Sneaky, sneaky

I told Jim that I wanted a clothesline to save money and of course help out the environment… but what I truly wanted one for was so that I could drench my fabrics in starch and hang them out to dry!

Before, I’d hang them over the upstairs bathroom shower curtain… which is now as stiff as a board from so many layers of starched fabric laid over it!  Guess I better wash it again!

Better yet, I should go weed that garden, it’s kind of gnarly looking isn’t it.  Hmm.  Not much grass left either, in fact I think it’s August here in Arkansas, we haven’t seen a drop of rain in so long!

But never mind all that, as soon as those two pieces of fabric dry, I’ll be pressing them and making more jolly fat elephants!

I’m still waiting for the binding fairy to arrive and finish those two quilts for me… she probably got lost in the weeds!

Design wall Monday

I am really excited about this next quilt… and I haven’t even designed it yet!  When “Elepinks” by Nancy H Barret was released a couple of years ago, I fell in love with those saucy fat hot pink elephants, but I wasn’t going to pay full price for the embroidery pack because I don’t have any little kids around me, but when the collection was retired and marked down, I snagged it!

 Are these guys just the cutest or what?  My color scheme was inspired by the pastel blue and yellow batik in the fabric pile here, and the elephants appliqués are in the light blue marble on the white background, and I’ve added the solid yellow and a darker blue marble.

That’s all I have so far.  I’m going to sew out the elephants I want, photograph them… import them into EQ, and design my quilt around them.  Typical of how I work.

The quilt doesn’t have a destination, it’s simply an idea dying to get out and I can’t wait to see how it wants to be made!

Head over to Judy’s and see what everyone else is up to this week!