Slow Progress...

... is still progress!!! :-)

I am getting my quilt top for last year's HGTV BOM together slowly.  The center is together, now I am working on the middle pieced border. This one is going to end up being 88 x 88~ I will have it done by July! LOL :-)

And I'm still making progress on Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery, which isn't a mystery any more. Lots of quilters in blogland have their tops together. :-)  I needed to stop and forage for more red strings or small pieces I could cut up... I just detested the thought of cutting yardage for strings! :-)  I am happy to say I have found a new batch and can get back to work on that step! And while I was cutting, I cut the 2.5 inch squares for the star blocks and sewed a few together. Yup, I am going to love this quilt!  :-)

That's all from here~
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

A Winner and Some Sewing~

 First off let me start by saying thank you!  Thank you for taking the time to visit Solomon's Puzzle's website and leaving such sweet comments. I really do wish I had something to send to each of you!  The random number generator picked Becky to win the pattern! Maybe that randon generator thingy is smarter than we think~ her blog is called The Quilting Booklady!  Congratulations Becky!! :-)



 On the sewing front~ I can't really show you the whole projects I worked on this weekend~ one is a challenge and we never discussed if it was secret or not, so I'm just giving a peek until I can clarify. ;-) The other is a little housing construction :-)  for this month's 'Year of Schnibble's' project. I'll show you more of that one after I get it together. ;-)

And finally....  I am so happy to report that I finally finished the 350 triangle units for the Orca Bay mystery~ whew!! I felt like I was slogging through mud trying to get these babies all done! And then when I was celebrating them being done, I counted them a half dozen times and realized I was 12 units short!! :-o Well, I did them up first thing this morning so they wouldn't be bugging me today! LOL :-)

That's all for today~
Wishing you each a very happy Monday!!

Flying~

Not me, the days! LOL  ;-)  Doesn't it seem like yesterday was Thanksgiving?  I can't believe how fast the days are flying by! :-o

And I am flying a little high  ;-)  ~ I won this wonderful giveaway from Anna at Woolie Mammoth!  I love the wooden bowl!  And I've already started tracing the pattern for the little snowball ornaments pillow. Isn't it cute?  Thank you Anna!

I've been sewing too~ but can't show you the gifts I'm working on.  Sorry. :-/
I can show you Steps 1 and 2 of Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery~

I haven't started Step 3 yet. ;-)  Guess I should get back to work!

I hope you are finding sewing time!
Until next time~
Happy Stitchin'!!

Saturday Sewing~

Or maybe I should say 'mindless sewing'. :-)  I decided to do Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay mystery.  ( She has a tab at the top of her blog where you will find all the info and Step 1).  When the first step turned out to be 224 QST's I did pause for a minute! LOL  But she says we are getting the worst over first, so away I went.

I don't collect 1.5 inch strips, and don't have a stash of those. Actually I don't have much of a stash of black fabrics at all~ I used them up in my last B&W quilt.  So rather than cut my remaining pieces down to 1.5 inch strips, I printed out sheets of Triangulations papers and cut rectangles.  I know a lot of quilters don't like having to remove the papers, but it is the easiest and most accurate for me. I love not having to do any squaring up when the units are 2.5 inches or less. ;-)

Today I sewed ten sheets~ which will be 120 QST's when I sew the halves together. It went really fast, and I can pull the papers when I'm sitting in my easy chair tonight. :-)  At this rate, this step is going to be done before I know it! :-)

Have a happy weekend~
And until next time~

Happy Stitchin'!!