I have actually started on my challenge piece (but can't show you anything until it's been revealed to the group) and sent off one of my birds for the Cloth Paper Scissors Challenge. 


I was going to make a new one for the challenge because I thought they kept the piece if it was accepted, but they send it back. So, scratch *that* off the to-do list. But ...



Our group charitable project is to make journal covers for residents in a woman's shelter, and I thought I would use the opportunity to experiment with things on a small scale. I have, consequently, thus far ruined two journal covers - and not in an instructive, "we can all learn from this way"; but just silly.


Bad piecing on a crazy quilt-type cover that resulted in  lumps I couldn't quilt out, and a terrible stencil job (I've been wanting to try stencilling to see what all the hype is about); but perhaps I shouldn't have tried it on the finished product. lol


So, all I have to show you is a little play I'd done with some of rusted fabric I'd made last month. I stalled out here though. After I've quilted the backgrounds, then  what?  Hand-embellishing I guess, but I can't think of what to do.

So they've been sitting on my mini-design wall for weeks.



Staring at me. Taunting me. :)  Any ideas?