Quilting, quilting, quilting....

I got to sew this weekend! It was wonderful! Due to my self inflicted sewing exile to study-I have not sewn since Christmas! I did sneak in a quick table runner but that didn't count because it was a stress break versus and real sewing opportunity. Saturday I got to get to work on my stained glass wall hanging and made great progress. As I was working I was uncertain about my color choices but as it came together I am quite pleased and excited to see it hanging on my wall. I will tell you though that all those pieces were quite annoying to me-trace, iron on fabric, cut them out again, fuse on the main blocks, machine applique.....on and on and on. I will re-think a project like this again-SO FAMILY THAT READS THIS-when you see my beautiful wall hanging-NO YOU CANNOT have one too-sorry I cannot subject myself to such monotony again! ;) Although I would gladly loan my wall hangings for a small fee-gotta save for that frame exclusive machine somehow.

I did have an opportunity to pick up the Thangles BOM that my local quilt shop is having this year. I chose the fall colors-it is one block a month versus the past 2 years which were 6 smaller blocks a month. I had a hard time keeping up-lol-I still am sitting on about 4 months of the batik paper pieced quilt. OH well, add it to the list! Can you believe that I had to buy 1.75" Thangles?! Gasp! Those who know my quilting style-I DO NOT LIKE or CONDONE Gadgets and Gizmo's. So for me to buy a Thangle it truly is an event-and shhh don't tell but I LOVE them and now have them in every size available! After 9/11 Mom wanted something patriotic for her office wall. So we saw a picture in a magazine and recreated the wall hanging. The daggone thing had a gazillion 1/2 square triangles in a variety of reds and whites-I made 1/2 square triangles for DAYS! I hated them by the time I was done. Two years ago I bought a Jack-O-Lantern kit that used 5" Thangles-WHERE WERE THESE THE YEAR I WAS DOING THOSE FLAG WALL HANGINGS!! I used them again for tree skirts and now the list goes on and on and on-no more 7/8's for me!