Design Wall Monday

Last week I started playing with a disappearing four-patch block. I spent the weekend playing with the quilt design in EQ7. I had a need to connect the blocks so I added a second block...looks the same but different colors.

Got one of the new blocks constructed on the third try.

What Happen's If I Push This Button?

I bought a new camera today...boy am I struggling...I might have to read the instruction manual. What's up with that?

Thursday was my monthly Breakfast Club date. This month we explored the block "Disappearing Four-Patch." You start out with a four-patch then you cut it apart and then rearrange and sew it back together. I brought batiks to play with...typical. Here they are set on diagonal.

How about aligning darks and lights?...

Here's the version of our leader created. She did two colors with a background color.

I might go this route for the layout...going to think about it for awhile.

An Eye Toward the Sky

I have to share some wonderful photos taken by my good friend, Cheri. She's working on her photography skills and she's allowed me to share some of her photos. Today I want to share some Bald Eagle shots. 

These were all taken on travels along the Kenai Peninsula last weekend. 

It's that time of year when the adolescent eagles have to make that transition to adulthood.

 On the left is the teenager...he hasn't gotten his pretty white head yet. 

Looks like there is a sister! Look at that wingspan. 

They are incredible birds. I'm fortunate to see one almost daily.

 Click on this photo...the eagle has his head tilted like he is checking out something good.

"Majestic" describes them perfectly. 

A Better View

I couldn't resist sharing one more picture of the moose from yesterday morning...the sun was hitting him as I got ready to leave the house.

Design Wall Monday

It's been a long time since I've posted on DWM...but I've been watching what everyone else has been working on the past few weeks...it's the next best thing to posting myself. 

I have finally gotten the first two borders on this quilt completed. Lots of seam ripper action on this quilt. I hope to get the final border on by Thursday. This quilt was started January of 2011. 

I took this photo with my new IPhone 4s that I barely know how to use. Seems there is a software problem downloading photos to Windows for editing...grrrr. I finally got it to work by emailing myself the photo but it doesn't work every time. The digital camera I keep in the sewing studio has taken its last photo which isn't all bad...I really didn't like the photos that camera took...I always had to play with the colors and exposure.

Here's what I saw this morning while making my coffee.

Moose are hard to see, they blend in so beautifully. But this one is kind of hard to miss...huge! Yep...we are still working on melting all the snow.

Senior Prom

Last night was Senior Prom for my son Zack and his girlfriend Lindsey.

And I just have to share with you that Lindsey is a talented designer. She designed her dress and made it! Here's a view of the back.

The prom theme was "Silver Screen." I think they looked just like they walked off a movie set from the '40s. I should have gotten a picture of her $15 dollar fur stole wrap she found at Salvation Army that matched perfectly. Maybe she'll model it for me again!

'Tis the Season

I have finished a little cross stitch Santa ornament, "French Horn Santa," a kit from Mill Hill. 

This completes a set released in 2002, Musical Santas.

I have two more sets to tackle.

2006 Medieval Santas.

2010, Seafaring Santas.

And of course there is a new set for 2012 that will be released soon!