outward bound

for NoJo

outward

i've wanted to try my hand at a convex quilt since Molly's visit to this quilt show... 

so i bought a pattern

and promptly forgot about it...

last year i started a purge of the Great Pile of Stuff

 with the thought in mind that i would no longer just go through stuff...

 i would put up or shut up...

no more shuffling patterns and fabric and project boxes from one pizza box to another 

or from one shelf to the closet to under the ironing station

  if i put my hands upon it 

it was either going to become something or it was going out...

before you ask 

and how's THAT going for you?!?

the answer is slowly...

one of the first patterns that i picked up from the GPS was Convex Illusions 

and, having placed my hands upon it, knew that it was then or never...

so i grabbed two big enough pieces of fabric from the batiks and put this together...

and it wasn't as difficult as i was afraid it would be

 lots and lots of seams 

and lots and lots of corners to match

but kinda fun...

but then i was at a loss of what to do with it cuz it took all but a few inches of those two fabrics and there wasn't anymore to work with...

so i went back to purging...

and two months later 

as i said, it is going slowly 

i found a piece of fabric taking up space on the shelf next to Sven the Viking that looked like it was made just for the purpose of surrounding the center...

cool, huh?!?

i added strips of the center's brown for an inner border

and more of the trees for an outer border...

and used leftovers from the stash for the backing...

the binding is ready to go

 cuz that's another thought i've had - no sending off a quilt top and backing for quilting unless there is a binding waiting for it when it gets back home 

when this comes back after Liz the Most Auspicious Longarm Quilter works her magick...

so ... YAY!!!

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

H is for Hogwarts

we've stitched and listened long enough to save Sirius Black!!!

and now, on to Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire...

and

 at last 

something Harry Potterish is stitched...

woo hootie hoo!!!

What's got your wand in a knot?

Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

aw, come on!!!

still listening to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...

and still no sign of Harry Potter...

Melissa's stitching already has an owl and most of Hogwarts...

That is the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger. Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.

Severus Snape in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

slogging along

more listening to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 

and moving on to Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban...

it's gonna be a banner...

You want fame, you have to be prepared for a long hard slog.

Gilderoy Lockhart in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets