"Watch Your Step!"
or They Shoulda Been Clogs!
Date made: November 2000
Another one of my online computer friends is Beth in Minnesota. As part of our online wierdness and personas, we often have "trademark" sayings or situations that spotlight us. One of Beth's trademarked items is clogs. Her online persona hops on tables and clogs her way out the door when it's time for her to log off.
I had been looking for a clog design to make her something, but evidently clogs weren't in fashion, as I sure couldn't find any ready-made design. Since I'm not particularly artistic and designing something that actually looks good is quite beyond my meager talents, I really need to find a ready-made design/pattern.
So it was with a qualified delight that I discovered "Watch Your Step", a wall-hanging designed by Julie Lynch, at a quilt show. It contains 3 delightful wall hangings with different kinds of high-heel shoes, but I thought the low-heeled shoes could be reasonably substituted for the real clogs. The only freedom I took with the pattern was to eliminate the strap across the instep, so that instead of a Mary Jane-type shoe, it was more of a standard pump.
Once again, the fabrics came from my stash. I'm not sure how this phenomenom happens but it seems that not matter HOW MANY quilts I make using stash-only fabric, the quantity never seems to decrease. This is very puzzling. :-)
The back of the wall-hanging features a Mary Englebreit print which has the graphic and phrase "Princess of Quite A Lot" on it.
Another one of Beth's personas is that she is the Princess of Power and Knowledge and Caramel Delights, so it seemed an appropriate choice. (No, don't ask me WHY she is the princess of such things, I merely report it.)
The border surrounding the Mary Englebreit print features girls' faces in hearts and the phrase "girl power" in the background; again it seemed so appropriate, as well as true. :-)
The pattern, "Watch Your Step" is available thru Mary Lou & Company. The pattern is not listed on their website, so you need to click on the "contact" link and make a request. Mary Lou assures me that if requests for the pattern are received, they are passed along to Julie. While you're there, you might also check out the patterns that *are* available on Mary Lou's site .. she has some darling chicken patterns!