Block a Days

I finished the Block-a-days for the week (3/29-4/4). 

I spent some time looking at all the blocks I've made-yikes the pile is growing.  I'm going to want to start playing with them when the design wall is free again. I have 25 12" blocks from assorted Christmas fabrics so that should be the first one I work on...

I started to put the OBW together last evening, only the first 2 rows are together. I'm taking my time so I don't get them out of order, nervous, nervous about that!

Jelly Roll Block and a Potato Chip Bag

I made the potato chip bag last night. It was quick and pretty easy for me.  I am directionally challenged so having things inside out/right side out like you do with totes/purse patterns is difficult for me to 'get'.  

The block, which is really square and not wrinkled in real life is the 3rd block in the Jelly Roll Sampler quilt along.

The One Bl wonder hexi's are done and I want to move some around today and tomorrow.  I want to try to get the dark ones at the bottom up near the top left and I can see a couple more that are sticking out too much. (According to the book, they should sort of 'moosh'. ) Taking a picture really helps see it.  I was getting a little car sick feeling looking at the wall without my glasses and then flipping them down again to move a block.  I'm going to print this photo and see if that is helpful.

Design Wall Monday (Week 13) March 29, 2010

The One Block Wonder wall has grown. I only have 20 or so hexagons left to make. (yea!)

 I also bought new fabric for another one, but I don't want to cut it out until the first one is all arranged and I can take it off the wall. 

I haven't decided yet if I want to wait until the 2nd class to start the assembly of the blue one or go ahead on my own. I guess that will depend on what I think of the block arrangement after the hexi's are all done and how much time I have.The pattern below the fabric is for a small purse called The Potato Chip Bag

(because you can't make just one!) I've been wanting to make one of these for-e-v-e-r. It just keeps getting pushed aside. I'm hoping for this week to be the week.

This weekend I finished these 3 new monthly mini's.

Block-a-Days, OBWonder update and a Mini quilt show!

Blocks from 3/22-28th.  They are on the floor because

I'm still playing with the OBW's. I have 2 sets left to sew together.  I keep moving them around.  The holes will get filled when I make some more.

I bought fabric for a 2nd one it's "zebra-y".  I'm not going to cut it out until I have all of these sewn together--pacing myself!

I had a few of my quilts out yesterday showing them to company and after they left I took some pictures. This is my Harmonic Convergence quilt-quilted.  

This was a mystery quilt from LQS from a few years (4-5) back.

This was also a mystery quilt from the same LQS, I think it's even older than the one above.

This quilt is called "Scrapalicious".  I'm going to be donating it for a raffle at our church in the next month or so (whenever they're ready for it!).  I made this all from the stash.  It measures 82 x 90.

This one was in Amer. Patchwork & Quilting some years back.  If you can look at it closer, you'll see that each block has a "partner block" made from the same fabrics just in a different orientation.  It was a fun quilt to put together.

A little self "horn-tooting" (blush)...

I entered my Spring Journey Sampler quilt in a local guild show.  I was surprised and thrilled to receive a 3rd place ribbon! 

I had 2 reasons to enter this quilt:  first I was so  happy to finish it and so pleased with my feathers on it that I wanted it 'seen'!  And 2ndly, I wanted the critique of a non-partial judge.  

There were 18 quilts in the same catagory as mine.  And the other quilts were bee-u-tee-ful, so I felt very good about getting a ribbon at all.

And although it clashes with my livingroom (ugh). I have it hanging for Easter anyway-  I do want to look at it for a bit longer before it gets put away and last but not least-- I must get some use out of the dang hanging sleeve I had to sew on to it for the show!

Another One Block Wonder picture...

So just for fun I thought I'd stick the first stack up on the design wall....oh be still my heart... I'm in love!  I've since moved a couple of them around. 

I got a migraine today, bummer, the medicine helped keep it from going full-blown, but it still put a good wammy on my day. No sewing. Tomorrow will be better I say, crossing my fingers, legs and eyes.

One block Wonder Pictures

I'm having a ball playing with the OBW hexagons.  Here are 3 pictures of one set of triangles.