Coming through the fog of stitches, there is half of a beacon and a bit more. My goal of finishing the Light house has not been made. I’m still stitching this house, meanwhile the next house, Fairy House has been released, no pressure here, ha. I actually just ordered the floss for it Saturday, the floss colors are released before the patterns. I estimate that I am about two weeks behind, as I probably have about six more hours to complete the lighthouse. The Floating house is pretty much a full coverage piece, like the barn was, I figure ten thousand stitches. As I see it, there are 14400 in the whole square (120 x 120) and 75% of that is used, so ~10,000.

I whipped up the Halloween wall hanging in no time this weekend. Plus finished the Foliage and Fur Coats top. Got the two Pumpkin patch quilts quilted (not bound yet) and put the Falling Leaves top on the frame. I think there will be enough room on the end of its backing to add the wall hanging on to it. I was thinking of starting another fall/halloween quilt this week, but we are having company this coming weekend and there is some prep work for that needing to be done.

I wanted to start this quilt from (Riley Blakes free patterns page) I pulled all my Mad Masquerade fabrics together and realized I didn’t have any black prints in the line. Some shopping was accomplished and those prints will be here next week. This is a pretty simple quilt, and I was thinking I could add another row or two to make it throw sized. I have a panel of smaller “cards” that I could work into the mix of bigger prints. I like the Alice in wonderland theme, and the pictures are more true to the original book illustrations than the more modern Disn*y ones.

The Victorian artist John Tenniel (1820 – 1914) is most famous for his vivid illustrations for the books ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ (1865) and ‘Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There’ (1871), written by Lewis Carroll.

J. Wecker Frisch is very similar, sort of pen and ink sketchy. All of her fabric lines/illustrations appeal to me though. To see the full collection of the John Tenniel drawings go to Alice-in-Wonderland.net Looking back at my last post I realize I had gotten two more fall patterns to work on, Pumpkin Seeds and Hocus Pocus. Too many irons in the fire, and once again not enough time in the day.

Be Kind.