Batting woes

Don't you hate it when you're layering a quilt, and you can't get the batting to lay flat no matter what you do. This batting is too defective to use, but I don't know if I should try and return it to the store or the manufacturer.

Oh. Nevermind.

Two more pink speedy chickens

Here are two more speeding chickens...these are racing to the right. For more scrappy fun, visit Oh Scrap!

And here's Buddy. His favorite toy is a furry puff ball. He likes to bring it to me so I'll throw it. Last night at about 2AM, he woke me by dropping it on my face. Is this something a cat would do, or is it all dog?

Pink Speedy Chickens

Here are two pink speedy chickens where the term "pink" is used loosely to mean "pink" or "this may be pink but it could be orange" or "this was in my pink pile but maybe its really coral." I think it would be safe to call them "transitional pink" given we just went from an orange month to the first week for pink at the Rainbow Scrappy Challenge.

I also cut fabric for two more pink chickens to run in the other direction.

Here is the entire chicken coop so far. In the beginning I was making one chicken in each color, so now to make a full quilt I will be going back and filling in...the usual state of affair for my RSC projects.

And please ignore the tiny speedy chicken. She's only visiting from an alternative universe. 

Alternative Universe Poodle

This appears to be a poodle from the Dear Jane Alternative Universe Compendium (DJAUC). These are blocks Jane Stickle made but chose not to include in her famous quilt. I don't mean to be critical, but the poodle seems a bit rudimentary and crude. Of course, since it is confined to 4.5 inches square, there is less room to maneuver.

This is how the Alt Jane poodle compares to my full-sized poodle.

And here is the gratuitous cat photo. Poor Buddy was left at the base of the design wall. Molly was going to run up the design wall but decided to run away instead when she realized I might take her picture. Staff might have stated that "two-year old cats no longer qualify as kittens." So don't expect to see a cute picture of Molly anytime soon.

Alternative Jane Speedy Chicken

Molly agrees that there is nothing more cheery than an adorable kitten. And Molly apologizes for the pictures of patchwork that you will have to endure before you get to see another picture of her.

Here is a speedy chicken.

And yes, it is an Alternative Universe Dear Jane block...that is, it is a speedy chicken block that Jane Stickle made but did not include in her famous quilt. Instead, it is merely documented in the Alternative Universe Compendium. Conforming to the Dear Jane block, the new speedy chicken block is finished at 4.5 inches square (5 inches unfinished).

Here are some of the other blocks in the Alternative Universe.

Molly says, Whew! You made it through all that boredom, so here's your reward.

Where Am I?

I admired Cathy's (from Crazy By Design) quarterly list of works in progress. I thought I would try a simpler effort...round up the lost Rainbow Scrappy Challenge projects. I feel I have a firm handle on the sheep, speedy chickens, pinwheels and spools. But the cows...first I had to find the cows. We are almost at the last month and I only have four. And one still has horns. Happily for this dairy cow, removing the horns will only require a seam ripper.

Well, if you think the cow project is lame, you should check out the lions. The good news is that I have once again united the red lion face with its mane. Now all I have to do is give it a body and a background.

Vintage Butterfly Quilts

Here are the bright vintage butterfly blocks. I started making this quilt and found some blocks were wispy and quiet, while another group were boisterous show-offs. The two groups did not get along. For the bright group, I'm wondering if they need wider sashing, or maybe they just need to be jammed next to each other. In any case, I've decided to make the quilts 6 X 7 blocks so I have 18 more bright blocks to make.

This is the quieter version. As you can see, quiet is relative. To see more exciting butterfly and kaleidoscopes, fly to Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilts.  Butterflies group together on the first of each month.