02 October 2012

. . . row row row two . . .

. . . oh, look . . . 
. . . there i am 
at quilt group last week . . . 
. . . when nedra was in charge 
of taking pictures . . . 
{well, i certainly can't take photos of myself!}
. . . i was working on row two . . .

 {please note 44 oz. diet coke, 
that fancy vent cover on the back of my machine ~ 
still not taking any chances with fresh black carbon particles!, 
a stiletto to guide tiny squares through the feed dogs, 
and an iPad for step by step tutorial instructions}

. . . row two is composed 
of these cute butterfly blocks, 
for which i had stayed up 
till about two in the morning 
cutting the pieces 
so i'd be all ready to sew 
the next day . . . 
. . . as i was sewing, 
i started to question my 
late night/early morning 
judgment . . . 


. . . cheetah print bodies? . . . 
. . . really? . . . 
. . . for butterflies? . . .
. . . i was so confused . . . 
. . . are they feline? . . . 
. . . are they insect? . . . 


. . . leave it to my good friend, 
karen, to state the obvious . . .
. . . "well, they started out 
as CATerpillars, 
didn't they?" . . . 
. . . and just like that, 
all was right 
with the world . . .


. . . here're rows one and two . . . 
. . . they won't necessarily 
be next to each other 
in the finished quilt . . .
. . . so they aren't sewn together . . . 

{total number of pieces in row two: 115}


5 comments:

Daniel doings said...

I really enjoy your quilt, I love to quilt!

Peg and Parker said...

So dang cute, as are all your quilts. I wanna quilt what you are quilting. Just saying

Shellene said...

The butterflies are WAY too cute. But again....it seems like milking mice....takes way too much patience for me. But I sure do envy and celebrate your talents! Leave it to Karen to have the correct answer in a snap....but she is married to the walking encyclopedia.

Lori Holt said...

Love your feline caterpillar stage butterfly bodies Steph.
Your sew day set up was so organized with everything at the ready...
and all of the necessities (i.e. ...ipad and 44 ouncer)
You get an A+ from the teacher!

Nedra said...

I love those centers. And I told you that Lori would love them too!