Sunday, May 7, 2017

Goofin' Off With a Guardians Blizzard and Project Updates 5/7/2017

It's been a busy and productive week around here. We're so excited to see "Guardians of the Galaxy - Volume 2". We've decided to put off seeing the movie for this weekend so that we can enjoy some time walking and taking in the sun (even if it is still unseasonably cool). We did manage to get out and do a taste test of the Guardians of the Galaxy Blizzard at Dairy Queen. I've got a quick review at the end of my post so I can catch you up on my projects first.

I've made the first cuts of the Captain America quilt and started to piece together the first part of the blocks.

The first cuts of fabric for the quilt blocks.

First set of seams sewn...

...and then the second seams.
After posting that first set of photos, one thing is clear to me.  I desperately need to invest in a new cutting mat.  And since I know how large these finished blocks are going to be, I am thinking it needs to be a much larger mat.  I'll be checking those out on my next trip to JoAnn's.

I have not yet cut into the Captain America fabric.  I am almost to that point.  The pattern says I need 1-3/4 yards of fabric.  I only have 1-1/4 yards.  I've done the calculations in my head and on paper, and if I cut carefully, I should be fine.  Fingers crossed for a clear head and counting three times before cutting.

Before starting my next large cross stitch, I decided to finish up a WIP that I've had for a few years. The only thing left to do was the back stitching.  It only took a few hours.  I am sure you would be disappointed if it wasn't Disney (or would you?)...so of course it is.

Snow White Cross Stitch - Finished May 2017

I have several other pieces stitched from the book where I got this pattern, so I will be donating the finished squares to Love Quilts.  They always have a good use for these types of squares.

Now for the new project.  Once I printed out the pattern, I went ahead and put together all of the supplies I had in my stash for this project.  Here is what I had.

Supplies on Hand for New Pirates Cross Stitch

This piece uses approximately 200 colors of embroidery floss.  I had a little over half of the floss in my stash.  Trips to JoAnn's, Michael's, and Hobby Lobby have yielded most everything else.  I'll be getting started on this piece this week.  I am so excited to see it come to life.  We should be seeing the corner of Goofy's head and pirate hat within the first page.

I mentioned earlier how excited we are to see "Guardians of the Galaxy - Volume 2".  Since we won't be seeing it this weekend, we decided to get a "taste" of it...literally.  After seeing commercials all week for the Guardians Blizzard that Dairy Queen has, we decided to stop in to Dairy Queen and try one.  Here is a picture of the Blizzards we got.

Guardians of the Galaxy Blizzard - Dairy Queen

I had the small Blizzard.  It came in a cup with an adorable Groot on it.  Hubby had the medium Blizzard that came with Drax and Gramora on the cup.  The tables all had a Guardians of the Galaxy trivia game on them.  I must admit, as much as we loved the movie, we did horribly at the trivia. About half of the trivia came from the comic books and not the movie, so we learned a lot of fun facts.

I would give the Blizzards a four out of five Goofin' Off stars ranking.  The flavors of the mini brookies and the caramels really came through.  If you like a caramel flavoring, you'll enjoy this little baby.  If we were to go back, I would definitely order this one again.  But I wouldn't go out of my way to stop just to get one.

Have you seen the movie yet?  If so, let me know below what you thought (just please don't give any spoilers).

18 comments:

  1. Not seen the movie yet. May treat myself in the week when the cinema will be quieter. I tend to get panic attacks when it's busy xx

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    1. Thanks for dropping in, Gina! I know what you mean about the cinema being busy. Most of the movie theaters around here are moving to reserved seating with much larger and luxurious seats. It's made going to the movies much more enjoyable. We love being able to pick our seats before we even leave the house. Hope you enjoy the movie.

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  2. Congrats on the cute finish. Your new start sounds interesting. Can you tell me the name of the chart and designer please?

    Linda

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    1. The name of the chart is Mickey and Pirate Friends. I don't recall the name of the designer, but I did find the pattern on Etsy. I did a quick search, and I couldn't find it any more. I'll have to check and see if I can find it on eBay or some other place.

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  3. Wow! that seems like a major project with 200 shades of embroidery floss. U'll look forward to seeing your progress.
    K.

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    1. This is definitely the largest cross stitch I've ever worked on. I am really looking forward to it, though. Thanks for stopping by!

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  4. Interesting they came up with a Blizzard flavor!?! Will be watching to see how your quilt progresses..

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    1. Thanks for dropping in, Nancy. Yes, the Blizzard had brookies, caramel and chunks of chocolate. It was quite tasty.

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    2. I'm sorry to crash this thread, but what's a brookie?

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    3. Feel free to crash any time, Emily. A brookie is a bar-type cookie that's half brownie and half chocolate chip cookie. There are hundreds of different recipes out there, but most that I have tried at home so far have been very dry. One day I'll perfect my brookie.

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  5. Hmmm. A new reason to go to DQ. Love your Snow White!

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    1. Thanks for stopping by, Beth. We don't go to DQ very often, but we've been dying to try these Guardian Blizzards.

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  6. Snow White looks great and a new piece with 200 colors - wow! That is a lot. My son and grandson saw Guardians and they loved it!

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    1. Thanks for dropping by, Faith. Yes, 200 is a lot of colors...a lot more than I've ever done so far. I've got almost have of the threads on bobbins now. Glad your boys enjoyed the movie. My hubby and son are going tomorrow after work. Since they both work in Downtown Seattle and I don't, I won't be going with them. I'll just have to keep waiting.

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  7. Snow White is such a good likeness of her.

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    1. Thank you for dropping by, Karen. Yes, it is a nice likeness of her. It was fun and quick to stitch up.

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  8. 200 colors of floss? Wow!! That is impressive. Can't wait to watch it progress :) And what a pretty Snow White! Disney is always a winner in my book :)

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    1. Carol, Thanks for dropping by. Yes, 200 is a lot of colors...the most I've ever done in a stitching piece. I'm still winding floss onto bobbins but have gone ahead and made the first stitches anyways. Disney is always a winner in my book, too.

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