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TTMT #47 - jewells68 - "Scrappy Soap Box"

I go on a bit of a Project Linus Rant about halfway through... don't say I didn't give you fair warning...

"Best of All" (aka Triangles of Doom or Crazy Triangles Block
Sailboat page and 100 Paper Pieced Quilt Blocks W/CD (Leisure Arts #4644)

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hardhatcat
Feb. 12th, 2013 10:06 pm (UTC)
yay!for blocks arriving :)

i can't believe they were going to throw those pieces out!!! i guess if they were paying $20-$30/m for quilting fabric like we do here they may have thought twice

have to go, Mr Squirmy aka Connall is making it hard to type
jewells68
Feb. 12th, 2013 10:34 pm (UTC)
I couldn't believe it either. I just... no! Crazy people. Of course, now i have to make something, but that's ok... I might make a wonky star block tonight...
hardhatcat
Feb. 13th, 2013 12:00 am (UTC)
i was thinking of making up some wonky star quilt tops. I just need to use up a lot of fabric!
jewells68
Feb. 13th, 2013 03:08 am (UTC)
When I saw all those hexagons the first thought I had was, I bet I could use them as the center of a block. ANd sure enough...
hardhatcat
Feb. 13th, 2013 03:52 am (UTC)
i guess other option could be a snowball quilt, but i do think that wonky stars are more fun :D
jewells68
Feb. 13th, 2013 12:45 pm (UTC)
Yeah, and they'd be tiny snowballs. But they would be cute. They could really be the center of any 9-patch...
hardhatcat
Feb. 13th, 2013 10:35 pm (UTC)
i think wonky stars will work well. it's too hot here to make jam so i may need to make some wonky stars instead....
jewells68
Feb. 14th, 2013 03:58 am (UTC)
go wonky, lady!
clumsy_chord
Feb. 12th, 2013 11:51 pm (UTC)
Your sailboat looks awesome! And the triangles of doom for that matter, but yeah, the sailboat is really great.

The stripey blanket is looking good.

Hah... I had a laugh about the way you said She's Insane. Yeah, that's a lot of fabric to throw away, though.
jewells68
Feb. 13th, 2013 12:50 am (UTC)
You know, I almost cut that whole rant out in the interest of time, but when I watched it back I just LOLed at how intense I got over the whole thing. Lighten up, lady! I decided it made for good "television" so to speak.;) Seriously though, those bookcase strips are at least a yard long by 5.5" wide... I'm planning to strip piece them with some complimentary solids (there's some complementary blues, greens and reds in the bag, too) and then cut blocks, I think.
ofenjen
Feb. 13th, 2013 03:27 am (UTC)
You look so cute in your sweater!

YAY triangles of doom! I'm SO happy that pattern worked out. *hugs*

Seriously, I do love the sailboat. It came out really, really well.

Oh, the Shoo Fly are SO cute. ALLCAPSLOVE!

Ack, scrappy goodness! What the heck?! We cut stuff like that into blocks or bricks! GO YOU for rescuing that fabric. I also have a Linus fabric box. It helps me keep track.



jewells68
Feb. 13th, 2013 12:54 pm (UTC)
My new costco sweater. 100%cotton and lightweight so I can wear it over long sleeves now and tanks/tees in the spring/summer. ALways thinking I am. ;)

Triangles are mailed and GONE. FOREVER. yay!

I love the sailboat, too. I didn't want to send it away. I think I'm going to buy that book.

I love my purple shoo flys. I have already been setting some of my purples aside to my own.

Those book strips are LONG. I was thinking of using them to strip piece with srtips of red, green and blue to make some blocks. ;) It could also be the border on a small kid-size quilt.
aalia7
Feb. 19th, 2013 11:41 pm (UTC)
I love your rant. It was well-deserved. ADORE that bookshelf fabric. I am sure you'll find something fantastic to do with all that stuff.

Your sailboat...awesome! and ToD looks great, too. DONE. Yay!
jewells68
Feb. 20th, 2013 02:32 am (UTC)
Thanks... I got a little worked up, but seriously. What a waste. It's not like we received a bunch of new yardage and needed space for it. I think she just found something to do since she had brought her granddaughter instead of her sewing machine and needed to keep her hands busy when other were playing with the little girl. I wanted to go slap her hand.
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