Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Closet of Shame reveals more.....

Hey! Spell-check's back but you still can't format the writing where you want it to appear.
Well, the gloomy weather goes on but at least there's no snow to go with it. I swear, just under those grey clouds is a spring day waiting to burst forth. It's very warm outside(for NY in Feb) and I worked up a real sweat just walking this morning.
After my walk, I went to the Pantry to pick up the latest mail that was waiting for me and there was plenty since I have been illin' the last ten days or so. It's good to see so many people don't forget families in need at this time of year.
Here are two pieces I did very early on in my quilting life. The fans are hand appliqued (and badly) and very poofy and with the wrong thread color etc. Still, I can't seem to get rid of it. I am going to slap a binding on it and hang it up to keep me humble and boy is it ever! The other one, the flying geese was done before I had a 1/4 inch foot and got serious about how to quilt things. it only requires a couple of lines of quilting down the central beige portions to keep it from pooching when you hang it. The geese are made from pretty fabric squares I got a really long time ago. The beige is a fabric I wish I had bought yards of. It's so pretty and I think I only have a very small half yard left. So pretty.
Well, I'm off to try and figure out what to serve the guys for dinner.
Thanks for stopping by to visit. Tomorrow I will show you some pictures of some beautiful cards I got from a photographer friend who is way, way, talented. I couldn't get them loaded today. She's a genius with a camera and, clearly, I am not. Tune in tomorrow for more "As the Dee Turns"

8 comments:

Deb Geyer said...

THose are very nice quilts, Dee. I like your "quilting sense".

Libby said...

Both quilts look great from here . . . I wish my early efforts were so nice *s*

Gerrie said...

"Nice points" from a pointless quilter!!

Vivian Love said...

I like both these quilts. Great jog, I mean great JOB!...spell check didn't catch that one. Have a great day.

Cindra said...

Those are wonderful quilts. I am so glad you are feeling better and up and doing your walking. I noticed on my way to work this a.m. (7:00) the sun was up and shining!!!! I wasn't driving to work in the dark! Yeahhhhh! Spring is just around the corner. Wishing you sunshine and warmth!

Mary Johnson said...

I think all 3 of these quilts are lovely. I can get overly critical about my work too but sometimes you have to step back and look at the quilt's impact not just nit pick at the workmanship!

Rose said...

I like these quilts. I'm glad you're feeling better. I'm still fighting the cough that came with the crud...it's been three weeks now. Ugh.

Valerie said...

Oh your fans are just lovely...and I have a number of quilts with pointless triangles to match your geese quilt! Definitely makes a girl (or boy for that matter!) feel better about her flubs though...it's nice to know in the beginning, we all have an "oops" or two. :)