Showing posts with label Artisan Spirit Shimer Batiks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artisan Spirit Shimer Batiks. Show all posts

Saturday, August 29, 2015

A Convergencing Mess of Mustangs

My Wedding Ring Star has come to a screeching halt
when I opened up the second FQ pack
 
 
It either doesn't match or is the wrong set!!
 
The first one was a gift and did not come with the label
 
but
 
after a call to one of my favorite quilt shops -
 
The Enchanted Room in Glendive, Mt
 
I should be back up and running in a week or so!!
 

 
Since my ladder of 'Started Projects' isn't quite to the top I figured what the heck....
 
 
 
Let's start something else...
 
I have been wanted to try a Convergence Quilt that Ricky Tims taught us
 
Check them out HERE to see his Harmonic Convergence Quilts
 
This one is the farthest thing from harmonic....
 
I started with some BEAUTIFUL Laurel Birch FQ's

 
and one of her panels...

 
sewing them together as the pattern called for...



Cutting and resewing
(just as us crazy quilters do with perfectly good fabric)
 


 
As you can see the herd is starting to mingle....
 

 
Next I cut and sewed it the other way....
 
Quite easy to do....


Try to match the checker board strips as best as I can...


 
To arrive at a stampede of horses trying to save themselves....

 
The panel of horses are hiding amongst the sandstorm of smaller horses...

 
I am pretty sure this is where the term 'herding cats' originated from!!


 
 
I will try again...
 
 but note to self
(and any one wanting to try)
 

 
Use only one print with 3 other blending colors!!

 
My apologies to Laurel Birch....
 
Christa

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Back In The Groove

Okie...dokie... I am back....
 
Sorry... I've been a bad blogger as of late...
 
I've been busy...I know.. that's no excuse!!
 
I am really feeling like I could use a wife or a hired man...or both!!
 
Harvest is done.
 
Another year of producing organic wheat and flax for the peeps.
 
 
My yard looks like a tractor convention
 
Dawson is enjoying a break on the couch before fall work begins


 
'Pink skies in the night,sailors delight' and farmers, too!
 
The weather has been very conducive to harvest!!

 
 
Having an extra combine really made for a hasty harvest!
 
Thanks, Heather and Gordon!!

 
I decided to 'take a day' and get back on track with my Wedding Star quilt

 
I would say I am half done

 
I used one fat quarter pack of artisan batiks to make what I have so far
 
 
I want it to be queen sized so I am going to start on the second set

 
Only 24 more blocks to make....
 
 
I'll try not to let life get in the way of blogging so much!!
 
Christa

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