UFO Friday, Mystery Edition

I'm going to be very mysterious about today's UFO. It's a small piece and I just have to finish quilting and binding it, so I think I will wait until my next post to show you the entire quilt. For now, just a peek.

But here's the mystery: where might some of you have seen this same quilt before? Does anyone else's wonderful quilt blog come to mind????

Does it look familiar? Or do you need another clue? Here's a second peek:I've only made two quilts in my entire quilting life that copied the designer's quilt exactly. One was a kit when I was a beginner quilter, and this one, which I fell in love with so much after seeing it on her blog that I just had to possess it. I made it from her pattern, using the same fabrics she did. Ring any bells? Any Christmas-y bells? The game is afoot, Watson! The mystery will be solved on my next post, so stay tuned.

In other sewing news, I finally bought this book which I have been eyeing for some time:

This book is wonderful! It tells you how to design custom-fitted skirts by making your own patterns. Now that I have a little zipper experience under my belt (an unintentional pun, but apt...), I am going to make myself some comfy skirts from my stash. I thought I'd start with this one:
The fabric behind the book is what I'm planning on using for the skirt. I think it's a Kaffe Fassett(?) that someone gifted me (forgive me, I don't know fabric designers), but I love it. It looks like ornamental cabbages growing in wood chips! I love the rick rack on the bottom--I think I can find some jumbo minty green, but I'll have to see what Wal Mart actually has. When you live on a tiny island waaaaay out in the middle of nowhere, sometimes you just have to settle for what's available!

I don't know why I can sew Feathered Stars and Mariner's Compasses without hesitation, but the idea of making an article of clothing freaks me out. I think it's the non-flat factor. My mind works great in two dimensions, but goes all screwy in the third one. Covering a 3-D body with a flat piece of fabric seems impossible to me. We'll see.

A few of you wanted to see the earrings I bought yesterday after my haircut: As you can see, they are BIG and fun. I didn't buy really expensive ones, just in case I was in a "mood" that made me go all crazy over wild giant earrings. Temporary insanity, unfortunately, is sometimes only temporary. But I love them for now! I wore the pair on the far right to breakfast this morning and I felt so pretty and feminine. Some women are shoe people, I'm an earring girl. Nothing like a pretty pair of earrings to make me feel shiny and new.

And some of you were wondering what I was going to do with all those single skeins of yarn:This orange and yellow aspires to be these:

Herringbone Mittens by Eliphantom Knits

Mittens! I want to try two-color knitting, and I want to make mittens! The above are adorable, aren't they? I want to make them in the orange and yellow wool above. You can find the free pattern at Elliphantom Knits.

With this purple and pink, I may make these:

Bird in Hand Mittens, by Kate Gilbert

Or these:

Squirrely Swedish Mittens, a free pattern by Elliphantom Knits

I bought all the yarn in pairs--each color has a partner. I'd like to do a couple of two-stranded hats, too! Gee, I hope I like doing two-color knitting. I guess I was in sort of a "mood" that day...heh heh.

I won't be posting tomorrow as I have another class to teach on Saturday. But that'll also give me time to finish the "Mystery UFO" and it'll give YOU time to figure out where you've seen it before! Mwwaaahhh-ha-ha! Moriarty is in a mood, ladies!!