Design Wall Monday~

What is on my design table today?? :-) Judy L asks that question every week and today my wall is my dining room table~ and it has had a lot on it!! :-o First~ I sewed some of the My Blue Heaven blocks (Marcia Hohn's QuiltersCache site) that I'm exchanging with Bingo~Bonnie together over the weekend. So, although I never got around to pressing them, I wanted to lay a few out for y'all for today. :-) I am really excited about these blocks! :-) We've exchanged 30 so far, and have made 60 total. We are going to exchange another 30 so we can have big quilts. :-) I don't know why it is flipped on it's side, but the blocks look the same. LOL :-))

Then I cleared off the table~ got a 'few' more tables out and laid out all the blocks for the Jewel Box block swap I am hosting on the HGTV message boards. What you see here is all the blocks before I started swapping. There are 256 blocks from 14 swappers. I need to get back to work, so that is all for today~ enjoy the photo's and until next time~~ Oh! and if you click on the photo's they will enlarge. ;-)

Happy Stitchin'!! :-)

Jewel Boxes~

I just love the jewel box block pattern~ and using the Triangulations technique for all those HST's makes it really easy! ;-) I'm hosting a block swap on the HGTV quilting forum for this block in 30's fabrics and white on whites. My blocks are finished and ready for swapping! :-) It feels great to have them finished! Hopefully, you can click the photo for a closer look~ the box right beside the blocks has my extra's that I made for me. :-)

Have a great weekend and until next time~

Happy stitchin'!!

**whoops~blogger tipped my photo! :-/ sorry about that!**

Jewel Box Blocks~

Good morning!~

I'm hosting a jewel box block swap in 30's fabrics (on the HGTV Quilting Forum) and finally finished my first set of 8. Once you get the prep work done~ making HST's and 4 patches~ it is a fun, easy block to put together. And I love how it looks in 30's! :-) Bingo~Bonnie calls the prepwork 'homework', so I am now doing my homework for the next set of 8. Using the Triangulations for HST's is sure a timesaver! :-)

I've also joined a swap for thimble blocks. We are using Sindy Rodenmayer's pattern from her site, FatCat Patterns. (with her permission, of course) ;-) They are done in orientals~ giving them a cloisonne` thimble sort of look. I did 2 this morning for a test~ I think this will make an adorable sewing room wall hanging! :-)

Hopefully, you can click on the photo's for a big larger view. ;-)

And I am coming up on 200 posts! :-)

Stay tuned~ I think there may be a giveaway involved! :-)) If you are one of my followers~ you will be automatically entered. ;-)

Have a great day and until next time~

Happy Stitchin'! :-)