A change of direction

When the child's away the Mom will play! Yes, I had two days to muck about with fabric while the middle school band whisked our daughter away to play at Universal Studios (lucky kid!)

I've spent most of my focus lately on the Glamping Table Topper, and after finishing the piecing I was ready for a diversion.

Up above is my self named Disney Mary Blair Style Wall Hanging in process.

 That's the design peeking through my  RunDisney bag. I'm adapting it from some Disney Parks merchandise that was developed for May this year. The castle image is in a poster and some pins.

The runDisney bag from an abandoned 1/2 marathon attempt last year. I've done others, but my foot won't allow the impact of running anymore. sob. sob. sob.  I'm developing my race walking instead. Slowly.

Very slowly.

Really, really, slowly.

Speaking of bags - look what this nice store gave me to bring home a couple of fabric bits...

First chance I've had to visit this shop (Stitchcraft) since it opened a couple of years ago. (There's that Mom playing while the child's away, again!)

Beautiful shop - friendly folks. Too much temptation!

Lookee - fabric! Yes, some has been used - I pieced a back for the Glamping Table Topper this weekend, too. No, I didn't get it right in my first attempt. I'll show you next post!



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Insomnia works - a.k.a. - Glamping Quilt piecing done!

Apparently I'm in the insomnia phase of life!! The eyes pop open about 2 a.m. and the mind starts racing.

I have to get up.

Last night the ol' brain was mulling over embellishment ideas for the Glamping table topper quilt,

and calculating if I'd enough charm squares left to create a binding for the quilt.

My middle of the night calculations said yes. So I prepped some squares and headed back to bed.

But plowing through the morning work I'd prepped in the wee hours, I discovered that math is best left for daylight and calculators.!!

So my patchy binding became a blocky border: I had EXACTLY enough charm squares to pull this off!!

Seaming it all together today - it's in imperfect condition. Fact of life for me - the novice quilter.

And these blocks didn't make the cut for the corners. Too busy - so I'll add them to the back somehow.

I'm short a little bit of rick rack at the moment - but I want to suggest the guide wires (guy wires?) that hold up tents. The quilt needs a little more pizzazz around the edges apart from quilting that will happen later!

I think criss-crossing the rick rack will make for a more rope like appearance - rather than just an echo of the triangle shapes.

And perhaps flags from the top of each tent?? Maybe too circus-like, let me think on that.

I'm so excited to have the piecing done!!

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Vintage and more - I've been shopping! - Thrift Share

I'm researching to find out more on this fabulous photo/painting of what could be a cutter ship.

It looks like a painting up close - yet there's a hint of photography printing in it too. So I've decided it must be a paint enhanced photo of some sort.

The back says a studio in New York (now defunct) and the word "photogravure".

Whatever it turns out to be - I like it! The orange is bold and the quality of the work is very fine.

Couldn't pass up these rustic military green metal bookends.

Nor could I let this complete fondue set pass me by either. It's in pristine condition. Have you ever tried fondue?

Me - just once - in a ship themed restaurant in Underground Atlanta.

Niiiiiice condition on this brass horse wall hook. Reminds me of the brass horse figure I found awhile ago.

And a quirky find - wicker edged souvenir trays. The plexiglas inserts hold an array of vintage postcards from Guyana!

As always, if something caught your eye pop on over to my Etsy shop VintageBitsToo for these listings and others. Or, if I'm too slow to list you can contact me at my email in the sidebar!

Have you been out to the thrifts lately? What's been your quirkiest find??


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