Yesterday, I changed out the dark brown fabric in the churn dash block (lower left corner of layout)

and I'm much happier.   

I sewed this together. It measures 44 x 44. So now I'm thinking about making some more blocks maybe 10 more 8" blocks to add a row on top and on bottom.  A border all around and it will be a better size for a throw.  

I also put up my Jelly roll blocks and thought they would be my DW Monday post.  But once I had the sashing fabrics picked and started putting it together I didn't want to stop and it went together so easily--wonderful!  I had a one yard cut of one of the Daiwobo fabrics that I wanted to use for the outer border, but of course was about 1/4 yard short.  So Saturday evening I decided I would go to the quilt shop that carries this line and see if she had any more-or pick something else out.  Well, this morning after I got home from church and a quick trip to the grocery store. I went back into my room and thought it was silly to go buy more when I have enough leftovers to piece a border.  So that's what I did.

LUV it.

The jelly roll was Evening Mist from Moda with a few leftover (and the sashing and pieced border) DAIWABO selection for EE Schenck Eo.--it says so right on the selvege!

I also pieced and pressed the binding for this quilt and for the Morris quilt.

Quiltathon Day 2-final update

Well, this was a fun and productive 2 day adventure. 

 I am tired. 

This evening at 7:15 I finished the final border on Morris (we're on a first name basis now that we've spent so much time together).

I didn't have enough yardage of Morris wkshop fabric for the outer border but I did have something in the stash that works well.  The top measures 81.5 x 90.  I have the binding strips cut but will sew them tomorrow. 

I didn't get to my Jelly roll blocks.

But I did get these arranged.

I brought the big churn dash block up with me (block in lower left)-I just can't take that dark brown---toooo dark.  So I'm going to un stitch the block tonight while staring at the TV and re-sew it with a less dominating fabric tomorrow.

Spineless Feathers

Ok this is just real basic.

If you look at the top diagram; that's how I start them. 

The first one went to the top (or left) then the 2nd one I made on the bottom side. You can touch the feather to the previous or just come close it didn't matter when I stitched it out.

In the  2nd diagram I tried to show you how I curve them, I put a little bracket to show where as you're going along and want to curve up make 2-3 feathers on the bottom side.

 Count my numbers 8 was on the top then 9,10 and 11 were on the bottom then 12 back on top and then continue top, bottom, top, bottom.

If I would have made that #12 feather curve back on the #8 feather more I would have had a deeper turn or curve.

This 2nd picture is just another one of the curving, I think I curved better this time.

Oh dang, I just realized I forgot to show how you can shoot off in a different direction. So I will just say it. 

Ok, you just finished stitching that #28 feather, which I put in the center and ended that line of feathers.  You can back track along your spine (or where the spine would be if you had one, just follow along the feathers.)  The nice thing is since you don't have a spine there already, going back doesn't cause a bunch of thread buildup, which I don't like if I'm using a contrasting thread.  And since these are informal feathers, you don't have to stress over hitting the feather lines perfectly.  (yea.)

If I went back to the spot between feather #16 & 18, I could start a new line of feathers from there and either head back towards the beginning or out and around the end to the right.  It would depend on how much room I had left before I needed to roll the quilt.

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....