LITTLE INSET CIRCLES

 I made the 12 little 4" inset yellow circles I need for the Mickey Mouse baby quilt today.

They still need to be trimmed, sewn together and added to the center cogs wheel.

But, here they are, stuck up on the wall:

TUESDAY IMPROV

 It's Tuesday, time for Cheryl Arkison's Quilters Playcation 2024.

Today's live feed was earlier and I missed it.  But, when I tuned into Instagram at 1pm, the reel was up and I watched it then.

Cheryl made a 4-patch of 4-patches using small scraps.  I made something slightly different, using my scraps.

This is week 19.

COG WHEEL TOGETHER

 Starting in the morning and working into the Brave Patch Monday Sewcial, I sewed together all of the arcs to complete the three ring Cogs wheel.  I added some borders to make it a bit larger.  It's 33" by 33" now.

Then I started making twelve inset circles to add to the top and the bottom to make it rectangular.

I've been thinking about what to add. Stars were at the top of my list for a while.  Then while showering I came up with the idea of representing his birthday with circles.  It's going to be so cool.  It will read correctly whether it's upside down or right side up.  

IT"S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR

It's coming up on my birthday when Mom would make me a Rhubarb pie.  And, there was Rhubarb at our local grocery store.  So, I bought some and made myself and my Mom a pie.  Mine is GF, her's isn't.

Oh my, they smell so good!

We took the pies to Julie and Jeff's to celebrate Mother's Day with Mom.  The weather was very enjoyable today.  We sat out on their deck, while Jeff barbequed ribs and made pizzas.  

TRY THEN TRY AGAIN

 The red fabrics I have don't exactly match the red I've already used.  But, there was one Kona red that was close enough.  I wish I had another red print.  But, I made some arcs with the Kona Chinese Red.

It was okay, but the solid fabric just doesn't look right.  So, I thought I'd try a yellow print.  I found a small piece in the scrap bucket and made two arcs from them.  These are much better.

MAKING MORE COGS

I got the other two arcs of the 14" cogs made and started on the black 7" arcs for the little quilt I'm working on.  I got all 4 of them made while visiting with the Brave Patch Friday group.  These are not sewn together yet.

I hesitated at this point because I'm not sure what color cogs to put in the center part.  The Mickey Mouse fabric has only red, black, white and a little light grey.  I'm thinking about adding another color.

 

LITTLE QUILT STARTED

 I enjoyed making the Cogs so much I decided to use the Mickey Mouse fabric I just purchased to make a little quilt made up of the Cogs.  I'm challenging myself to make all three sizes.  I started with the 14" arcs.  And the red fabric I used needed to be fussy-cut to get the pattern all  oriented the same way in each cog.

I got a good start:

COGS WORKSHOP

 I got out to the studio early, 7am, to attend a Jenny Haynes Cogs Workshop through the Sew Squad.  

Jenny is so good about sharing all her tips and tricks.  This workshop was about Freezer Paper Piecing.  

Here's what I had made by the end of the day:

WEEK 18 OF PLAYCATION 2024

 Here is the improv block I made for Week 18 of Quilters Playcation 2024 with Cheryl Arkison.

BACKING FOR PEACH FUZZ

 I spent the last few days sewing the scraps from Peach Fuzz together to form a few slabs.  The scraps were mostly curves which made it challenging, but fun.  I was pleased that I used pretty much all of the scraps, with only a few small pieces left.

I used those slabs to make the backing for Peach Fuzz.

SATURDAY WITH KIDS

Darrell picked up Skyler and Scarlett for the weekend.  We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant.

Then, back home, we painted rocks.

 

PEACH FIZZ IS A TOP

 I've been working on piecing the blocks for the Peach Fizz quilt.  The curves are coming together very nicely with a lot of pinning.  I got all of the rows finished and sewn together this morning.

It's a top!

 

PEACH FIZZ ON THE WALL

 I always said I'd never make a T-shirt quilt, but that's what I'm doing right now.  I cut up my Volunteer t-shirt from this year's Quiltcon.  It was the color of this year's Color of the Year by Pantone, Peach Fizz.  I added some more shades of peach, including a very dark rust-orange.  I threw in a few blues.  Then as I was putting the pieces up on the wall I decided it needed some white.  I looked through my stash, hoping I'd have a white with peach or orange little dots or something - and of course, I didn't.  So, I went with solid white.  The pieces still need to be sewn into blocks and assembled.  

Here's how it looks today:

CHINESE GARDEN SKETCH

 I met up with the Seattle Urban Sketchers at the Seattle Chinese Garden next to South Seattle Community College.

We gathered at the entrance and introduced ourselves, then we all dispersed to sketch.

I choose a rock in the shade with a view of the entrance to the building, which turned out to be a mistake.  It was cold and breezy.  And the rock was cold and hard.

But, I really didn't notice any of that while I was busy sketching.  But, as I drew near to finishing, I realized how cold I was.  I quickly finished up and left before the throw-down, where we share our sketches, which was still more than an hour away.