This and that.....

and Thursday. Time goes so quickly.
Bits and pieces today. I've decided to post the pictures of the quilt that Tracey asked about. I don't know if she caught the post where I gave her the date they were posted, so here it is...the shoo-fly and plaids. The description is on the Nov. 15, 2006 post.
Busy day yesterday, some sewing, some moving of stuff from the small bedroom to what will soon be my studio. Some cleaning and then a late lunch with Betsy. She's finishing up a queen size top for her mom....in pinks and greens. Lets just say that pink is not her cup of tea..
Now on to the quilting. I have to admit to being curious about Bonnie's string diamonds. I thought I knew how to get a 60 degree diamond by folding paper, but wanted to check against Betsy's book. I'm so proud of my mathematically challenged self...I had it right!!!! I borrowed the book anyway...LOL, and the ruler. I think it is the Tri-Rec ruler. And I was on a 'fishing' mission for more wool felt(or something) to finish cutting the fish shapes for my DD#1's childhood fish picture re-create. We talked about what I'm going to use for background, and how hard it would be to hold just the background fabric and try to do a running stitch (or buttonhole) on the shapes. We concluded I needed a regular fabric(pacific blue) for the water(she had some to give me) and put that together with a batt and backing. Then do the funny little dot stitches that are all over the drawing. That should hold everthing in place so I can attach the fish.
So...what's on the sewing table???? Yet more burp cloths, bright broken dishes(Betsy exchange), scrappy broken dishes(donation quilt), homespun plaid squares, leader and ender 4.5" triangles being paired up, and now, possibly string diamonds. Should keep me busy!!