I'm much better today. Even went to church, then out to lunch with Vann, Lori, and Bynum. We ate at the new restaurant whose name I can never remember. One of those places where you're expected to throw peanut hulls on the floor. I hate that. I had a sirloin salad with honey mustard dressing. It was yummy. So now, down to business.
Here's the fabric I bought while at retreat to use in my March Elvis 12x12x12 journal quilt. Guess what my title is.
The Elvis noveltry prints on the left were my first choice. I got them at Hancock Fabrics on my way to Camp McDowell. Then when the quilt shop lady came, I found the prints and solids on the right and decided they would work really well too. But when I put them together, I don't think the colors in the two groups work well together. So I think what I'll do is use one group for the front and one for the back. Maybe.
Actually I never know what I'm going to do until I do it. I envy people who can make a plan for an art quilt, perhaps sketch it out on paper, then sit down and create it just as they planned it. I plan mine, usually even sketch them, but the quilt never looks anything like the sketch (which could have a little to do with my sketching talents).
Anyway, I'm anxious to get on with this one. I think it's going to be fun to make, whatever it turns out to be. I hope to start tomorrow; but the laundry basket runneth over (again), so that will have to get done.
Gripe for the Day: Is it just me, or does anyone else think those spam blocking letters that you have to type in to leave comments on blogs are a bit reminiscent of the eye charts at the optometrist's office. "Now is that an n, or could it be an h? And what's that little thing that looks like a cicada molting?" I mean, what's the point in making them so hard to decipher? Don't they know that they're just as hard to read to good people as to spammers? Cheez!
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On 03/05/2007, Lori said ...
Glad to hear that you are feeling better. I agree the spam blocking codes can be really hard to read. I try thinking of them as typing tests -- when I can read them, at least!
On 03/05/2007, Debra Spincic said ...
yes, I agree about the codes--the ones on wordpress are the worse (unfortunately) because the background is colored and they put a line through them sometimes. I just turned mine off.
I have Hawaiian prints should you need some-holler.
On 03/05/2007, Sarah said ...
I like the new look - very fresh. Glad you're feeling better, and love the fabric. Oh, and "Amen" to the Gripe of the Day!
On 03/05/2007, Nellie said ...
Designing quilts your way is more exciting than preplanning. There are a number of preplanned quilts that I've never even started. In my mind they were already done and held no promise of an exciting adventure.
I can't tell you how many times I've had to retype those code letters because I didn't interpret them correctly. Arrgh!
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