frame it is going to be darling. As for the piecing...I wanted to do something with kind of a woven look...which I think could look really cool with solid fabrics but didn't really happen with these prints. The prints are so large that it didn't really work the way I envisioned. But, I love the use of selvage! What do you think? Do you see what I see? Is there any weaving at all and does it matter?
Other details... Added a bit of hand stitching in green, plan on adding the same in other colors. Not too much just as a tiny detail. Thinking that the yellow Heather Ross roses as lining would be perfect with so much purple.
I have to laugh because even though it isn't the result I intended I am kind of in love with it. I keep going back and forth between love and befuddlement...but I have odd taste so I'd really love some honest feedback. Honest. Yes. From You. Go to it. That is why we share isn't it??? This isn't for me so I do care what you think - If I am going to mail this to a complete stranger I need to know whether it is a Yay or Nay. So I am taking a poll.
Unnamed Quilt Top - Something about diagonal, or Across, or Flying from one point to another...?
Alright this is the ultimate do you see what I see today. I'm so in love with this improv quilt that I feel naked showing it to you unfinished. Do you ever feel that way about sharing a project unfinished? As though it won't be appreciated because your vision isn't complete yet? Agh...well that is how I feel about this so take it easy on this one please...
To make it worse - It is almost impossible to photograph this well on my design wall. Envision all that white open space on the right as Kona Raisin. The whole composition is moving from one corner to the other. I thought the shapes were flying down to the right, but now that I see it in photograph it looks like that bee is flying to the upper left corner! {Hmmm maybe it should be called Taking Flight oooh or Far and Away, Closer...mmm something...}
Okay - my photos aren't museum quality today but now that I see the whole thing this small I really want to move that 2nd purple block, the one in the center, it is too perfectly diagonal with its similar friends. That was amazingly helpful input. Awesome!
And I just love this little square floating on its own. So it got a glam shot!
4" Scrap Pouch - making a tiny pouch using the scraps from the Unnamed Quilt. Love the butterfly.
Tumbling Blocks
Well, I intentionally included the closeups to demonstrate that this is clearly not my best work. (If you haven't followed along with the Tumbling Blocks Challenge feel free to learn about the background here.) But I hope with quilting it will all work out in the wash (oops pun). I do like the group of them together like that and am working on a layout. I am going to add an additional black solid. I think my layout might be a literal interpretation of tumbling blocks, perhaps I will orient them to pile up on top of each other...tumbling down to the bottom... I know, that sounds like a lot of work!
My Visit to Family Court
Thank you all so much for your positive vibes about my visit to the courthouse. I met some extremely nice attorneys and have actually emailed them today in the hopes of getting some of my questions answered. I did not meet the Judge (whew, relief) as she was very busy. This gave me the chance to sit in the back of the courtroom and just observe without pressure. The atmosphere is very different than Brooklyn, smaller, more formal, rigid almost. I have a lot to process but I have a few months to do so...in the meantime I'll be sewing as much as possible! Some of you asked if I am looking forward to returning to work - the short answer is NO. I am anxious because it is different than my past experience, excited at the potential of it being better than my previous position, and sad at the thought of not staying home with my girls anymore. If any of you are working mothers with small children I am sure you understand the struggle between needing income, possibly wanting an adult life, and missing your babes. Sigh, they do grow so fast but I have been very very very very lucky to have been home for a year and I have to remember that.
Alright, that is more than enough from me! Don't forget tomorrow is Thursday Think Tank...what ideas are you contemplating this week? I just had a doozy of an idea about 10 minutes ago. Come back and see!
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- rebecca lynne
