Tuesday, 11 March 2014

Back to Normal?

I think the weekend larks are done for a bit. And the going off visiting or having visitors. It was very quiet around here today, other than the inane sound of me talking to myself and catching up on things that needed doing.

But the things that needed doing got done, and I got to sew a little. I added to my little QAYG project.


Obviously you can see the rough circle shape I was aiming for here. I had marked a large circle on the wadding to show me how big I needed to go. I went beyond the line all around the circle, and then used the same household item (pizza pan if you must know) on some Kona snow to make a porthole.

I then spent an inordinate amount of time making the QAYG bigger as apparently the pizza pan grew between me making the two circles and the porthole was bigger than the quilting it was supposed to frame. Do not ask me how! I was perplexed and peeved, but I persevered. (How's that for a little alliteration?)

And now I have this.


Hopefully a cushion in the making that a five year old will love.

Susan
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22 comments:

  1. Lucy | Charm About You11 March 2014 at 19:55

    Totally worth the perseverance and alliteration! Gorgeous!

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  2. Cindy11 March 2014 at 20:05

    Oh, S. What a great design! She's going to love it!

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  3. Shay11 March 2014 at 20:15

    The pizza pan design worked. Its beautiful!

    I often use bowls and glasses and all manner of other weird objects for templates. Nice to know Im not the only one.

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  4. Lynz11 March 2014 at 21:25

    Well this five year old loves it! No, wait. Och, you know what I mean.

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  5. Sarah11 March 2014 at 21:43

    Lovely idea for a porthole.

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  6. diegoagogo11 March 2014 at 21:56

    Loving the handbags!! I really must learn the porthole technique.

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  7. Katy Cameron11 March 2014 at 22:25

    Normal? Hahahahahahaha... hahahahahahaha *ahem* Okay, got that out of my system now. Very cute :o)

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  8. Judith, Belfast11 March 2014 at 22:41

    Waaaay too nice for a 5 year old! Couldn't you keep it for her til she's old enough to appreciate all that talent (like 35!)! Jxo

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  9. Salley12 March 2014 at 01:35

    What? A pizza without orphaned frogs?
    Cute..... never the less.

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  10. Leanne12 March 2014 at 02:32

    I like it, does that count? I love it when the physics of measurements are mysterious, it makes me think of bistro-matics.

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  11. Nicky12 March 2014 at 04:17

    Too nice for a five year old as Jude saId!

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  12. DeborahGun12 March 2014 at 07:09

    great design - and love the fabric choices :-)

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  13. helenjean@midgetgemquilts12 March 2014 at 08:16

    not just 5 year olds, this 50+ loves it too.

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  14. Indianna12 March 2014 at 08:16

    It's amazing how many circles you can draw around, I've been using washers for perfect circles to embroider. Maybe your pizza will get bigger too!

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  15. mammafairy12 March 2014 at 08:23

    Ah you forgot, pizza dough has yeast in, so that circle was bound to grow...

    ( sorry!)
    Lovely cushion, perfect for any 5 year old, ...or 5+ year old...

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  16. Sheila12 March 2014 at 08:57

    I think it will appeal to a wider age range..cough!

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  17. pennydog12 March 2014 at 09:40

    Fantastic!

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  18. Sonia12 March 2014 at 09:46

    I could pretend to be five?! It's going to be a gorgeous cushion x

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  19. Dianne Neale12 March 2014 at 10:43

    I can think of a 55 year old who would love it too!

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  20. jeifner12 March 2014 at 17:37

    I wonder if the QAYG, all the stitching, ate up the wadding so it looked similar but was smaller. In any case it looks great.

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  21. Rachel12 March 2014 at 18:21

    Beautiful! Love the colours! X

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  22. Archie The Wonder Dog14 March 2014 at 18:37

    I wonder if the pizza tin grew while you weren't looking?!!

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