Thursday 9 June 2011

Double Fat Jack Gets Fatter

It has been a productive day here in my little household. Not only do I have a relatively clean house (for me), but I have been cutting and marking, pinning and sewing, more cutting, ironing, and then endless trimming. But I do have something to show for all that work.

First I took my Double Fat Jack and turned him into a Double Fatter Jack. He is now big and he is rounded.


I used one of yesterday's purchases to create an envelope back and turned Fat Jack into Fatter Jack the Pillow -


In actual fact, Jack is such a greedy pillow that he is stuffed with not one but two bed pillows. I think I will either have to go out and buy the biggest, fattest pillow I can find or else make one. I am tending to prefer the first option. If they make oversize pillows for the bedroom. Otherwise I am going to have to make one because this is one big pillow cover! It needs a big pillow inside, or two. Bigger than we currently own.

Once the Fatter Jack task was accomplished I really got into the cutting, and sewing and trimming lark. I was on a HST (half square triangles) marathon. But I did it. I produced with barely a procrastinated moment. Which is remarkably good for me!


Fifty of them, made with another of yesterday's purchases - those green fat quarters. I am even more in love with these fabrics than I was in the shop. I set out with a pattern in mind. I wanted to go for the extremely simple design of this -

I always liked the way the triangles looked once quilted.
But then they were lying there on the table and I started playing. Needless to say the possibilities are endless. I could sew this pattern -
I prefer this to...
... this one as I like the green square in the middle rather than the white.
Not really sure about this one.
Too boring!
Nope, not this one either.
Maybe?
This one appeals because - well because it does.
Umm... hmmm... I don't think this is the one for me. But it could be.
I do kind of like this one too.
Now I am totally confused and know the longer I sit there and play with the various combinations the more muddled my brain will get. Should I go for the original idea of just the small triangles lined up in rows, or one of the other ones? What do you think?

Susan

15 comments:

  1. Very interesting seeing all the possibilities. Well as I've made one earlier this year almost identical to first layout, I think I would go with your 'nope, not this one either' arrangement!

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  2. I like "I prefer this too.." !!

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  3. Wow - you`ve been a busy bee! Your Fat Jack is brilliant (now there`s an English word for you...do the Canadians say `awesome?) and bigger somehow than I imagined. He`s very lovely.

    I love all your greens - so fresh, and green is my favourite colour. I love love the first layout and it is on my to do very soon list...which means for me within the next 5 years.

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  4. Loving it all! I think I prefer the first plan of HSTs, maybe... Glad I don't have to decide!

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  5. Wow! You have been a busy little bee! lol I love the green (surprised?) with all those possibilities who could decide?

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  6. Counting down from the first layout I would go for either No 1 the simplest and my favourite or No 7 or 8.

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  7. I love them all! Let's do a HST quilt along and make all of them into a big quilt!...or would that send you over the edge? he he xxx

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  8. Fatter Jack looks fabulous! And I love the variations you came up with for your HSTs. I agree with most of your preferences - who knew there would be so many possibilities! Decisions, decisions!

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  9. I love your original option, its so fresh and the simplicity of it really appeals to me. But I also like the very last option, love how its off centre, its so interesting :-) You have been busy!

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  10. I love the green fabric too. I think I'd go for "maybe?" or the one after.
    Good luck choosing - I fear all these comments will confuse you even more as clearly none of us can agree either!

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  11. Fatter Jack looks fab! Isn't P&Q just like play therapy for adults? I love all the variations you came up with, any of them would look stunning cos the fabrics are gorgeous! Go with your gut! Jxo

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  12. BTW I like Karen's idea of HST QAL - oh the possibilities!

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  13. lol, love seeing you play with your toys ;-) I want to play too now... but I've got a few more bits to get on with before I tackle HST's again! They do all look so lovely though!

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  14. http://joyineverythingthruhim.blogspot.com/2011/07/commission-complete.html Inspiration worked! Here is the baby baseball quilt.

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