Thursday, March 15, 2012

On my design wall today

There were little squeals of joy last night when I tore the last strip of paper from the back of the Oriental Beauty project ,yes I have it sewn together and now I just need to think about a binding which because of all the curves will need to be cut on the bias .I am pleased and glad I pushed myself yesterday to get at this UFO .
 What color would you use for the binding ? I have enough of the brown that is used for the arc's , the gold and also the red ?
 I made a little trip to our local quilt shop today , I needed to buy fabric for the border of my spool challenge piece , Lucy's is a lovely little shop with gorgeous fabrics and Sherry and Mary were both there so I was happy as they are both great with colors and helped me decide what to use for the border treatment , this is just going to be a narrow border but I wanted to get it right and another opinion is always a good thing . I'll show you an update on that one later once I get those sewn on . Of course a couple of fat quarters found their way into my bag as well , the price was too good to pass up :-)
I also went across the street to the library since I was in town and found a few books to take out , one on bread machine recipes , I love making my own bread and since kneading is a bit of a problem for me I let the machine do that part for me and I like to try out different recipes , if anyone has a great bread machine recipe they would care to share I would love to have it. I came out to a rather stormy day , the drive home was a little tricky but I just took my time , surely this is the last of the snow ,oh right this is March , and I am in Nova Scotia , this is normal , almost forgot ;-)
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day .
 hugs Sheila
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21 comments:

  1. Marjorie's Busy CornerMarch 15, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    It turned out great Sheila! I vote for the darker brown for the border.
    And I take back what I said yesterday; we woke up to about 6 inches of snow this morning..heavy and wet..

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  2. LesleyMarch 15, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Unbelievable! This is astounding! I would probably choose brown for the binding, just because I tend to use the darkest color for my bindings. It is a work of art! Glad you made it safely back from Lucy's shop. And so happy to hear that you bought some more fabric! I will look forward to seeing it in another outstanding project!

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  3. PatchmakerMarch 15, 2012 at 4:00 PM

    Beautiful! For the border, well, the sensible side of my brain says brown, but the quirkly side says go for the red!

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  4. BarbMarch 15, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    That is soooooooo astounding!!

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  5. marinaMarch 15, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    It looks amazing. I really like the fabrics. Well done!
    You have finished it so quickly.
    I vote for the dark brown binding.

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  6. JeanetteMarch 15, 2012 at 5:57 PM

    It is so gorgeous. I love it. I was going to say brown for the binding but the re might be nice as well. Hugs,

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  7. BetsyMarch 15, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Stunning!!!

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  8. FionaMarch 15, 2012 at 6:19 PM

    It's great Sheila, - really, really great - I like the idea of the brown (the colour of the inner border/curved sashing) or red...
    fun to go shopping ....
    Hugz

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  9. MargMarch 15, 2012 at 6:32 PM

    That is just gorgeous. Understand the squeals of delight! Wow! Looking forward to seeing the binding you choose. And also your latest quilt.

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  10. CheryllMarch 15, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    My eye says brown... but my heart says red! Whatever YOU choose will be wonderful I'm sure Sheila! :)

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  11. AnonymousMarch 15, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    wow Sheila well done,its fantastic.I think if you use the red it will bring out the red in the center,good luck with the colour you use.xx

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  12. JanetMarch 15, 2012 at 10:43 PM

    Wow! This was worth all the heartache. Very beautiful. I would opt for a red binding for a little bit of pop and because I love red. I see you won the Rouennerries Deux from Sew Happy House. Congratulations - I bet you're thrilled about that!

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  13. In stitches and seamsMarch 16, 2012 at 12:31 AM

    stunning Sheila. good for you for sticking to you guns and getting this one done. To help you decided on which color to bind with lay the piece on each color ..light or dark brown and step back to see what you think. Either the brown or tan would be nice the darker would frame it up nicely.
    in stitches

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  14. Michelle RidgwayMarch 16, 2012 at 3:35 AM

    Wow! I am in awe Sheila. it is so amazing. I couldn't even think How you you would begin something as incredible as your gorgeous 'beauty'

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  15. Bente-I like to QuiltBlogMarch 16, 2012 at 7:37 AM

    Just so beautiful, I think I would prefere a red binding.
    Going to the quiltshop is always nice ☺
    wish you a nice weekend!
    Liebe Grüße
    Bente

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  16. rtquilterMarch 16, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    VERY careful bit of piecing there! Nice work!

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  18. UnknownMarch 16, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    So glad you dropped by Lucy's yesterday! We always enjoy seeing quilter's projects and are happy when we can help with those finishing touches. And as for those fat quarters . . . you can never have too many, don't you think.

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  20. WendyMarch 17, 2012 at 3:16 AM

    It looks so beautiful, you have done an amazing job!

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  21. GingerMarch 17, 2012 at 11:01 PM

    Wow! That looks great. I would bind it in red.

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