The Adventure in Time top is done and a new evolution

The top of Adventure In Time is done.   I thought I've done it and finally got some resolution to my uncertainty.  It's because I  struggled with this project.  My approach to this project, like many projects in the past, is pure improvisation.  I don't have a final look in mind, ie. I didn't know what I was doing.  😊 🤭

The only thing I knew was that I would use denim again.  I made a piece and put it on the design wall, then the following pieces based on the first piece would emerge.  I made several pieces and put them together.  I would go on until I got the look that was "right".  The struggle was that with this project, I didn't get the look that I LOVED so I went on and on until I got this layout.

I thought, ok, this is it.  I liked what I saw.  While I was editing the picture for a new blog post, I rotated the picture and I saw this.

Wham! I liked it.  This is a new evolution of the Adventure in Time.  It's exciting, whimsical and fun.  It's unlike anything I've made before.  I want to change the name to fit this new look.  I don't know yet what the new name of this piece will be.  I welcome all suggestions.  Leave some comments and let me know which version you like better. Let's have some fun.  My DH said it looks like Gizmo from Gremlins. LOL

To me it looks like a futuristic masquerade.  I wonder who would wear it?

Now its time to make a back for this piece.  

Thanks for visiting with me and have a great day!

Margo

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Slow Sunday Stitching by Kathy's Quilts

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

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To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Work in Progress 6/2/2025

Hello friends:

I'm back after a long absence.  There was a lot going on last month and I just couldn't bring myself to blogging.  When I concentrate on something and have to make decisions, I often retreat into myself and be quiet for awhile.  We need a time and place to disconnect from the world, to think, and we may discover a new path to our solution.  I think we all need that.  I had to make a few decisions about this quilt and one of them was that should I just quit on this and make something else. 

In addition, someone who meant a lot to me passed away.  She was like a mother to me.  I called her my USA mom.  When I first came to this country, I met this couple at church.  They had 6 children; 4 boys and 2 girls.  They took me in as if I was one of theirs.  They were so kind to me and helped me to adjust to this new land and custom.  Dad passed away two years ago and now she's gone too.  The only consolation I have is that they are together again; no more being apart.  

That's why you haven't heard from me for awhile.  After much thoughts, I decided to come back to this quilt and start making some progress.  

From this...

To this....

To this....

Then to this...

I'm quite happy with what I see right now.  I can move forward to finishing the quilt top. I'm glad that I didn't give up on this project.  I've gone over the hurdles that almost caused the whole thing to come to a halt.  I'm getting excited about this project again.  I have ideas about quilting it too.  Can't wait!!

Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

Slow Sunday Stitching by Kathy's Quilts

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

Monday Musings at Songbird Design

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Work In Progress 05-05-2025

Happy Cinco De Mayo

I'm still tweeting away on the Adventure In Time quilt.  I wanted to share my process in making this quilt with you.  And to show you how it evolved from this to the current stage on my design wall today.

I knew I wanted to make third round piece, so I made this round piece of the same size as the other two.  

The half round one was a mistake so I didn't use it.  I put the round one on the wall and I thought it need to be different size.  So I made this.

I do like it better.  Then I put it on the design wall and this is what it looks like today.

I'm not done, but I like what I have so far.

Working with denim materials is limited in some way.  I'm thankful for my sister-in-law for giving me her old jean pants in many different colors but I limited myself to a few.  I’m using different parts of the pants such as the edge of the pocket and even the ends of the legs.  Can you find them?

Thanks for visiting and have a great time making and creating.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

Slow Sunday Stitching by Kathy's Quilts

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

Monday Musings at Songbird Design

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

On My Design Wall This Week

4/20/25

Happy Easter to you all.  

One of my last projects of the year 2024 was the 'Adventure In Time', you can read about it here.  I left it on the design wall all this time while I worked on other things for the holidays and finished my dear friend's quilt here.

When I was ready to work on it, I felt something wasn’t quite right.  I looked and looked at it for many days and finally decided to make some changes, actually, a lot of changes.  

It took a few days to undo most of the stitches.  I made some new pieces and rearranged the whole thing. Sometimes, a project needs a drastic adjustment to make it right.  This is what's on the design wall right now.

I don't know where this piece will end up.  I will spend some more days to work on it. 

At this time of Easter celebration, I would like to share this hymn with you.  I'm so grateful for my Savior, Jesus Christ.  Without him I would be lost. 

The Lord is My Shepherd

1. The Lord is my Shepherd; no want shall I know.

I feed in green pastures; safe-folded I rest.

