Dizzy Stripes

Dizzy Stripes.

It all started with a show & tell at my quilting group.

One of the group was making a reproduction Civil War quilt.

Interesting I thought - but not for me.

One block did appeal

and I went home with a photocopy of the block.

I was inspired enough to stop to look at striped fabrics on my way home.

I still needed to convince myself I wanted to make a block.

What did I need it for and I have sooo many other things to do!!

But a week or so later I came home with 1/4 yd of tiny black and white stripes.

It would be fun to show & tell I told myself.

TaDa....one block - painful to make, but so fun!

I took it to show & tell - the ladies all loved it. What was I going to do with it they asked.

Nothing,... but it would make a cute little pouch bag I thought.

But then a fateful thing happened. 

Another quilting friend saw the block on my work table and commented how cool it would be if it I made another and turned it into a wall hanging.....

                               That was enough motivation for me, so back to the shop for another 1/4 yd.
                            I made another, and then another, and needed to go shopping again.

                                                             and soon I had made six.
                                 But six didn't look right so I made a panel to fit between two rows.

                          The panel really helped, but I kept going - nine blocks and two panels later.
                                                                    I finally stopped.
                                                                 It looked right to me.

                                                  Now big enough to be a small lap quilt.  
                                              Back again to the shop for binding, batting and backing.
                                                    

                       I had had fun working with the stripes, so decided to add more fun with dots.
                                                   Quilting all done - in the ditch all over.

                                                    Backing, binding and a sleeve added.

                       The most fun was to surprise my friend by entering it in the local quilt show.
                                                     

Dizzy Stripes - 2015 Ithaca, NY

Pumpkin Time Again

It's fall again....boo....summer is over.

The autumn plants compete with the pumpkins.

signs of pumpkin season start creeping into the stores.

                                        the ice cream stands too. Do I dare try pumpkin ice cream?

                                                       let's go on a little pumpkin tour.....

                           I am tempted...the donuts, once is enough, but would go back for the coffee.

but I couldn't bring myself to try it and only watch my friend eat the pumpkin cheesecake slice

apples try to compete

                                                  squirrels or maybe deer get a free meal

                                temptation got the better of me - I tried the ice cream - yuck!