Authorities in the small town of Williamston, Michigan, are baffled as to a cause of death for one of the local comedic entertainers. “The only thing we can figure,” said Sheriff Robert “Bob” Bobson, “is some kind of explosive device was involved that took the clown down to his most basic parts. We have not [...]
“It seems like a clown exploded into squares on your wall or you summoned a Tetris Elemental.”
Truer words have never been spoken than those by one of the support supervisors at work. He’s named my quilt for me.
I made some progress on the Random Front. I started picking up rectangles from the piles [...]
“Look, I’m making a random pattern!”
“No, you’re not. You’re being deliberately random, not completely random. There’s a difference.”
“It’s random… I mean, I made sure no two like fabrics were next to each other… but other than that…”
<heavy sigh> “You strategically placed each strip, making sure there wasn’t too much blue in one area, or that [...]
That is how many 4.5″ x 7.5″ pieces can be cut from a fat quarter bundle, leaving assorted strips and small scraps.
It took me four and a half hours, but I’m done.
Strips, scraps, and an enormous pile of strings:
I’m sure this happens frequently to quilters trying to come up with a design, but I was [...]