Orange Crush and Sand Cranes Again
I have come to the conclusion that other than laziness, what is holding me up on my OC is fear. I have never done a quilt on point, and part of me wants to finish out the OC as given, but I've been trying to chicken out. Last night, I put some blocks on the bed straight set, and asked my husband if he thought he would like the orange in our room. He gave it the seal of approval, so I decided to go for broke, and do it Bonnie's way. I'm going to suck it up and do the on point. Bonnie says she lays it out and then does half at a time, so as I only have a small space, and no design wall, I am going to try to lay out half and sew it and then lay out the other half and sew it. I hope I'm not getting into more than I can chew. I'm not doing the border she recommended, although, I may use the leftover blocks in some adaptation of it. 
Also, a lone sand crane made it back to our yard yesterday, and since my last pictures were so bad, I took some more. This time I made sure that my camera was on the correct setting. They are about 36 inches high (my estimate), and that is the road in front of our house behind him. I am going to try to get a picture of the baby birds today if I can get my husband to get out the ladder. I saw that they are actually still there a day or two ago. Hopefully, I won't be too late.
5 comments:
Candice that is so beautiful, I'm glad you are being brave!! I don't have a design wall and laid it out on the dining room floor. It does work out fine! good luck
I'm so glad your husband likes the look of your quilt. Well done you for deciding to have a go at doing it on point. I'm really looking forward to seeing how you get on. I love your sand crane - how wonderful to have a bird as pretty as that in your garden.
Great Sandhill Crane pictures! They never cease to amaze me. Fear can be a powerful force to overcome in finishing a project, it seems easier to give up than to put in the work and not like the way it turns out. It's good thinking to get your husbands approval though, it validates your own efforts and makes it easier to see it through to the end. I think it will be a lovely quilt when you're done.
Your Orange crush looks very pretty both ways.
Orange Crush beautiful ... and Sand Cranes beautiful, too!
Best wishes - Lurline.
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