The wee design wall

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Since I haven’t the space much less the $ to invest in a design wall I made my own out of a long unused lap desk, some flannel and ribbon to keep the flannel on there…work dandy for laying out the small many pieced blocks of the Dear Jane quilt and it’s kissing cousin the Dear Elaine quilt I’m making at the same time.  I can easily layout a block and then tuck it under my rocking chair till I’m ready for a bout of hand piecing. 🙂

This is the dear old dad block pieces for the dear Elaine quilt

March 25th 2009

I am a sewing maniac!

a bit confusing but this is how I plan a quilt

 

 

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R = rainbow on white Lil R = rainbow stripe, all blocks are ‘color’ on white the dark grey will actually be black on white

 

 

 

 

Rainbow

RED

ORANGE

YELLOW

Lime

Forest

Lt blue

Dr blue

Teal

Lavender

Purple

Hot Pink

Pink

Black

Rainbow

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

Top

Rainbow

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Child Hood

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Dr. Seuss

¯

Maxfield Parrish

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Escher

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Salvador Dali

¯

Buddha

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3rd eye

¯

Peace

¯

Freedom

¯

Happiness

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Tree Hugger

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Mother Nature

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Love

¯

Laugh

Corner block

Adult Hood

Row A

¯ Elaine

Grandma Ruth

Grandpa Stan

Dear Old Dad

My Sweet Mom

Auntie E-Do-Dee-Do

Auntie Vicki

Uncle Mike

Cousin Eric

Cousin Justin

Cousin Ruthie

Cousin Laurel

Wendy

Plethora of ½ siblings

¯ The 70’s

Row B

¯ Twinkie

Brother Jerry

Brother Stevie

Brother Bruce

Sister Gloria

Big Dad

Thomas Charles Mulligan

Momentary Jack

Friend Reuben

Friend Steven @ St. Kevin’s

Friend Gretchen

4th of July @ the Airport

Friend Ronda Ronda Bo Bonda!

Watertown Elementary School

¯ 80’s Fashion

Row C

¯ Lil ELaine

Miss Fosse!

Both Mr. Hanson’s

Friend Anna Banana

Friend Sweet Angie Moo

Watertown Mayer High School

Old Mr. Dressen

Mr. Alvig

Young Mr. Dressen

Miss Anderson

Bob or Bobby!

Clean the Barn

X-Mas on the Farm

Birthing Stalls

¯ Maude in Himmel

Row D

¯ Germ

Long Bike Ride

Sniffing Sunflowers

Squash Blossoms

Baby Plants a Budding

Lil Looser Clique

Farm Machinery

Water the Garden, Feed the Skeeters

Friend Vada Ranee

Hayloft Collapse

Sister Sue from Michigan

Mower in the Creek

Oh Fly a Kite

Field Walks

¯ The 90’s in the Yugo

Row E

¯ Byrd

Meatball Feet

Home Wreck

Why do you Moo?

E is for:

Swinging Tree

Plant Damage

Riding the Kitty

Silly Young Love

Buried in the Snow

Wheezer

Do U C a Star?

Quite the Drawer

Bandit Spin

¯ 911

Row F

¯ Mom

Friends Debi & Tony

Yes…I am a bit hefty, thanks for pointing it out

Saddle fell off Harmony

Watertown’s not the place for me

Prom…HA!

Could be a punk

Urine Sample Yellow Monarch

Working @ Target

I am so through with school

Sears Infants & Children’s

Face full of Braces

Lets get married

House on the Leaf Dairy

¯ Persian Gulf War

Row G

¯ Yane

The Stick is BLUE

Gotta Tab in my Tummy

Back home with mom

Sweet Baby Bitha

Moving to Clinic View

Tiny lil family

Stick blue again?

Natalia Tatianna

Deep Grief

Beastest Friend Stephermini

Cass

Robyn

ECFE

¯ Shock & Awe

Row H

¯ Wife

I can’t Breathe

The stick is again blue

How’s her heart?

Now wanna be born now

Jazmin Oh Celiia

Kaili

I have another brother?

Pick a religion!

Me and my girls

Walk a day

Useless park picnic

Dragging the wagon

Home sweet trailer

¯ Iraq War: Iraqi Freedom?

Row I

¯ X-Wife

Steph 2 doors down

We have a YARD!

Planting flowers all around

Shelter can be scary!

I give up!

Gas Station

Flower Shop

Ventilator

Library

Deli

Please don’t puke on me

Run hurry fast!

Modern Molding

¯ Katrina and Other Storms

Row J

¯ Old Lady

Abe the Lincoln

3rd shift QC

Gone, gone ,gone!

Divorce can be a good thing!

Rebound Schme-Bound

You’re WHAT?

Pregnant school

Home School

Oliver Scot!

Colicky Olie

Off to school Tab & Olie

Do your homework?

Not going to Nigeria

¯ Politics…

UGH

Row K

¯ Nana

Sigh, yeah I’ll marry u

Total Otto

Can I please support you?

Simmering anger

Ishmael the Isuzu

Divorce # 2 not too soon!

Chick house

Kinda lonely

Love Access Dot Com

Bye Bith, Travis, Olie

Handfasting

Woo hoo they’re back

May need a job

¯ Fibromyalgia

Row L

¯ Friend

Jim build a fence

The Impala’s pretty

Olie’s gotta daycare!

Mickey D’s

Jim the great and powerful welder!

X-mas party with Heights

Happy Yule!

Driver’s Permit

Robyn’s a nurse helper

Travel to Stephie’s

Totally tattooed

Heap a Jeep

ISO 5S ugh

¯ Internalize ALL

Row M

¯ Many ME

Olie in Preschool

Aw Rats

Aw Reptiles

Tanking Economy

Tear, Tab, Travis & Olie Move

Gideon Squirrel Run About

At least we’re working

Charity Quilting

Dear Jane Insanity

Keep a Journal?

Middle Age

Memories

My Family

¯ Who R U?

Bottom

Rainbow

Corner block

Parent Hood

¯ Document Control Chick

¯ HATE

¯ Indiscriminant Violence

¯ Try to Live

¯ Music

¯ Meditate

¯ Calm Blue Ocean

¯ Stress

¯ Therapy?!?

¯ Become

¯ Explore

¯ Accept

¯ Be

Corner block

Elder hood

All blocks will be 6.5 inch square complete.  2 inch strips between blocks & 2 inch squares at intersections.

¯ = 4.25 inch block on point around edge Corners will be 6 inch complete blocks