{{giggle}} -- A couple of detours

Ummmm........I need to stay away from the computer in the wee hours of the morning.....

WAY TOO MUCH INSPIRITATION OUT THERE!!!! This time---it's Moda Bake Shop's fault......the culprit: Avignon Picnic. It seemed the PERFECT pattern to tackle the growing 2.5" strip bin!!!!!
{{chuckle}}--"inspiritation?....LOL....ummm...okay, I guess I'm good at making up words too!

So.....let A Scrappy Picnic commence!

{{Oh, and check out that print out! I was playing with the printer-setting-window today. Why hadn't I thought of this before???? I have an option "pages on each page"....This was a 4-page PDF pattern, so I selected "4". V'iola! All 4 print on ONE page---small print, but my eyes are still young enough. Besides, I really only needed the pictures. Just thought I'd share...}}
I've never really kept track of how long it takes to make certain quilts....so this will be the first I document as I create it.

sorted.....into 7 colorways (greens, reds/oranges, pinks/purples, blues, browns/blacks, yellows, lights), but I'm only going to use the greens, red/oranges, blues & browns/blacks. The others will await some other special project in the future :0)

I contemplated using my scrappy lights, but ended up deciding on a nice, bleached white, CONSISTENT muslin. White goes with everything, right? ;0)

And rather than strip-piecing all of the scraps, I actually cut most of the bricks ahead of time. I had a feeling too much of the scraps and white would need to be tossed into the "crumb" box because of all the odds-n-end sizes. This actually worked out MUCH better for the little bit of extra time it took...

Blues done :0)

and as I started tackling the green strips....I hear this "rumbly-rumble"......

huh...wha...?...where is that noise coming from? It's not raining out, is it????

{{{happy squeel}}}
I KNOW THAT TRUCK!!!! Last night, at some point, I had asked Him what his plans were for today because his construction jobs have had Him here-there-n-everywhere lately. His response: "well, if the wood gets delivered, I'll work on the downstairs bedroom." {{HA! bedroom? Okay honey, I'll let you keep calling it that, but the girls are JUST gonna have to learn how to share the two bedrooms upstairs!}} That silly DH ordered all the wood supplies yesterday to be delivered today! Have I told you lately how much I love Him??? ;0)

So, I quickly finished up the greens and then started tidying up to make room for DH's equipment and work area....

....I need to tidy up more often!!!!!! LOOOOOOK at what I found in a cute lil' Christmas box....
I had completely forgotten about this lil' gift from Hythe, one of my Beginning Quilting students from last year. Sometimes I really do wonder about "fate" and all that......I was JUST thinking I needed some more "tan/cream" colored thread!

So, that got me inspired for a brief time (15 minutes) to tackle this bag of Christmas fabrics...
They may find themselves in another Moda Bake Shop pattern that I was admiring this AM too.....(Fruitcake Under My Tree) -- just posted today.

DH and I had good timing....as I was finishing up the pressing and folding of the Christmas Fabric, the truck was just leaving...


So, A Scrappy Picnic will need to be set aside for a little bit.
Time invested: 2 hours.

We needed to run a quick errand (take his truck into the shop----why are vehicles such a pain sometimes????), return some movies to the Library, pick up a window for a client, .... and now.....I wait. DH wanted to run to the client's house to quickly install the window; and he took the girls with him. So....I figured a quick update was a perfect way to utilize this hour until he returns. Then....a little lunch, and then.......WALLLLLS!!!!!!

I'm sure you can expect pics tonight.....