Chain Sewing

I have been in the mood lately to just sew long chains of pieces. I started with the pieces for the quilt on the floor. Made 7 snowball blocks and 7 of the 9 patch blocks. I'm now ready to sew the blocks together for the quilt and start in on the sashing. In between I was running through pieces for the ocean waves blocks. I love the blocks. Love how they are sewing up. But it's a lot of pieces. I also have been doing some log cabin blocks and a few star blocks. I like switching back and forth. I couldn't get to sleep last night so I got up and pieced for an hour. Hope this mood lasts for a while and I get a few quilts pieced up.

Chain Sewing

I have been in the mood lately to just sew long chains of pieces. I started with the pieces for the quilt on the floor. Made 7 snowball blocks and 7 of the 9 patch blocks. I'm now ready to sew the blocks together for the quilt and start in on the sashing. In between I was running through pieces for the ocean waves blocks. I love the blocks. Love how they are sewing up. But it's a lot of pieces. I also have been doing some log cabin blocks and a few star blocks. I like switching back and forth. I couldn't get to sleep last night so I got up and pieced for an hour. Hope this mood lasts for a while and I get a few quilts pieced up.

Crazy Stars

I worked on this project for a few days last week. I have a bunch of these I think you call them mile a minuet scrappy blocks. I had first planed on alternating them with squares from old jeans. But after blocking up a few decided I didn't like how heavy the jean fabric was.

I came up with these star blocks. The weird thing is matching star points with center blocks. The center blocks have old fabrics from 4-5 years ago when I made them. The star points and sashing are from my fabric stash now. With a layout plan now in place I now know how many blocks I"ll need. Just need to do a little piecing.

Crazy Stars

I worked on this project for a few days last week. I have a bunch of these I think you call them mile a minuet scrappy blocks. I had first planed on alternating them with squares from old jeans. But after blocking up a few decided I didn't like how heavy the jean fabric was.

I came up with these star blocks. The weird thing is matching star points with center blocks. The center blocks have old fabrics from 4-5 years ago when I made them. The star points and sashing are from my fabric stash now. With a layout plan now in place I now know how many blocks I"ll need. Just need to do a little piecing.

Ocean Waves

This is what I've been sewing ocean waves blocks. I decided to make all the blocks at the same time instead of one at a time. So all 36 part 1's done and I'm working on attaching them to the center square. I'm also running through a bunch of HST every chance I get. This quilt will need quite a few. I still love this quilt!!!

Ocean Waves

This is what I've been sewing ocean waves blocks. I decided to make all the blocks at the same time instead of one at a time. So all 36 part 1's done and I'm working on attaching them to the center square. I'm also running through a bunch of HST every chance I get. This quilt will need quite a few. I still love this quilt!!!

Monday

Here is my UFO for Feb I have the sashing all cut and layed out. But, The Realtors keep calling to show the house then I have to pick it all up. So progress has been slow. My hope was to finish it and get it quilted yet this month. I'm guessing this will have to carry over into March. I am determined to get it done so I have to keep picking away at it. This is my least favorite part of quilting sewing the blocks together.

Monday

Here is my UFO for Feb I have the sashing all cut and layed out. But, The Realtors keep calling to show the house then I have to pick it all up. So progress has been slow. My hope was to finish it and get it quilted yet this month. I'm guessing this will have to carry over into March. I am determined to get it done so I have to keep picking away at it. This is my least favorite part of quilting sewing the blocks together.

Design Floor

For the 2nd month of Judy L's UFO challenge I have this to finish. It's a star BOM that Judy did a couple years ago. I have the blocks done. But know a few blocks aren't big enough. So I got them out laid them out and decided I didn't like a few of the fabric choices either. I was losing ground. I bit the bullet and pressed them and squared them up and only 2 were too small. And one of those was the baddest fabric choice. I cut out 3 new blocks. Just in case one gets to small.The ones on the right side are the newbies. I am using the floor for a design wall these days because our house is on the For Sale Market and a piece of batting tacked on the wall is not a selling feature. If they call to show the house I can just toss this mess into a bag.

Today progress

Squared up blocks

Pieced replacement blocks

Started on sashing

Design Floor

For the 2nd month of Judy L's UFO challenge I have this to finish. It's a star BOM that Judy did a couple years ago. I have the blocks done. But know a few blocks aren't big enough. So I got them out laid them out and decided I didn't like a few of the fabric choices either. I was losing ground. I bit the bullet and pressed them and squared them up and only 2 were too small. And one of those was the baddest fabric choice. I cut out 3 new blocks. Just in case one gets to small.The ones on the right side are the newbies. I am using the floor for a design wall these days because our house is on the For Sale Market and a piece of batting tacked on the wall is not a selling feature. If they call to show the house I can just toss this mess into a bag.

Today progress

Squared up blocks

Pieced replacement blocks

Started on sashing

New Year Start a New Quilt

Hey it's a new year why not start a new quilt. I really like scrappy quilts. But I try to control the color scheme a little. This is my tub of scrap triangles. I have a lot of the green ones more then what's in the picture. They are cut off from another quilt and one of my favorite fabrics from my stash.






I found this ocean waves quilt and thought I would try a sample block and see if I liked it or not.(I like it) The books directions uses a 8'" block in the center. But to use my green triangles I needed to adjust and use a 6" center. Means I'll be sewing a few extra blocks.

I don't know if you can see in the picture the quilt has lime green triangles that form a square when the blocks are put together. I liked this I love bright green. But my quilt will have a lot of greens and the squares would get lost and not show up.

