Quiltathon Day 2-update

Ok, first a picture of the Snow bound blocks.  I put them away--enough of them for a while.

I went down to sew at about 10am.  First though I spent about 10 minutes drawing out the "spineless feathers" I posted about a few days ago.  I'm going to do a separate post after this one. 

Then I just started to sew the 2.5" squares together. 34 per strip, 3 strips on each side, 2 strips on top and bottom.

I've stopped for lunch and COFFEE.
 I have the side borders sewn on and the top 2 strips pieced but not sewn together yet.  Whew!  I'm loving it! 

So, ok a little blog surfing while the coffee brews, the other post about the spineless feathers and back to fun, I mean work.  :)

I'm going to eat a sandwich today--the brownies are all gone! Dang!

Quiltathon Day 2

I sewed until about 10 pm last night.

I blanket-stitched all the Snow Bound blocks and even the 8th one I prepared and stitched as well. I really never thought I'd get those done in this 2 day time.

I sewed about 1/2 of the 2.5" squares together for my checkerboard border-not pressed yet. That's were I was last night when my eyes fell out! 

A good night sleep and today I'm going to get that border on the Morris quilt and plan something for the 16"/8" blocks.  Oh and I really would like to get the Jelly roll blocks out too.  Paul will be home for dinner but then he's going to my brother's to help install a 4' pool.  So he'll be gone again-as long as my eyeballs cooperate I'll be at this all day.

Sorry no pictures...I will take some and do an update this afternoon.

Quiltathon update 5:30

Here's what I got done this afternoon.

The 3 SnowBound blocks on the right are blanket-stitched.  The one with the tree has 2 more blocks underneath that still need done and above that is the print out for the 8th blocks-- I printed it out today.  It must have just been put on the Bunny Hill site.  I thought I checked it a day or 2 ago and it wasn't up yet.  So now I have another one to prepare as well!

On the very left side of the picture you can just see 3 stacks of 2.5" squares. I cut them out after deciding on a checkerboard 2nd border for Morris WS top.  I cut 322 squares.  I'm going to do 2 rows on the top and bottom (4-patch) and 3 rows (9-patch) on the sides, that should give me an 80 x 90 finished top-after I add the final 6" border. 

So for lunch I had coffee and 2 brownies!!  I'm starved so time for din-din.  Paul won't be home from work until late tonight and Meg is working.  The dogs are sleeping by the AC vents-it's so hot out they won't go out.  So I have all evening to sew.

Quiltathon

Judy is hosting a quiltathon today and tomorrow.

I'm ready.  I have a long list:

1. sashing on the Morris workshop quilt top and plan the pieced middle border and cut the outer border.

2. Machine blanket stitch my BunnyHill "Snowbound" blocks.  7 of them--I'll never get them all done but a start will make me happy.

3. assemble the Jelly Roll Sew Along quilt blocks--decide on backing for it.

4. Piece the August 22 Block-a-Day block (I have it cut out and ready) it's the 8th 8" block I need to put together with 4 16" blocks and get it out of the way!

the pile of brown 2.5" squares and the rectangles (2.5 x 6.5) are my new leader/enders.  They are going to make the alternate blocks for my Aster Manor block-a-days quilt. I have 3 made already, you can see them on the left side of the picture below. 

The right side shows one of the 4 16" blocks and 4 of the 8" blocks.

I think that should keep me busy and if my chance I get all this done I still have my batik sample Bl-a-days that needs borders or I could decide on a setting fabric for my batik 9-patch blocks and cut them out....

Free hand Feathers

I practiced for  a couple of days on my dry erase board and on paper and finally thought I was as ready as I was going to get.

 "Feathers all over it" was the request.

 I'm looking forward to using this design again. The plain blocks on this quilt aren't white or cream but a lovely light blue.  I used a King Tut blue vareigated in the top and a medium blue Bottom Line in the bobbin.

Design Wall Monday (week 31)

Here is my wall.

12 inch Block-a-Days

  I'm thinking 2 borders: a pieced one next and then a larger outer border. It will depend on the yardage I have how big the outer border can be.

The left side of the wall has my Tisket-Tasket blocks and the right side is my June FFF stitchery from Kaaren at The Painted Quilt. 

block-a-days w/Morris Wkshop fabric

Yesterday I sewed the block-a-day for August 5th, making it the 20th -12 inch block from the Morris workshop fabric (moda).  Of course I had to get them all out and put 'em on the wall. 

I need to decide on borders and sashing so I think I will leave these up for a few more days.

It's a lovely day today with just a small chance of a scattered shower, so Paul and I are going to go for a long bike ride. As long as the weather cooperates our destination is an early dinner at Rachel's Roadhouse. I've been there a few times while on quilting excursions with quilter friends but not with Paul.