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Monday, December 5, 2011

Design Wall Monday - 12/5/11

I know that it has been a few weeks since I reported that I'd found my design wall while unpacking some boxes.  I was hoping to participate in JudyL's Design Wall linky long before now - but wouldn't ya know it, I couldn't find the digital camera! Then when I did the battery was dead.... so I charged it up and then I forgot about my sewing room... and then... just now this weekend I remembered!  Here's just a little of what I have to share.
I know it doesn't look like much of anything. But to me it is! It's a reference guide to two of my quilts in progress.  I'm pretty sure I told you about "borrowing" a few Priority Mail cardboard boxes from the PO before I left Texas.  Yes, in each one I put a different quilt that I was working on - they're all I plan to work on during our year of renting this home.  Everything else can remain packed up until time to move again.  There were about 7 or 8 priority boxes which will keep me busy until the time comes...

Well since I couldn't find my Scraps & Shirttails book to look up what size parts & how many I need to make a few more "Hand Me Downs" blocks - it just made sense to hang up a part of that quilt in the top right corner to use as a reference guide.  You'll also see a few red/green "Star Struck" blocks as I've been using those units as Leader/Enders lately.
Hand Me Down Blocks sitting by the machine pressed and ready to join up.

But the main project I've been focused on is the denium - if that were the only things on my design wall when I took the photo I'd almost guarantee NO ONE would double click on my Mr. Linky photo b/c it would appear so BORING!  haha but I guarantee when it's done it won't be boring at all! :)

A few of my facebook friends helped me go on a nation wide search for a magazine with this Tic-Tac-Toe project in it.  I'm hoping to make several of them next year to give as Birthday gifts, but for my first one - I'd like it to go to my very own 7 year old "Tic-tac-toe QUEEN, Nora!" :)    Yep, she's that good at playing the game and loves to challenge anyone!!

and you wanna know something pretty cool...  not only is this project cheap as in I didn't have to buy anything - but the denium I'm using are a pair of my Daddy's denim coveralls and a light denim shirt that was his and doesn't fit him anymore. :)
I'm looking forward to her taking this game set with her during Christmas Break and challenging him to a game of Tic-Tac-Toe made from his shirt and coveralls!  He was the one that taught her this game a few years ago and would let her win.... he'll be lucky to score a CAT with her now that she's older and wiser. lol

Until then...

Love from Indiana!

6 comments:

  1. Ha! I love that you call it "CAT"!! I call it that and my husband looks at me like I'm nuts!! Must be a KY thing!!
    If you want me to send you the measurements from scraps and shirt tails - mines sitting on my bedside table. I was just thumbing through it last night. I'd be happy to!
    I may actually participate in the linky this week!! I don't have a design wall, but I do have blocks all over my floor right now!! Lol!!

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  2. Congrats on finding your sewing room again! Lots of good stuff up on the wall. Great reuse of denim--your girl should love whipping her grandpa in a game :)

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  3. Adorable tick tac toe. What a great gift idea. You could play by tosskn beanbags or the regular way. Lots of fun Bonnie inspired projects going on. Can't find better inspiration than that

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  4. Can't wait to see what that ends up to be!

    glen

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  5. Lots of fun things going on. The temporary feeling of waiting for a move can stop progress, but you've got a great plan. Glad you got your camera working this was a fun peek at what you are working on!

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  6. Can you share which magazine the pattern was in? I just made a board and was trying to figure out how to make the x's and o's. THANKS!

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