Year: 2013

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Whose job is it?

To keep me from signing up for these things? 
Please don’t say it’s mine because if it is, I’m screwed.
I know perfectly well that they stress me out.  But I signed up anyway.  Because I was inspired by the pictures she posted.  Also, for the very exciting reason that I need a new rug for my downstairs bathroom.  If I don’t finished in the required time, I will still end up with a project that makes me happy…eventually. 
So this is the basic idea I came up with last night; I plan on playing around with the square sizes more.  
Yes, it is denim.  Well spotted, you.  I do love denim. 
Awhile back a friend of mine gave me a huge pile of pre cut denim squares left over from a relative’s project.  It was very thoughtful and I love and appreciate them. I did despair slightly over their same sizedness.  I like things to be more random.  But, then this challenge showed up in my Madison Modern Quilt Guild feed that seems totally perfect for my orderly squares.  
I decided, as I so often do, What the hell.  
Wish me luck.
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Disorganized Mess Of A Description

Hi. I’m back. I had Christmas with my family out of state and had a fabulous time. My amazing husband bought me the best gift ever! I am not exaggerating. Even though it has absolutely nothing to do with sewing or crafty goodness, I’m going to tell you about it so you can go buy it!! 
 It’s Building Stories by Chris Ware. I can’t really call it a book because it really isn’t. It’s a graphic novelly, cartoon strippy, bookesque collection…that’s a pretty bad description, actually.
Hmmm. Well, I’ll add a couple of pictures so you can see it.

This is the box it all came in. 


It’s several stories that build on each other, mostly about a woman living in Chicago. The stories are told in a variety of formats and from a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, a bee and a building. The description on Good Reads (follow that link on the book title above) is way better than mine. It’s incredible and I’m reading it slowly because I don’t want it to end. Even if you aren’t a comic book/graphic novel person you should buy it! NOW!! 

I like it so much I just typed out this disorganized mess of a description on my cell phone because I couldn’t wait till I get to the computer tomorrow to share in its awesomeness.