Styling Llama and design walls

Dusty the llama is stylin’ in this quilt. I’m loving the deep red checked border! 

It took 14 yards of drapery weight flannel to recover my design walls. They were covered in a polyester or warm and natural cotton batting then “accidentally” torn by an attack cat going for the elasticized fish toy stuck on a Quilters pin high on the wall! Now they blend with the walls and this 6.45 oz flannel is strong and looks great. 

Studio space changes

I changed up the family room into a studio! My sisters thought I was crazy but from my point of view I did not care to view the "tv shrine" all day. I watch tv in the evenings and thought a design wall would give me more joy. And it has....instead of looking at brown all day, I have a light space to play with fabric and design. From this

 

To this! It's so much more fun and useful!

 

My helpers love it too!

 

I also changed out my breakfast table with a counter height makeshift work table....60" square. No more backaches from bending to cut and I can square up quilts easier. 

The visit to Grandies was wonderful....! We had sunshine in Seattle area and visited many parks and the zoo. Mostly I held the new little bear cub and watched Nemo and The Little Mermaid with big sister! 

  

2017 Quilt time

I have so much fun doing the mini quilts for the "I Love this Fabric" class I teach, the ideas multiply like rabbits. The December class was full of colorful fun fabrics, I can't wait to see the finished Quilts. I hope they bring them to our January SMQG meeting. Another class is scheduled for Tues, Jan 24 if you want to join the fun.

I made another design wall 4' x 8' out of batting covered foam board for all these Mini Quilt ideas. Also see the tracing paper on the right over the small star Quilt challenge.....I'm working on Quilt stitch ideas.  

Here's the Kaffee Fasset fish fabric in process. This one needs the quilting extended into the turquoise border.

 

Another recent finish, Jack the Cat in negative space.

Qdad (the Quilt Design a Day Facebook group) has a word challenge this month. Here's some of my designs. 

The one below word is "favorite" and Mote Aquarium is one of mine favorite places to take photos. I stylized the photo then positioned "Nemo" to appear to be swimming out of a Drunkards Path cave.

 

The word is "beach". I'm working on NOT doing literal interpretations- this is the essence of beach and waves.

 

Cold Weather. My visiting brother returned home to the cold vortex, I'm so thankful I live here!

 

And now back to work on Quilt entries for the FKQG show.