Second Rug Heads South

Another rug is heading south today, leaving icy Kansas for warm and sunny Austin.

A yellow rug was requested, with gray highlights. The gray turned somewhat blue and I think it works. I used a thicker decorator fabric for the base and lots of yellow sheets throughout. The final size is about 4' x 3'- just right for the grandcats.

We had a lovely holiday - hope you did too!

Holy Seminoley

It's done. My finished quilt measures 19.5" x 25". I quilted it mostly in the ditch.

Marge can give you an idea of the size too. 

I sure like the colors of Marge's little blocks. It was a fun color project. And a good reminder to save your scraps! Pass them on to someone who will enjoy them.

Close to the Edge

I've been playing with some small bits this week. In the back of the room where our quilt guild meets, there is a very popular couch  - we deposit fabric we no longer need there. I found a bag of leftovers from our resident Seminole quilting artist, Marge Banks. I loved the colors and decided to challenge myself to make them into a small quilt.

I pulled out several of the shirts I've collected and went to town. To give you an idea of scale, Marge's original pieced bits measure 1 1/2" square and smaller.

It's nearly together - here it is this morning. My plan is to finish it today and have it quilted and ready to show to Marge at guild next week:

A belated happy birthday to one of my favorite humans, Kurt Vonnegut:

I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. 

-Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., writer (11 Nov 1922-2007)

First Rug for the Austin Girls

My kids in Austin just bought their first house together and they wanted a rug - one to match the colors in their bathroom. It has lots of the colors of nature ... rock floor in the shower ...

Voila! Off to the rug fabric pile I went, and here is the result. It measures almost 5' x 4'.

My friend Kathe supplied me with the base fabric. She spotted sale tablecloths while shopping one day and they were so thrifty, she could not resist buying me a few! I think thicker fabrics make the best base - they make the rug just a bit more sturdy.

Here is a peek of it in its new home:

I am working on a second rug for the girls now - I hope to have it ready by Thanksgiving. I'll share it with you soon.

Too bad the World Series is over - I got a lot done during those LONG games!