New Quilt plus Sewing Room Update!

My last post was a bit of a downer... so I made an effort to make this one much more positive!

To start with, a friend of mine was cleaning out her garage and was giving away a big piece of foam insulation... just the kind I need for a design wall!  Since it wouldn't fit up my small stairwell, I had to cut the 8' length to 6' so I ended up with 2 design boards ~ one that's 6'x4' and one that's 2'x4'.  Check it out:

We used to have a big shark poster hanging where I put up the design board... that's why there are little scuba men floating under the plant, see:

I used a great tutorial on how to make these boards at Oh Frannson! Very easy to do!! Plus I had enough space on the other side of the room to hang my squid and rooster quilt:

I know it's really messy, but oh well.  I work there!  Actually I've started another quilt... it's going to be for my new cousin Brady Glenn.  I'm using a circle pattern I made earlier this year, and I'm liking how it's turning out.  It's bigger than a baby quilt, about 45"x60" but I figure he can grow and use it for a long time. Here's a sneak peek at the top:

and a patch for the back:

YAY!  I'm feeling better this week, and I'm getting some good work done, and I'm sooo happy to have a design wall for sewing ~ and a new project to work on!

No time to sew....

It's been a while since I posted last, and I really want to post something about sewing because that is what is pulling me.  However, the last few weeks have been full of everything BUT sewing.

My daughter took a trip to Seattle and came back on the Greyhound and was severely afflicted with motion-sickness.  This is a problem of mine (so I NEVER ride on/in anything) so I felt completely beside myself to see my baby green, shaking, and vomiting at the bus terminal.  It took about 5 days for that to pass.  When I say severe... I really mean it. 

Then my hubby knocked his elbow while passing me in the kitchen.  He just banged it a little on the wall and that was it.  About an hour later he came to me and told me to prepare myself because he had something to show me that was stressing him out.  When he showed me his elbow ~ I totally freaked!  His elbow was swollen as big as a softball... no kidding ~ it looked like his elbow grew a heel!  Found out it's bursitis, and luckily nothing painful ~ just super freaky looking!  I would show a picture... but it's pretty gross.

On top of it all, I'm fighting a nasty, congestive head cold.  I have a low immune system too, so when I get sick ~ it sets my whole body amiss.  I got the cold from hubby who was over it in two days... I'm going on a week, and the congestion is still in my head.  Usually it travels down until it settles in my throat and lungs and that can take up to a month to clear.  My fingers are crossed that I'm a little healthier than the last time I got sick, and that won't happen... but it's good to be prepared.

The frustrating thing is that it makes me SOOOO tired.  It's hard to move, to talk, to think when I'm so wiped out.  So I'm barely able to work, and I have no energy for sewing, cooking, walking etc.  Luckily I have a good animation project I'm working on in Flash and I'm making some progress on that.  Who knew animation can take WAY more time than a quilt! 


I will post again as soon as I have a photo to share... in the meantime:  Happy Summer!

New Design

I haven't been sewing much these days...  had a bunch of work come in, so I'm strapped to the computer doing design work.  Since I'm here, I started working on a new quilt design for 3/4" hexagons:

So... can you tell what it is?  The thing with hexagons is that you are limited to certain shapes and lines... so I'm not sure if this will look right or not.

Luckily I'm just getting started.  If I take a little time and use a good color palate, I should be able to come up with something good ~ or so I hope!  I'm jonesin' me some hexagon sewing, and I want to get started soon.