I hate cutting cloth almost as much as I hate measuring cloth. I much prefer to tear it, even though linen can be, quite literally, a pain to tear.
Anyway, I had pulled together a bunch of Connie’s cloth for our recent trip to Missouri, thinking I could just tear strips and make some wonky log cabins for my tablecloth project. What I forgot to factor in was Augie and Scribbles …
So yeah, no cloth tearing was accomplished until we returned to Texas. At which point I managed to create 9 cabins in less than 24 hours …
to which I added strips of blue/grey/green Belgian linen …
now being attached to the tablecloth, using my old standby stitching, the Texas Two-step (aka combination back and running stitch) …
And since I have tons more cloth to cover, I’m considering some Josef Albers-inspired blocks once I get these 9 blocks done.
P.S. The triple-digit heat has finally broken in Texas, so we are now enjoying more “seasonable” temperatures. Gotta love this recent El Arroyo sign that says it all …
I'm Going to Texas (version 2.0) 
Love the cabin blocks and yippee ki yay!! The heat broke here as well!!
(& I love those Arroyo signs!! 😆😆)
LikeLike
The cabin blocks go together so quickly … I’m definitely going to do more!
LikeLike
I just love that rich rust red here and the other warm tones. Desert colors ?
LikeLike
The desert vibe wasn’t intentional, but I guess my cloth stash leans in that direction!
LikeLiked by 1 person
looking at these feeeeeels So Good….
i’ve been having the urge in the last days to get my log cabins Out….had rolled them
up and set away , looking at these makes me want to see them again. there is
just some kind of GOODNESS to them, isn’t there.
LikeLike
I’d love to see your spirals reappear on Windthread … up until now it has been too hot outside to even think about putting large cloth in my lap, but now I’m finally able to give it a go (even though it got a little toasty as the sun beamed in the windows yesterday)
LikeLike
Your tablecloth is going to be so lively! I can hardly wait to see it on the table.
LikeLike
I woke up this morning thinking I want my family to sign the cloth with heat-erasable pens next time we gather together so I can stitch the memory into the cloth … motivation to get it done before Christmas, although that will be quite a challenge … maybe if I focus on the middle … hmmmm
LikeLiked by 1 person
Log cabins looking good. Love that sign 😆 Glad you’re having more manageable temperatures; prolonged heat can be so debilitating.
LikeLike
We had the wonderful experience of feeling chilly yesterday as we stood outside watching the annular eclipse … truly magical
LikeLiked by 1 person
lovely! I’ve very much enjoyed seeing my cardigans again in recent weeks and am looking forward to hats, scarves, coats and boots 😁
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lovely linens. I don’t think it’s just Texas out of seasonal sync. 😟
LikeLike
it’s been years since I first read the term “global weirding” (in an op-ed written by Thomas Friedman in 2007 https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/global_weirding) … each year it becomes more real, although I now think of it as “weather weirding on a global scale” (to distinguish it from political weirding, for instance)
LikeLike
LA – huge project – the result will be spectacular and the finished piece a family heirloom. B
LikeLike
I have stalled (as I am wont to do) … so many choices that I’m frozen with indecision
LikeLike