Sewing and Beyond with Mary Anne Ciccotelli

Thursday night while I was ironing Tom’s shirt he started looking at the third skyline piece that I was working on.  He looked and looked and then just walked away without saying nything.  I knew there was something wrong.  He was very hesitant to say anything because he didn’t want to hurt my feelings.   Finally I got him to tell me what was wrong with my piece – the skyline was kind of mixed up.  To me all the parts were there, so it was okay.  But to Tom – someone that was born in New York City and has lived around this area all his life, he picked it out imediately.  Do you see the problem or are you on Team Mary Anne?

Here is the skyline in the correct order.  Once I changed things around it did seem “just right”, but I sure did not sense the problem before hand.  I decided that part of the problem was that I was trying to make the skyline fit how I always see it – fromt the George Washington Bridge and also New Jersey.  After looking at the fabric Tom pointed out that it was printed from a Queens-Brooklyn prospective.  So, that is what I have now.

After realizing this, I went back and changed one of the first pieces that I was working on.  I did one cut and was able to rearrange the skyline. 

The other small one (10″ x 10″ block) has already gone to its new home, so I will always remain a naive Idaho girl in regards to that block.

This piece is approx. 13″ (w) X 17″ (h). I think the title of this piece is going to be:

New York City
What is this Idaho Girl Getting Herself Into?

Makes me think of when Tom and I were engage and I lived in Maryland and I would come to New York for the week-end.  As I was crossing over the Hudson River on the George Washing Bridge I would look at the skyline of New York City and wonder was I was getting myself into.

(This block is 1 0 1/2″ X 10 1/2″)

The National Quilting Association has started a new program where they are spotlighting a member each month. I have the honor of being spotlighted this month. Jump on over and see the entire article.

http://nqaquilts.org/member-spotlight/

On Saturday, July 17 I spent most of the day sewing on patches for some of the Boy Scouts that Tom is working with to get the uniforms ready for the Jamboree. 

They left for the Jamboree last Saturday (July 24).  Around 45,000 scouts and leaders will be down at Fort A.P. Hill for 10 days.  I hope they have a great time.

I just returned from the Post Office.  I did it – I have entered my first Hoffman Challenge.  Anxious to see how things go.

I have been wanting to try this technique of fussing cutting the points – well now I have done it.  What do you think?

Not the greatest pictures, but I had to hurry because the Post Office was getting ready to close.

The other side of the hexabag with another kaleldoscope affect in the center of the hexagon.

Thank you Anne for coming over and brainstorming with me last night.  I really appreciate it.

 

Queen of the PROJECTS strikes again.  Here is my Hoffman Challenge – it has to be sent by Thursday.  Guess I had better get busy.  I think I have alot of the kinks worked out.  Of course – it has to do with hexagons for this Hexamaniac.  More on this project later in the week.  Now to just find some time to finish the project. 

Hope is this not like all the other years where I have the Hoffman Challenge fabric and to this day I STILL have the Hoffman Challenge fabric.