Seeking Stripes, SLoL, and a Web

Specifically, red and white stripes, for two blocks in Cheddarback. 

The original fabric is a wavy red and white stripe.




I first chose this stripe, to the left, and used in it one block.  I thought it would be fine but after it was finished, I knew it was too pink.

Next, I used this fabric from my stash.  The color and "look" are better but the fabric is thick, like a bottom weight pants fabric.  I made the block anyway because I didn't have a better fabric.  (The striped fabric is used in at least two blocks.)

Then I found a shirt made of this fabric.  You can't tell from the photo but the stripes are about 1/16" wide.  Very narrow stripes.  I decided it was better than the other fabrics, so I unstitched the first block and replaced it with this.  It looks only slightly less pink than the fabric in the first block!

Of the three fabrics, I think the check looks closest in color to the fabric in the original block but the check fabric is just so thick.  At this point I have to decide whether to keep looking for better fabric or whether to settle.

If I'd been thinking ahead I would have saved all the reject Cheddarback blocks to become their own little quilt.

On  the Sweet Land of Liberty quilting front, I'm stalled on the sawtooth star with the images in the center block.

I thought of appliqueing the hand and flag and using pen for the letters.  I really don't want to embroider but I'm not sure I want to create and stitch tiny appliques, either.  I'll probably use pen.  I already traced the image on the reverse side of freezer paper so I can iron fabric to the paper and have the lettering facing forward when I trace it.  Indecisiveness is one of my downfalls. 

I'm trying to finish July's blocks for SLoL and have just this block to do.  I can finish a 12" sawtooth star in 2½ days, right?

We finally got past that awful heat, humidity, and high dew points of the week before last.  We had a few cool days last week but the temperatures are inching up again.

One last photo.  I don't like spiders very much but there's something about the fiber arts aspect of their webs that draws me to them.  This lovely is outside our breezeway.  Huge and gorgeous!

I hope you're staying cool (or warm, depending on where you live), and enjoying whatever you're doing.

--Nancy.
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