Test Post

And... we're back, after some technical difficulties. Hooray! I have a post started that I need to finish, but it will have to wait until there isn't a 2.5-year-old underfoot and hopped up on antibiotics that make him Crazy mood swing boy.

Curved Piecing

I am currently working on a very large quilt and I'm trying a bunch of different techniques that I haven't really done before. The most obvious one is curved piecing and, I do not like it Sam I am. I do not like the templates, and the wonky way you have to manipulate the fabric, and how long it takes. But, mostly, I do not like the end result. It's just not crisp. Maybe that's because I lack skills and practice and this kind of thing, but I'm just not loving it.


The block doesn't want to lay flat and the edges aren't straight (although you can't see that with my crop). I guess I'm just a bit of a perfectionist and am unsatisfied with the lack of perfection. Not that my work is usually perfect, but I can at least usually expect consistent results. Behold the crispness of the straight seams:



Ah... that's better.

They're Breeding!

It wasn't the best light for taking pictures this morning, but I just couldn't wait. We now have a grand total of five buggy guys (with no plans to make more, because I am so done with curved piecing!).

I haven't done any research yet on bean bag games we can play with them, but Simon has made up a few of his own. First is "Throw Them in a Bowl". This involves tossing them into a plastic mixing bowl. He walks right up to it, drops the bug in, and then wriggles with glee. The even more popular variant on this game is to place the bowl far, far away and then make Daddy toss the buggy guys in the bowl. Crafty kid. The other favorite game is called "Zoom... weeee!". This involves placing the bean bag on top of the coffee table and sliding it off with as much force as possible. While it is flying through the air, he yells, "Zoom! Weee!"