Monday, May 6, 2013

How do you solve a problem like Michelle?

Although not participating in Me Made May, I did document two of the five me-made outfits I wore in the last week - in the ladies' dunnies at the new job, no less.

Perfect circles quilt  - sewing together

Perfect circles quilt  - sewing together

Never let it be said that this blog doesn't just OOZE class.

In between parental visits and interstate visits of our own, I managed to squeeze in a little sewing. And, not skirts or dresses SURPRISE SURPRISE!!

Scrappy tripalong number 2

I did a little patchworking, firstly on the seemingly never ending Japanese scrappy trip around the world. It frustrated me that I decided to work on this when I have three quilts to get into a photographable state by 7 June. But I think I just needed to get this sewn together into rows and then packed away so it is out of sight for the while. I will worry about it again when the guild exhibition quilts are done.

And now I can get stuck into this - my perfect circles quilt. ( It really needs another name. Everyone keeps seeing planets, and so do I.) It's been hanging in completed blocks on my design wall for a week now. I'll move things around each day, never entirely satisfied with it. But I've had to put my foot down - I needed to start sewing it together.

Perfect circles quilt  - sewing together

Which I did. Two rows stitched together already. Which only begs the question ... What took me so long?

Perfect circles quilt  - sewing together

So about those other two exhibition quilts. For one I've only made 4 blocks out of perhaps 36? I've never actually counted the number of blocks I'm supposed to make. The other quilt hasn't even been started yet, but I bought the fabric 6 weeks. Sigh. I would normally drop this third quilt, but originally it was the only quilt I was going to submit to the exhibition, and to drop it now would make me feel l like a quitter.

And I'm a quilter, not a quitter. And besides this is too much fun, finding scraps of time throughout a busy week to try to create something lovely. If I actually had a dedicated day to sew, I don't think I'd know what to do with myself.

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  1. It's called procrastination, Michelle. ;)

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  2. The circles are wonderful: "planetary designs".

    How are you going to quilt it?

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    1. Still haven't worked out what to call it. Something mildly offensive would be ideal ;)

      I'm doing matchstick quilting for it. I'm INSANE

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  3. Oh no, I haven't even started my exhibition quilt, I might give it a miss this year... on the other hand I have been taking photos of my shoes at the loos at work. Achievement!

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    1. Do it do it do it do it! You know you want to!

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  4. Love the circles. What are your other entries and when is the show.
    There's nothing like a deadline is there!

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    1. Thanks Chris! I also have a scrap vomit quilt, and another top secret quilt (not really - I just don't know how to describe it!). The show is in Canberra from August 8-11! Will you come down for it? Would be great to see you again.

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  5. I'm totally crushing on your planetoids! For shiz!

    I don't know how we manage to get ourselves in to these predicaments. I too have exhibition things to be sewing and yet... here I am late at night surfing blogs... oh well... it'll happen... eventually.

    In the meantime - MINI QUILT VACCAY THIS WEEKEND!!! SOOOO HAPPY!

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    1. I think it's the art of procrastination that we excel at, Ange.

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  6. Michelle, your blog def has class. Love the circles, the fabrics are great.
    looking forward to seeing your matchstick quilting.

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  7. Love the perfect circles and looking forward to seeing more of your Japanese scrappy trip around the world. Thanks for your earlier tip on the superior thread donut, I managed to score one at the recent AQC in Melbourne.

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