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I finished February's block for Pat Sloan's mystery BOM project. It is a very unusual block. I struggled with the colors, but I think I like how it turned out. I really need to pull some other colors into these blocks. My inspiration fabric also has two shades of blue, and some dark brown accents in it. I just couldn't figure out how to get those colors in this block and have it still look good. And speaking of struggling - Saturday was just not my day to sew. I cut the pieces wrong, I marked the pieces wrong, and then I sewed the wrong pieces together. It was all salvageable, but by the time I sewed the wrong colors together, I just had to call it a day and fix and sew the block on Sunday. I hate days like that. Below are the January and February blocks together.
Today I'll work on the Mystery Mondays project from This & That. I'm behind because I couldn't decide on a color palette. I pulled some fabrics out of my stash and I'll give it a go tonight in class. Of course I've already changed my mind again, but I didn't pack up any other fabrics, so I'll move ahead with what I have.
Be sure to check out Judy L's blog to see what people have on their design walls today!
I'm back! I've been down with another cold. This is the second one since Christmas. I don't know if it is a particularly bad strain, or if I'm just getting old, but I am having a heck of a time recovering. As they say, I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired! But I seem to be mostly mended now. I did have to take a nap yesterday, which I never do. I'm looking forward to a more productive week this week. The last two weeks have been mostly a loss.
On a "brighter" note, my husband replaced the lights in my sewing room with "true light" LED bulbs. Oh man what a difference! It is like noon on a summer day in there no matter what time it is. My picture above isn't yellow like the previous pics. I couldn't be happier.
The top block above is the one I showed in my last post. It is the January mystery block from Pat Sloan. February's pattern should be released today. The lower block is the Block Lottery block for my class tonight. I hand out the pattern and each student can make one or more if they wish. For every block they make, their name will be thrown in a hat and I will draw on the last class. The winner gets all of the blocks. I flipped through some books and found the one above, called Amish Square. I like it!
Be sure to check out Judy L's blog to see what is on everyone's Design Walls today.
