wild sewing

some time ago had seen this on the internet someplace and tried to obtain the pattern....to no avail since it was out of print.  a fellow stashbuster had one and kindly sent it along....

it's from country threads (now closed shop) and called "wild turkeys"...the fallish colors and folk art look really appealed to me.  one marathon sewing day pulled out plaids and got the turkeys basted.  yesterday at sewing bee started the applique, perhaps for a thanksgiving finish?  that's the plan anyway.  surprised at how quickly got nearly the entire turkey finished....now for the feet!  already tucked away are the half square triangle squares so it could very well be done for thanksgiving...

stuck in a cloudy/rainy/sunny weather pattern and can't believe friday is here again....have roughed out my weekend to-do list but counting my blessings is at the very top.  next week is shaping up to be another busy one!

the finish

binding on and done!   wow...this old dog has a new trick!

took the plunge!

despite being wiped out from whole HOUR of exercise at the Y today with a short nap that followed, attached my walking foot for a trial run.  this little piece was ideal for practice as it's a bit wonky, but doesn't look too bad i don't think!  the batting was a bit thicker than it should be making it puffier, but still a good trial....

with a thinner batt, would quilt closer lines....a quick finish is great!  have some orange binding all ready and it'll be done!   i am so liking this a lot for small pieces...won't take the place of the hand quilting that i love to do, but for certain things it'll be ideal.   ***  my (mostly) plant-based diet continues and is in overdrive now that fresh veggies abound.  the latest is this dish of roasted vegs--zuke, vidalia onion, red sweet pepper and carrots--mixed with a bit of olive oil, garlic powder and fresh thyme....deee-lish! 

just one thing....

seems to always lead to another!  while pulling large yardage pieces off the shelf for the canvas tote, found a 2 yard piece saving for sashing for a jo morton project...well, that could go in the shoebox with the other pieces, right?  then wouldn't take long to cut up the strips for the sashing and be done, right?  then it's out of the stash completely, sort of...this is the project, her s'mores pattern from an old magazine...

on the back burner a while but now officially "in progress"....then finished up the first leg of round robin brown bag challenge for the guild, so that is now "in the bag"....

and since i actually finished something, decided to play around with these blocks to perhaps use for a tablerunner.....

but i think it's going to remain on the design wall for another purpose...and many more blocks of course.  ****  with june flying fast, trying to get this official UFO done and off the list....coming along and most likely it will be finished by the time july arrives....a jan patek pillow received in a giveaway....nice folk art piece she is well known for designing...

i have her nativity wall quilt pattern but haven't started that yet....january maybe?  *** today is cleaning day as tomorrow is guild workshop day to make up kits for the work meeting.  i did get one tablerunner top together and another is in the works. ***  finally saw "the shape of water" and "phantom thread", both really interesting but very different movies.  one is a compilation of beauty and the beast meets romeo and juliet meets splash ("shape") and the other, daniel day-lewis' last movie (so he says) is a quirky and has a bit of an ewwww factor.  couldn't help wondering if his character is based on a real life person....sure hope not!

ADDENDUM:  re those plaid blocks?  i see a mistake...uh oh...time to rrrrip and resew i guess!