So I'm going to use this red. Although I like the squares I hope It won't look funny because on 2 side the red is out of pattern. Hope it doesn't look like a mistake. This quilt is for sure going to have that home made old antiquey look because no way are all those points going to line up and HST sometimes can get a little wonky.

I copied the directions so I don't lose them. Thought I'd show this. Don't know how everyone else keeps track of their quilt plans. After I make a few more blocks I add my own notes/hints and shortcuts Knowing it may take years to finish this quilt. And I forget.

New Year Start a New Quilt

Hey it's a new year why not start a new quilt. I really like scrappy quilts. But I try to control the color scheme a little. This is my tub of scrap triangles. I have a lot of the green ones more then what's in the picture. They are cut off from another quilt and one of my favorite fabrics from my stash.






I found this ocean waves quilt and thought I would try a sample block and see if I liked it or not.(I like it) The books directions uses a 8'" block in the center. But to use my green triangles I needed to adjust and use a 6" center. Means I'll be sewing a few extra blocks.

I don't know if you can see in the picture the quilt has lime green triangles that form a square when the blocks are put together. I liked this I love bright green. But my quilt will have a lot of greens and the squares would get lost and not show up.

So I'm going to use this red. Although I like the squares I hope It won't look funny because on 2 side the red is out of pattern. Hope it doesn't look like a mistake. This quilt is for sure going to have that home made old antiquey look because no way are all those points going to line up and HST sometimes can get a little wonky.

I copied the directions so I don't lose them. Thought I'd show this. Don't know how everyone else keeps track of their quilt plans. After I make a few more blocks I add my own notes/hints and shortcuts Knowing it may take years to finish this quilt. And I forget.

Snowbals and 9 Patches

I need to quit playing facebook games and get back to sewing. If you don't play games on facebook don't start it's way to addicting. I have to turn my addiction back to sewing so I at least have something to show for my time instead of a very nice zoo.

I have had this quilt on the design wall for a few weeks. It's a combination of about three quilts that I like. I'm working on the colors and layout. And really like what I've decided on so far.

not this one or the next one

This one 9 patches in the corner of the blocks. 9 patch blocks in the corner of the quilt.

Here is a picture of one of my inspiration quilts. I liked the small 9 patch blocks and how they blended in to the first border of small squares. I didn't like the alternate blocks or the applique border in this quilt a little to busy for me. and the applique would take me at least a year. So I used snowball blocks for alternate blocks in my quilt. I've wanted to do a snowball quilt for a while but never found a layout I've liked. Still working on a final border yet.

Snowbals and 9 Patches

I need to quit playing facebook games and get back to sewing. If you don't play games on facebook don't start it's way to addicting. I have to turn my addiction back to sewing so I at least have something to show for my time instead of a very nice zoo.

I have had this quilt on the design wall for a few weeks. It's a combination of about three quilts that I like. I'm working on the colors and layout. And really like what I've decided on so far.

not this one or the next one

This one 9 patches in the corner of the blocks. 9 patch blocks in the corner of the quilt.

Here is a picture of one of my inspiration quilts. I liked the small 9 patch blocks and how they blended in to the first border of small squares. I didn't like the alternate blocks or the applique border in this quilt a little to busy for me. and the applique would take me at least a year. So I used snowball blocks for alternate blocks in my quilt. I've wanted to do a snowball quilt for a while but never found a layout I've liked. Still working on a final border yet.

Freeze Frame Quilt

Design wall Monday here is what I have. These are the reject/extra blocks from Judy's Quilt for an Hour Project Freeze Frame. I'm going to work them in on the back.

Freeze Frame Quilt

Design wall Monday here is what I have. These are the reject/extra blocks from Judy's Quilt for an Hour Project Freeze Frame. I'm going to work them in on the back.

Design Wall Monday

Design wall Monday and I have the border blocks up from Judy's 1 hour quilt. Hopefully I get can get them on the quilt today or tomorrow.

Design Wall Monday

Design wall Monday and I have the border blocks up from Judy's 1 hour quilt. Hopefully I get can get them on the quilt today or tomorrow.

Design Wall Monday

Design Wall Monday
I have a designs wall at last. After thinking about it for a month or so. I know it's not much but it works. I decided to put it behind the door so its out of view when you look in to the room. If hubby doesn't see it I won't have to explain it to him.

Here is the string quilt blocks I am just starting. A month ago or so I bought a bag of sewing odds and ends(fabric, thread. lace, ribbon, zippers, and bias tape pkgs). The bias tape intrigued me. I will never use them for the purpose they were meant. Some are wide and I am going to use them as the center strip for the string blocks, see the grey. (I did wash a couple pieces and they didn't shrink so I'm safe on that front.)There are about 4 shades of grey and if they run out I could do the outside blocks in navy or light blue I'll wait to see what I end up with.

And on the floor is Judy's one Hour Quilt. I'm still a couple hours behind.

Design Wall Monday

Design Wall Monday
I have a designs wall at last. After thinking about it for a month or so. I know it's not much but it works. I decided to put it behind the door so its out of view when you look in to the room. If hubby doesn't see it I won't have to explain it to him.

Here is the string quilt blocks I am just starting. A month ago or so I bought a bag of sewing odds and ends(fabric, thread. lace, ribbon, zippers, and bias tape pkgs). The bias tape intrigued me. I will never use them for the purpose they were meant. Some are wide and I am going to use them as the center strip for the string blocks, see the grey. (I did wash a couple pieces and they didn't shrink so I'm safe on that front.)There are about 4 shades of grey and if they run out I could do the outside blocks in navy or light blue I'll wait to see what I end up with.

And on the floor is Judy's one Hour Quilt. I'm still a couple hours behind.