Quiltathon! :-)

Judy is having another Quiltathon this weekend, but since my weekend is booked, I sewed today. :-) I got the teal/brown blocks from the swap and made the sashings from stash. Now I'm going to be looking for that 'perfect' teal for a small border and a different brown for the final border. It felt so good to dedicate the day to sewing! Thanks Judy! If I do manage to find even a smidge of time over the weekend, my next project is to work on the denim/flannel raggies.

Now why did they flip my photo sideways? That's not the way I have it in my album. :-/

I just had an ah-ha moment :-) It's all in how I re-size them. I'll fix the above photo soon...

Have a happy!~

First Denim/Flannel Raggy finished..

This is what I make for HS graduation gifts. Now to grab some time for 2 more! :-)

Happy Stitching!

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!

Catching up...

This is what I did over the weekend. Swapped out the teal/brown blocks. We did stars in the teal/brown colors with the block maker choosing her star patterns. There were paper-pieced stars and regular pieced~ whatever the participant was comfortable making. We got lots of lovely stars! I know everyone will have beautiful quilts from this swap. I need to get to the PO to get them mailed back to their owners, but I've been sick with the 'crud'. Nasty head and chect cold. :-( I don't dare drive anywhere until I can breathe a little better... I needed to set up 2 extra tables to get all the blocks out before I started swapping. It pretty much took all day, with little family interuptions here and there. ;-) I can hardly wait for the ladies to get their blocks back and hear about their reactions!

Have a happy day!~

Mail!~

Whoohoo!! Stephanie over at Hualapai Quilter was organizing her books and discovered a surplus. I was the lucky winner of 'Tried and True'! :-) The moment I saw the cover, my mind started working. :-)) I don't know what it is with me, but I always want to make the quilt that I see on the cover of a book! Does that happen to you too? ;-) I'm off to enjoy my new book.... Thank-you Stephanie!! :-)

Those Pink and Brown Pineapple Blossom Blocks...

It seems like it was a long time ago (was it really January ?) when I showed my first pink and brown Pineapple Blossom blocks, but the day to swap is here! Yay! One of the biggest problems with hosting a long-term swap is that there is always a high drop-out rate. For one reason or another people sign up thinking the due date is so far away that they will have plenty of time. It's never as far as you think! I ended up with 7 loyal swappers who made between 8 and 24 blocks each. This photo shows the swap in progress. I don't think I'll ever tire of swapping, no matter the challenges. Maybe I do it for the challenges~? Now I have a pile of blocks with so many different fabrics I never could have collected this many pinks and browns on my own. :-) ...and that is the beauty of a swap. ;-)

Happy stitching!~