He leadeth my soul where the still waters flow,

Restores me when wand'ring, redeems when oppressed,

Restores me when wand'ring, redeems when oppressed.

2. Thru the valley and shadow of death though I stray,

Since thou art my Guardian, no evil I fear.

Thy rod shall defend me, thy staff be my stay.

No harm can befall with my comforter near.

No harm can befall with my comforter near.

3. In the midst of affliction my table is spread.

With blessings unmeasured my cup runneth o'er.

With perfume and oil thou anointest my head.

Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?

Oh, what shall I ask of thy providence more?

Text: James Montgomery

Music: Thomas Koschat

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful week.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

Slow Sunday Stitching by Kathy's Quilts

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Spring Is Here And The First Finish Of The Year

Spring is finally here.  The birds are singing and the sun is warming up the air all around.  How we enjoy going for walks!  The fragrant in the air is  so rejuvenating.   The garden has been calling me to go outside and I have no reason to say no.  I spent most days working in my vegetable garden and the area around the yard.  I prepared the soils and planted some new seeds.  To be honest, I'd rather spend time in the garden than being indoors.  Thank goodness I don't have a large property.  

Freesia cuttings

With rewards like these, I can be outside all day.

I did manage to finish my late friend's last project.  You can read about it here.   I've done it many times, but finishing someone else's project without a pattern is not easy.  I just took a deep breath, turned on my favorite music and went at it.  This project is different though.  While I was working on this project, I had mental conversations with her.  My thoughts were with her and I found things went along very nicely.  I didn't have to make complicated blocks, the pattern is very easy and I had to make only 2 blocks to complete the quilt top. 

Many good memories flow back to my mind, such as the many lunch dates we had and we would talk about art, many quilt shows that we went to together along with other guild members, how we talked and laughed while we were walking around looking at quilts.  Oh how she disliked beads and glitters on quilts!!   I thoroughly enjoyed the quiet time I had with her while I finished the whole piece. 

When the top was done, I gave it to her favorite longarmer to be quilted, expecting that I would get it back in couple days.   After dropping it off, my husband and I decided to enjoy the rest of that Saturday around that neighborhood.  Only a few hours later, I got a phone call that the quilting was done so we swung by to pick it up on the way home.  It couldn't have happened in a better way.  Now the binding and a hanging sleeve are done and it's ready to be delivered to a new owner.

I love this wonderful world of quilting where I meet so many wonderful people I call friends.  Quilters are nice people.  Thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

First Sewing of The Year: a Tribute to a Dear Friend

One of my dear friends who was an artist, a quilter and a teacher passed away last month.  She was a great friend and teacher.  She had lived a full life as a mother, a grandmother, a quilter and a teacher.  Her quilts had been accepted to many shows.  So many people had taken her classes and learned from her, me included.  She had wealth of knowledge to share and she did so freely.  I love her.  

I'm honored that the family has asked me to finish her last quilt top in the picture below as I got it.

Some rolls were done already.  I need to make 2 more blocks and finish piecing all the blocks together, which that's what I did last week.  Here's the final layout of the top.

Next will be connecting all rolls together.  I'm planning to add some borders to make the top a bit bigger.

Here's what on my design wall and what I'm working on this week.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

Sew & Tell by Melva Loves Scraps

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

New Year, New Projects and More

 Happy New Year everyone.

I know it's a little late but I want to wish everyone a Happy New Year right here in my first post of the year.  Originally I was writing you from Bangkok, Thailand where I was vacationing and visiting my family and friends but I didn't finish writing then.  Now that I'm back home again and want to finish what I started.

Last month we celebrated Chinese New Year.   We had so much fun with many of my family who came over to visit.  The small children all got red envelopes with some money in it.  It is considered lucky money to start the new year.  

I did not sew anything at all, but I did get to play with some fabric.  I was able to acquire some linen fabric and here they are in the picture below.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them, but we shall see.  There will be a linen modern art quilt in the near future, I'm sure.

I also purchased some pearl cotton thread for some hand sewn and hand quilting projects.  

I will get back to work on the 'Adventure in Time' project.  I've been thinking about quilting it for the past 5 weeks while I was away.  I'm still not sure how I will go about it.  I guess, as the saying goes, I'll cross the bridge when I get there.

In a few days, I'll be going to QuiltCon in Phoenix, Arizona.  My quilt 'Off Kilter' is hanging in the show.   I hope to see a lot of wonderful quilts and quilters there.  Please say hi if you see me around.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

Margo

In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:

To Do Tuesday  hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt 

Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese  (Thursday)

Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty

Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More  (Friday)