The Stack - The Plan

A couple of weeks ago, I showed you this picture of a stack of fabrics.

The strips are 4" x 11" and I think there are 200 or so of them.  So what did I do with them?

I asked Julie if she'd cut them into tumblers using her Accu-Cut gizmo. (I think that's what it's called.)

So I sent them to Tennessee, Julie cut them up, and they came back yesterday.  "I liked looking at the colors and fabrics you chose," she said when we talked on Sunday. "It's going to be a very pretty quilt."

I picked the colors and fabrics thinking of Spring. I sewed a few random pairs together to see what they might look like. It's going to be a table quilt.

So, OK, here they are:


Winter - "Picnic Table"

Spring will be the Tumblers (above)

Summer is the Blue Deco

Fall is the Fall House Top (away being quilted)

And last is the Christmas Random Plank.

All were made from fabrics from my stash.  (Yikes!)  I wanted them all to be scrappy, yet different. I don't think the Spring one is going to take long to make. I think once I get started it'll move right along.  You all know I love to watch Tennis on TV. Well, the French Open is going on right now, and I can sew and watch tennis at the same time. How good is that?

Yeah, I know I'm nuts.

Heh.

Strip Stack

In addition to all the usual weekend stuff, I cut this big stack of 4" x 11" strips. I don't know how many there are, but there are at least 200. They will be transformed, but not right away.

I've been spending a lot of time in the yard. I planted three tall ornamental grasses on the side of the driveway, and I also planted a Yukka plant and some ground cover (Veronica) there. Tall Phlox and Peonies (pronounced "pee-ah-knees" around here) are already planted there. Next year I'll need to add more Veronicas.  Aside from some mulch, that small area is done. 

The front yard will need a complete overhaul. There is a lot of that garden cloth spread underneath everything, and stuff has grown through it and some weeds have taken over large chunks.  But there is a lot of good stuff there. I don't know what and where so that will stay as is this year. I have added a small dogwood bush and a few plants in pots near the front steps.  Getting the whole thing the way I want will be a multi-year project, so it's one step at a time.