W.I.P. Wednesday

So remember how every week I have been mentioning the Little Apples fabric that was coming my way? And I built all this suspense, not telling what I was intending it for? Well it came, is adorable, and I happily starting cutting away and making the mystery project.....the Perfectly Portable Cushion....for my sewing chair, and let's just say it did not work out. My piping was not good, the zipper didn't go in well, the gusset didn't quite fit ~ I knew I would not be happy with it. I pulled out the piping to salvage as much of the aqua fabric as I could, but now to use the fabric for something else had limitations because the fat quarters that I had, had largely been cut up. In the end I decided on a wonky log cabin with a fussy cut center, as big as I ended up wanting it to be, to hang on the wall at the end of our otherwise plain and dark hallway. I think it will be fun! So even though my original idea didn't work, it's not all a loss. I followed Quilt Dad's wonky square in square log cabin tutorial.

{the log cabin so far - will probably still add a few more rounds - currently about 20" across}

Also in the works is a table runner for our kitchen table, out of leftovers from my Summer Sampler. The plan is a wonky star pattern, in the style of this, this, and this. Pieced wonky, and arranged randomly. Is anyone else like me in that it takes a LOT of planning to be random?? I have a whole drawing showing the placement and sizes of the stars. Does that nullify the randomness?? ;-) For the stars, I'm using this tutorial from Silly Boo Dilly.

The stars I have finished so far....



I'm sensing a red/aqua theme here this week! Thanks for stopping by!