PQ 13-6 Flying Geese

 Flying Geese Fish

It's all a bit Fishy

19.5 x19.5

Let's talk about it

The challenge was to make at least 4 flying geese patches.

 EDIT: Somehow I missed that it needed to be 5 flying geese. I swear I saw 4 earlier. Anyway- I made a label from one, so my total is 5.

  Now let's Carry On: 

 Flying geese are a way to make a triangle that, when they are put together in a line, looks like geese are flying in the sky. Of course, you don't have to make them look like geese or put them in a line. I decided I would use them to make the front of my fish. The fish are made with a flying geese patch, a solid patch and an hourglass patch. I appliqued the eyes on them and I really Love these fish! I like how silly they look. 

  It reminded me of an old camp song I used to sing in Girl Scouts. I looked it up on the internet and discovered that there are a myriad of verses and a myriad of variations to those verses. Of course, I was talking to my husband (who was a 4-H er) and he had never heard of it. So, you might have heard this song, heard a variation or never heard of it at all. BUT-

  I was hearing a story about a Vice Principal who read a story to the school and it was a humorous book about Butts. Now, I am not familiar with that particular book, but I have raised a child who continues to think Farts are the funniest thing ever ( and she is 25), So I am familiar with those student readers who would find it endlessly funny. They fired him for reading that book.

  But then I remember this song- and several verses and they all speak to a questionable activity that adults do not approve of talking about.  I suppose you could say that these camp songs were as much a part of my childhood as all the church songs I sang. In the 60's and 70's all of this was considered wholesome fun and I'd like to think I grew up to be a good citizen. (Didn't hurt me none) 

  If I had time and was a bigger piece, I would have made the words from fabric. But, since it was small and I'm back to work- It was iron-on vinyl to the rescue. 

  Speaking of Work- We are back!!! Opening day was Wednesday and it was CRAZY. So many people on spring break and so excited to visit. My Parasols are still "in Transit" so I worked in the fudge area and made a ton of popcorn and some caramel apples. I'll be happy when those Parasols come in for sure. 

 I'm thrilled to have completed another year of Project Quilting (I missed challenge 1 this year) and I had a really good time. Thanks for another great season!

PQ13-5 Rhythm and Repetition

 Thinking about Spring

Gnomes in the Garden  25" x 25"

OMG! How ridiculous  was my effort this week! The theme of Rhythm and Repetition is something that is so ubiquitous in the quilt world that it's an automatic GIVEN that a quilter would intimately know and often use these elements of art. Basically, it left the challenge so wide open, it was hard to lock down into something. My mind floundered from thought to thought until I was a scattered mess. Somehow I got fixated on the 6" gnome block (really cute!) and added some Cricut Cut flowers and mushrooms. All cute elements I think and worth doing something like it again. Maybe the 12" gnome will be in my future. 

 I've been trying to get a big jump on my quilt guild project of a bookcase quilt, so that's been taking my focus. It's a lovely project for the ice storm days we had. I literally did not go outside for a week. I finally did to get my eyes checked. New Glasses are in my future (7-10 days?) but my eyes are getting old, but not old enough yet. LOL Blurry vision is going to be my companion for awhile. Very disappointing. I didn't realize my "eyeballing" the mushrooms ended up not precise. I'll remember to do more measuring next time. 

Another bit of disappointment is that while some of the Cherrywood Challenge will be at the AQA show in Branson in March, my quilt is not in the right collection, so the locals will continue to not know I exist as a quilter. My collection will be in Missouri later at Missouri Star Quilt Co gallery and I'll try to get there during that time. 

My time away from the world is coming to a close. I start back to work on Monday if the weather allows. I don't know exactly what I'll find when I get there. Mostly cleaning I'm sure at first. I dream we have an elevator. LOL