making mini's...

9-patches that is. :-)

Holly had a really good question about these mini blocks so I'll try to answer it for this post. The mini 9-patch swap is a year-long swap run by Bingo~Bonnie. First we did the blues and browns; next up are oranges and reds. I got all my strips cut out for 6 sets of each color. Guess you know what I'll be sewing on for a while! :-) Round 3 will be greens and Round 4 will be yellows and purples. By the end of the year, I should have a rainbow of these little guys to use however I want. I've been looking at lots of different quilt patterns... do I want to use them all in one quilt? or use them for cornerstones/sashing for a number of quilts? It's a really hard decision to make! I guess time will tell! :-)

Happy Stitching!

Mini 9-patches...

Remember the mini 9-patches I sent away a few weeks ago? I got my swapped blocks back! :-) (you can click on the photo's to make them bigger)

That is 60 blue 3.5 inch unfinished blocks and 60 brown 3.5 inch unfinished blocks. :-) Whoohoo! The next round is oranges and reds. I'd better get healthy so I can get sewing!

Sewing fun!

I just love to hear the hum of my sewing machine. It relaxes me. ;) I've been working on a bunch of things. A little of this, switch to a little of that! LOL I sure don't get bored! Today I was working on some mini 9-patch blocks for another swap I've joined. These measure just 3.5 inches unfinished. Aren't they cute?!

I'm also still working on some star paper-pieced blocks. Here's the half I have done. Maybe tomorrow I will finish the other half. ;)

Happy sewing!