Quick thought!

I was watching "Hoarders, Buried Alive" last night... admittedly one of my favorite shows! Nothing motivates me to clean my apt more than a sunday marathon. And while I think hoarding is not only repulsive but also a very very sad illness I have to admit I can relate to these people on a certain level... I see absolutely NOTHING wrong with climbing over a pile of fabric to reach your refrigerator!!!!

Dear Blog Readers

... I have not forgotten about you!!! I have been sewing my ass off all month and just haven't had time to put it all in words! A month long wrap up will be posted in the very near future including photos of all the projects I have completed in the last 3 weeks =) Your patience is much appreciated!

And the winners are...

The thread wall here at Quilt and Sewing Center is like a little slice of heaven!!! 

I could bask in the glory of 417 isacord colors all day!!!

So here are the final choices in order form left to right... 

1102 Pumpkin, 1704 Candy Apple, 1521 Flamingo, 4152 Nameless (booo),

4113 Danish Teal, 0020 Black, 2905 Iris Blue

Downtime

Last week was a rocky one... it felt alot like this...

But today I woke up and the sun was shining! It suddenly feels like the storm is beginning to pass.  I'm an emotional person its true.. it's clearly stated in the "about me" section lol. That being said if there is one thing I do well when I'm stessing... its WORK! The monster of a pattern is FINISHED!

She's finally ready to be stitched! That means today is thread day! Im in my happy place, the sun is shining and I'm listening to John Mayer on Pandora.  

A Hard Days Work In Photos...

Woke up early and well rested. Made a pot of coffee, put Pandora on and got right to work. Today was all about tentacles! So I took a lot of pictures just thought I'd share a few =) 

Rise and Shine!

Lots of cutting today!

Starting to come together...

Finally found my references! 

And finished drawing her face!

I Throw Nothing Away!

Even the scraps.

Because Cadence can make anything fun!

This one looks like a monster mouth.

 So many wonderful things in one little photo! <3<3<3

So many wonderful fabrics in one little quilt! <3<3<3

The Best Damn Background EVER!

While patterning out this Octopus quilt has been challenging, picking the fabrics on the other hand was a breeze!  Totally hit the nail on the head wit this one!

It's called "Sun Surf Sand" and I'm loving it! It makes me feel beachy and wonderful... I almost forgot it was a mere 20 degrees outside!!! 

Space Poop!

This is Cadence... My amazing, hilarious, smart, wonderful, beautiful daughter... She is my best friend and the best thing I have ever done. Like many six year olds she loves space and has known all the planets for a while now. So when we got this sweet line of Avlyn Glow in the Dark fabric at the shop I just had to spring for the panel! It's called "Space Ranger".

Janice kindly serged up the edges for me. I simply tacked it up and Whaaa-laaaa Cadence is sleeping under the stars!

At bedtime tonight she requested one of her favorites... "8 Spinning Planets". I was admiring her adorableness as well as the sweet glow in the dark constellations. This panel kicks ass! I spied the Little Dipper, Gemini, Orion, Scorpio, The Sail and then something I have never seen before..... The Poop?!?! 

Yes thats right "The Poop"! I could not help but notice the shape of this unique star pattern. I was struck by its accuracy... I can see two hips and well a plop LOL... I know Im sorry... you get the idea.  Anyways all Im saying is I can see how this configuration could represent a "bm" (yes my daughter attends daycare and I feel stupid just typing that) 

So by now the wheels in my head are spinning and I'm wondering is there really a "Poop" constellation? One quick google search and the answer.... YES! ....Puppis or "Poop" is defined as "Bright constellation of the southern hemisphere, representing a ship's poop or stern" 

Ship Stern? Ok... So yeah you learn something new everyday! Thank you Space Ranger!