I've been doing it wrong all these years!

Yep, I've been doing it wrong all these years!  Now, THIS is a girl after my own heart.

I saw a cartoon similar to this a while back on the Internet.  I added an arm, changed her features, and thought she looked just crazy enough to be guilty of all these food assassinations. 

Let's not turn her in...she is only dangerous to the food.

She will be the center block with all the food "crime scenes" arranged around her.

She will probably confess and be released with just a warning...and actually, the cops will probably "impound" the donuts!

The nine blocks will probably be sashed and I have a few ideas for an outer border...

I may publish a pattern for this...I have already had a couple of people email me about it...isn't that WEIRD?!?

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Here, fishy, fishy, fishy...

SHARK!!!!!

Sometimes a girl needs a big, strong brute to get her out of a jam.  
And trust me...it would take something this mean and menacing to take MY chocolate away!

At least I know to peel 'em before I eat them...most of the time...

(Don't you hate the way the little flags stick to the roof of your mouth when you forget to peel them?!?)

This is where whales come from...sharks who eat WAY too much chocolate!

One more block to go!

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Burn, baby, BURN!

Every girl needs a flame thrower.  You never know when you are going to be accosted by ice cream.  Watch out for the cherries...they are VICIOUS!

Oh sure, I could just leave it out in the sun to melt.  But then there's that awkward, "milkshake" stage where I might be tempted to jump in and save it (with a straw).

Nope...better to just vaporize the ice cream in one easy step.  It's called sublimation - "going from a solid to a gas, completely skipping the liquid phase."

Hey, lookie there...I am using my chemistry degree!

This is the seventh of nine blocks...two more to go!

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

It's hammer time!!

It's hammer time!  Time to pound that hamburger and fries to a squishy mess...pound them back to cow and potatoes.

Today, I am killing off fast food in my sixth block of nine.

It all looks so innocent.  Maybe four food groups are "represented," sort of.

I'm really not a violent person...really more of the peaceful, tree hugger type...but I am having a blast with this project.

It's always the quiet ones you have to worry about...

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

I give you...the hydraulic press...

I love to watch those videos where things are squashed by a hydraulic press (I know, I am a geek).  Watermelons, teddy bears, clock radios, canned sodas, etc. mashed into oblivion by 1000's of pounds of pressure.  Then again in slow motion.  

Oh yeah, baby!  

I thought it would be fun to imagine what it looks like when you squash a bag of chips and the bag explodes and the chips start flying out.

Cool...watch 'em fly!

This is the fifth block of nine.  You would not believe all the junk food commercials that were on the TV as I stitched these blocks.  

I've got to watch more DVDs...

Still more foods to knock off...stay tuned!

In stitches,
Teresa  :o)

Doing a Dump...Literally!

Now the secret of the toilet is revealed...dumping donuts!

I don't know...maybe there were a dozen to begin with and now just three and a half left on the platter...wonder where the other eight and a half went?!?  Maybe the dog ate them...

Little buggers...why are they cheaper by the dozen?

Why are they so alluring?  Is it the shape?  Bagels are the same shape, yet not sticky...but unfortunately can also be eaten by the dozen, LOL!

OK...four blocks down and five to go...

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Donkey kicking a habit....

You guys are so clever!  The theme is indeed diet-related.  

After feeling better following therapy, meds, and some life changes, I started getting angry at all the little "comfort foods" that have been a crutch for me all my life, but especially since my parents passed away.  

Losing three parents in less than a year, two abruptly, requires a little comforting.

The offending little "friends" seemed so nice and loving until denial stopped hiding all the pounds that were piling on.

My therapist suggested some art therapy around my anger and I started plotting painful ways to get rid of the nagging, conniving, delicious little devils.

Don't get mad, get even...right?

Oh, a cupcake every now and then is fine...eating them by the half or whole dozen, not so much.

Just wait until you see what I am killing off next!

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Teasing is over, the reveal is starting...care to make a guess??

I will stop the teasing and start the reveal of this new, crazy project.  The blocks will be 10-inches finished and there will be nine blocks in the wall hanging.

You have patiently awaited more clues so I will reveal a second block in this post.

Can you guess the theme?  I am having too much fun with this project...

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Dinner's ready...

How fun to build a pizza with fabric!!  No calories, no burns on the inside roof of my mouth, no broken teeth due to eating it before it thaws completely...

And for dessert, an ice cream sundae is on the menu...gotta eat it fast before it melts!

If you are playing along at home and trying to figure out the theme for this new project, let's review some of the other motifs...

I just have a couple more motifs to prep, then I can stop the teasing and start the revealing of the blocks.

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

Whatever she is doing, she's doing more of it...

As promised, here are a couple of pictures as I start to mess up the quilt cave.

With that done, now the guessing game can continue concerning my new project.

What do you make of THIS?

All of these motifs don't necessarily go together in my nine 10-inch blocks.

Ever seen a toilet in a quilt?

I will embroider "TNT" on this...

Every gal needs a flame thrower...right?

I think these, plus embroidery, will speak for themselves...

A drill...

A pop bottle...

And finally, a shark!

Confused?  Intrigued?  Ready to send me off to the loony hospital?

Here are all the motifs completed thus far...

I still have some more glue prepping to do on the final motifs.  When I show the final piece, maybe you will guess the theme of this quilt, if you have not already.

Glue prepping may be my favorite step.  After getting all the appropriate edges turned under, it becomes a puzzle as I "build" and glue baste the pieces together into a cohesive unit.

And there is still that nagging fact that I have not picked a background fabric...cream or white.  I guess I am leaning toward a white tone-on-tone.

Maybe the shark or the donkey will whisper something in my ear to give me the inspiration needed to make a decision.

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)