Crossing the road....

cross·road   /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs-/ Show Spelled[kraws-rohd, kros-]
–noun
Often, crossroads.
a.the place where roads intersect.
b.a point at which a vital decision must be made.
c.a main center of activity.

Why did Upstatelisa cross the road?! ***

This is the story of how I crossed the road on

Workbook Wednesday

(which is today, you know!)

Last night, after a busy day of blogging, homeschooling,

running our weekly homeschool sewing group,

moving the contents of our old-old fridge to our new-old fridge,

(yes, I currently have 2 fridges in my kitchen!)

and

watching a movie

 (so I like a low key kind of birthday!)...

(but I know how to have a good time!)

 I crawled into bed
and realized that I didn't have a whole lot to show
for Workbook Wednesday.

Thanks to Patty...
She has this wonderful, wonderful collage....

and awesome shadowed pear...




Thanks also to  Mathea
for downloading her beautiful window to our flickr group...

But all I had managed to accomplish this past week
 for my Workbook Wednesday post was....

the soft curved piecing..

(exercise 1, chapter 5)

 in which I then inserted the strips....


(exercise 3, chapter 5)

I skipped wonky piecing (exercise 2, chapter 5)
cuz I thought that I was all ready wonky enough!




But there is nothing like a run in the early morning
to get the creative juices flowing
and
"cross the road", so to speak!



(...okay! so this photo makes you think you have double vision..
but your photos wouldn't look so hot if you tried to hold your phone
steady after running 4 miles either!)

Anyway....
I headed back to the drawing table
(or tablet, really!)


(maybe you should have your eyes checked after all!)

I decided to use the wonky piecing idea

for my next mini quilt...

and after some ripping out....

repiecing...

and some fun straight stitch quilting...

I have my latest cactus to add to my growing quilt series!!

*** I was appliqued to the chicken!