Design Wall Monday - Primavera

This is what was on my design wall this morning.  It's a beautiful applique quilt called "Primavera"....which you can find at Vintage Spools.   I am making changes in some blocks to make the quilt more personal to me.  For example, I had to add my cat Finnian.  :)       I decided to put up all I've made so far and then decide on background fabrics for the rest.   I labeled them and took a picture.....hopefully I won't forget when I prepare new ones to applique.

But, this is what is on my design wall as of this evening:

This is a picture of all the strips I sewed together with my focus fabric below.   I made one strip set which gave me the pieces in the picture above.  

This quilt will be on my design wall for quite a while.....and change a few times.   It takes weeks to play with all the pieces.....what happens if you move this here.....or add this there?   That kind of thing!!!   I'm excited about it, though.   Love this project.  
See other design walls at Judy's site.  Enjoy.

Schnibbles

This is a little quilt I just finished today.  It's a sample for the Kingston Quilt Shop showing some Amy Butler fabrics.   The pattern is from the book "Schnibbles Times Two: Quilts from 5" or 10" Squares" by Carrie Nelson.  Each quilt pattern is done in two sizes....one a full size quilt using the 10" square layer cakes that are so popular now....and one little quilt using the 5" charm packs.  

Poo-Pourri

Seriously?   

I saw this product while shopping and had to look twice before I realized what it really was.    
Here's an excerpt from their web site explaining the product:
"Our patent pending formula of essential oils control odors by creating a barrier that prevents embarrassing bathroom smells from ever escaping the toilet.   We make sure that the stinky poop smell isn't something you've left behind. So go ahead, let others think your poop doesn't stink - maybe even convince them it smells pretty nice?"

Oh my goodness....I laughed so hard.  

I'm in the camp of "if it sounds too good to be true.....", but maybe you'd like to spend $10 on 2oz of this magic formula to find out?  If so, let me know how it worked.   :)

Young Lovers

I was re-organizing some stuff yesterday and found this photo booth pic of hubby and I from high school.  Pretty sure it was taken in our senior year....so late 1978 or first half of 1979.    Too cute, huh?

Kirigami

Every year hubby and I buy one of those page a day calendars.   This years calendar is "Kirigami" or paper cutting.  It's been lots of fun.  

Instead of throwing them away, we decided to send them to our grandsons and let them do whatever with 'em.   Our daughter has been putting some of them up on their bedroom wall.   It is so dang cute.....I had to share.

Hiking and Circles

I am participating in a photo blog with my Yaya's....the one with weekly themes...I think I've mentioned it before.   Anyway, this week our theme is "Circle".   Hubby and I went for a nice long hike today to enjoy the sunshine.   I decided it would be fun to look for circles while we walked.....and it was!   

Here are a few I found: