Which is which

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Suzanne

Aren’t they adorable?

Oh wait. You aren’t supposed to call football players adorable, are you?

Well, I think they are pretty scrumptious. And even *I* might have trouble knowing which was which if I didn’t know their numbers. (Of course, I’m their Mom, and yes, even if they didn’t have numbers, I’d know. But only because their faces are in the pictures. From far away or behind, all bets are off.)

I’m feeling the need for a contest here. NO particular reason. Just because.

To enter? Post your guess as to which kid is which. Even if you really have no clue, just post a random guess. One is named Joe, the other is Will. You can identify them in your comment by number. (In case you can’t read their shirts, 52 is on the left, 54 on the right).

No fair guessing if you are related and know which one is which number. I guess if you are related and you DON’T know, it’s fair for you to guess, but I’m not promising I’ll enter you in the prize drawing.

Entries will be accepted until Friday at 5PM CST. Entry to be drawn at random. Prize to be determined, either something quilty, yarn-y, or…something else if you don’t quilt or like yarn. And you are welcome to invite your friends to guess, too. Or not, if you think it’ll improve your chances of winning.

TTFN-

Suzanne

edited October 3, 2008: the contest is now closed, you can read the answer in this post. Thanks for playing along!

Blooming Nine Patch

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Suzanne

I referenced this a few days ago, but have only today remembered to get photos of it. if you are a member of MQResource, these are the same pictures that are posted over there.

This quilt is so big, I don’t have a good place to spread it out for a full view, but this gives you an idea of the overall look.

Typically, a Blooming Nine Patch is made with all print fabrics that flow into one another (via changes in color). I made one last spring which I’ve shown a couple of times with bugs and flowers and stripes.

My customer used some solid fabrics with her, which meant that some of the quilting would actually “show,” whereas in a typical B9P, the fabrics are so busy, the quilting is more texture than design.

I picked a couple of things to work with: continuous curve (the arcs), feathers and ribbon curls, and tried to come up with different ways to use them, so that each color fabric has different design, but it is all cohesive.

I think it turned out well, though it is huge and seemed to take forever to do.

And yes, David, I stand by the word NEED, in reference to NEEDING to sew. (That would be my brother, by the way, being smart-alecky…)

Optical Illusion

Posted on October 1, 2008 by Suzanne

I’ve experienced this illusion before, but it still boggles my mind a bit.

Can anyone explain to me why it is that after taking the equivalent of nearly 4 yards of fabric out of the plastic container, it doesn’t look any different than it did when I started?

I just visited that link above, and it turns out that the last time I posted about a scrap bin not looking different, it was this same 1.5 inch strip bin.

And guess what?

It DOES look different now. Back then it was overflowing. Now, at least, it is all pushed down in the container itself.

Hmm. Maybe the word PUSHED is the key. I did smoosh a bit before I took the picture.

(The pile is going to turn into a Chinese Coins quilt, probably for a QOV for Alycia’s goal. I needed some really mindless sewing and this did the trick. It had been far too long since the Bernina had even been turned on. Now, though, I have to take it all downtown to press, because I still haven’t gotten a new iron/ironing board for home. Not that I’ve needed it…)

Off to the shop. Have a great day!

Suzanne