My husband questioned whether the photos I took last week of Pokey on the flag quilt were staged. Nope, that's hardly ever needed. Case in point, on Sunday I pieced a little quilt.
Got the word done, how much background does it need around it?
Now with the border fabric
This is a good indication that I'm not as worried about Pokey as I was a short time ago. Last week as soon as she gave me the signal for belly I'd have dropped the camera to give her some loving.
This is a good indication that I'm not as worried about Pokey as I was a short time ago. Last week as soon as she gave me the signal for belly I'd have dropped the camera to give her some loving.
Now I'm letting her do the Belly Love Wiggle while I take photos. Not to worry, she gots lots of loving not soon after.
In the end I decided I liked the boo off-center.
I bet you can't tell that I'm having a real longing already for Halloween. There's definitely a reason (okay, more than one) that I love the JaMPatch in Stuart - they love Halloween too and already have some fun fabric rolling in. That's where I got the great spider web fabric. I was thinking about using it for the letters but went with this option instead.
I think I've decided how I'm going to quilt it, but am not sure. There's a big part of me that wants to do spider webs and spiders, but maybe that's too expected. I keep going back and forth on options. Don't think the skeleton chorus line is going to work... I did start quilting the letters in red quilting thread but it wasn't bold enough - I need to use perle.
I've got a new blog for ya'all to check out. Laura's Cloth and Mind. She just free-pieced her very first word and it's fabulous AND she's been making wonky houses that are amazing. She's really gotten into the multi-stories and complicated roofs. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Please give her some encouragement and a welcome to blogland.
That first word that Laura made? It was rattle (plus a surprise) for the Halloween Noises quilt. That's not so much the name of the quilt as the description. I'm already thinking of it as Slither Eek Boo. Anyway, here's what we've got so far. If you don't see your name here send me an email. Any additions, corrections, adjustments?
argh big leaning Cher
bang BIG honeybeeboo maybe big and skinny Patti
boo Brenda
clank Sarah
eek wide/narrow maybe getting smaller Marge
groan short and fat Siobhan
grr tall, skinny, leaning ChrisQuilts
gurgle rounded and flat Lynda
hiss snake-like SS Tracey in CT
hiss fat, uppercase Natima
hoot rounded Valerie
howl thin and growing Dionne
moan mix of big and small Beena
howl thin and growing Dionne
moan mix of big and small Beena
mu ha ha ha Mimi
mwa ha ha ha Kim
rattle Laura
screeeech spiky Clare
slither low and wide Lynne
slither possibly leaning Rondi
snarl straight up and down ForestJane
slurp rounded and curvy Rachael
squeeeak Kathy
thump wide/narrow letters Cheri
trick or treat overlapped Katie
wooooo Sharon
screeeech spiky Clare
slither low and wide Lynne
slither possibly leaning Rondi
snarl straight up and down ForestJane
slurp rounded and curvy Rachael
squeeeak Kathy
thump wide/narrow letters Cheri
trick or treat overlapped Katie
wooooo Sharon
I'm not much of a planner when I'm making words. I have a tendency to just chop and go. To see a completely different way to work, check out Lynne's planning for slither. Lynne plots, plans, and does a lot of work with paper. She's on the opposite of the spectrum. Both ways work, you just have to play around until you find what works best for you.
Clare meanwhile has plotted and schemed and hatched an idea making spiky letters for screeech.
If you aren't sure how you'd like to do your word or would like suggestions, just ask. As far as fonts goes, hmmm, looks like we could do with something angular.
We now have a SHRIEK up for grabs if anyone would like to take it. Which is not to say we can't have dupes... Cuz we can, just let me know.
Tonya, I like the way you highlight the noises. I would better think about my HISS too. I am working full time during the week, but will make time for the block at the weekend. Glad Pokey is feeling okay again.
ReplyDeletePokey just knows she is beautiful and should have her photo taken...no problems there! Once the rain lets up I will drop your block off at the post office....
ReplyDeletePokey just seems to know the right pose to strike for the camera for that maximum cuteness factor! Loveable and talented Pokey! I laughed as I scrolled down the post, looking for the hidden "boo"!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great. I can't wait to get started on "moan".
Thanks for the links, I'm going to go check them out!
Thunderstorms forecast for Thursday and Friday so I'm hoping to sit down and get that ScreeEECH sorted and posted.
ReplyDeleteNice feet!
Give Pokey a tummy rub from me.
I don't -usually- put so much planning into the letters I make. These are an exception.
ReplyDeletereally.
Hi Tonya,
ReplyDeleteI contemplated doing "shriek" the other day when I read about your Halloween Noises quilt. Put my name down for "shriek." I'll do it in tall, thin, points-at-the-bottom, vampire-y-looking letters.
~Erin
Pokey looks great...and spoiled...and well. =) =) =)
ReplyDeleteI'd love to join in, but I've not even tried to do letters and I'm a bit intimidated by it...
Love that kitty belly rubbing!
ReplyDeleteThe "boo" looks great, I envy your ability to do words so good!
Love the pictures of Pokey...the one cuter than the other! I am not good with letters...writing too.(English second language)
ReplyDeleteOh, Pokey, I hope your beautiful fur grows back :-). Especially like the second picture where she's gazing off into space, that is so typical cat.
ReplyDeletethe collection of words is coming along well-a great BOO done by you-whatever you come up with to quilt design wise will be fun I know
ReplyDeleteI'm practicing my free piecing with a Matisse inspired small piece. And trying to decide on fabrics... I was going to do a black background with yellow letters, any preference?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Dionne
PS - Pokey is so cute with her soft little belly just waiting for some lovin'
Tonya, Pokey looks like she is feeling so much better.
ReplyDeleteI have been contemplating doing a Holloween sound in letters for you. Don't know yet which one. Or what font untill the fabric speaks to me. I will contact you if the fabric talks to me just right.
Oh that's the most beautiful cat in the world(just don't tell the others I said so)
ReplyDeleteLove your spooky words. Haven't made any yet. I'll have to give this a try soon. I'm always inspired by the wonky houses.
Tonya, we all know how much you love Halloween. Here it is May and you're already thinking ahead!
ReplyDeleteHey Pokey! You are looking good girl! We call our Rusty, Houdini Kitty. The second a quilt or even a fabric scrap hits the floor...voila! Houdini Kitty appears out of no where to fur it up. Glad to see you helping mommy again.
ReplyDeleteCaitty and Rusty
I am not a big cat person, yes, we have one outside. But I just love the pictures of your cat. Maybe if ours was more fun and didnt bite me... he really did.
ReplyDeleteTotally great series of cat-on-quilt photos. I'm so glad your baby is better!
ReplyDeleteI love the off-set boo :- )
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the line of dancing skeletons in the quilting - that sounds like it would've been fun!
I wish I had the energy to play along with your Halloween Noises quilt. I'll be thinking about the happy bricks...