Fabric Wrangler

Fabric Wrangler????  you ask???? what is that????

Well - that's my DH...

for about a year, he's been "wrangling" my fabric.

He washes and folds new fabric.

He cuts scraps (oh my how fabulous !!!!  )

He ironed chain pieced stuff, like four-patches..........

WOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEe

so today the first quilt made entirely from his work came to completion.  And he attached his feet on the bottom of it, ad you see below. 



 

All those 2.5 inch squares came from bins of scraps, strips from quilt backs, etc.  He cut and cut, and I now have bins and bins of squares, 2.5, 5, and 8.5 inch...  this is just the tip of the iceberg !

 

He played "I Spy" with it - oh, I remember that one, and that one, and oh, lots of that one....

 

 

AND THEN HE TOLD ME HE WAS TIRED OF FABRIC WRANGLING !!!

 

 

boooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo

 

I already miss my wrangler !!!

 

 

Kate

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off on a Tangent

Well - you know how they say a quilt can talk to you?   Well, this one has taken me on a wild ride..........

Here's how it looked in May........... its a Sue Garman pattern, called "Sarah's Revival".   I had one more row to put on the bottom.  But then I got occupied with other things, and it sat on the shelf.  

And then I started to hear it talk..............  the middle blocks just weren't quite right - not quite centered, not quite well done..............  So I decided to take them out............

And then I decided to take out the red sashing.............
So I took it all apart.

Then it told me it wanted to have the blocks set on point !!!!

So - here it is now......  I'm gradually rebuilding it on point, and as a rectangle instead of a square.

And with cream sashings..............

 

It looks really different, doesn't it ????  I like how the applique has room to breathe. 

 

Well, stay tuned, and we'll see what happens next............ 

 

this sure is fun.........

 

Kate

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

From Bit and Mystic

Happy National CAT DAY !!!!

 We are busy napping........................ on this:::

or in this:

 or guarding the scraps:

 

Go enjoy CAT DAY by petting someone - quick !!!

 

love, Bit and Mystic

 

 

 

 

 

Is it Fall ????

Hello everyone - oh I hope you are enjoying this lovely Sunday - it's cool and crisp here in the Bay area, and I love weekends so very much.  

Today I finished up a little charity quilt, except for bindings, which have yet to be put on...

I do love this little cutie, made from some string blocks..

I love these big, wide borders to calm down the activity of the strings...

And here's the back...

I had some leftover crumb blocks, and the back wasn't wide enough - so - poof - like putting vegetables in meatloaf - back is widened, and crumbs are used !!!!

On another long-term project - do you remember this?

I'm quilting along on this still - I think I need to shut myself up with this one weekend and not come out until it is done.............  hold your breath on that one !!!

Happy fall to everyone....

Kate

Progress !!!!

Hi there - how about mostly pictures today, and not much talk?  That's the mood I am in.

But I am really starting to like this linen piece... still more work to do, though...

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 if you notice some 'poofy' places - in the corners - those aren't done yet !!!!  once upon a time the whole thing was poofy - - I'm getting there !!!!

enjoy the rest of the weekend !!

Kate

Sewing Up a Storm !!!

Hi all...  cool temps have returned, schools have reopened, and I have had the opportunity to spend several weekends sewing to my heart's content !!!

Miss Bit has decided that the ironing board makes a great kitty bed - - interferes with my productivity, but aww isn't she cute there...  (ooh my ironing board is grungy)

 I have been working on two quilts for Christmas presents....  first is this little 'kitty' quilt.  The center blocks were leftover from another quilts, so I just made the ladder blocks to go with it - I'll show you more when it is finished...

 Second is a little kit from Connecting Threads... This was on a 40% sale, so who could pass that up?  Just the fabric was a deal - but I decided to actually make the quilt, and it's really cute...  many triangles, but that's ok sometime....  I should be able to get this done by the holidays.....

 

I've also been quilting up some charity quilts, including this one made from crumb blocks.  I was gifted a giant stack of crumb blocks, which I worried about ever using.  So I put a triangle on each side, making a square in a square, and took them to a retreat - and said a little prayer that people would sew them up - AND THEY DID !!!!  I think I will try that technique again in the future when I get a big pile of crumb blocks !!!

 

Well, that's my quilty action...  I am sitting here today looking at my "big" projects - a linen piece, a couple of detailed quilts - and somehow I am just not in the mood................ oh well, another day I WILL be in the mood...  won't I ????

Happy Sunday everyone - hope you are ready for another busy week !!!

Kate

My Little Calendar Centerfold

Hello  readers -

My kitty Mystic is going to be a CENTERFOLD !!!!

We entered his photo in a kitty photo contest sponsored by the Maine Cool Adoption agency in Oakland, CA.  And he got named KITTY SEPTEMBER !!!

This is the photo that will be in the calendar.  He loves to climb - and a ladder is just his most favorite favorite thing !

I must admit that he DOES take a fetching photo:

Mystic on a BAD HAIR DAY

MYSTIC GETTING AN EDUCATION:

 Mr. Bedroom EYES

 SPHINX ON SCRAPS



YEP - that's my little furry boy - 

can't wait for the calendar to be published...

and yes, we have ordered one for all the uncles and aunts and sisters and brothers...  this calendar, after all, is a FUND-RAISER for Maine Coon adoptions !

and, yes, this very gorgeous kitty was once a little homeless kitten - he came from a family who was evicted from their home, so all the pets had to be adopted out. 

What fun these two kitties bring us every day !!!! (yes Miss Bit is a little jealous - - we will have to do something special for her very soon)

Kate