I have felt terrible for a few days now. It's affecting my sleep, and that must stop!! Last night I could not keep my eyes open, and it was only 6:30 PM. I managed to stay up until a little after eight, then I just had to go to sleep. That probably had something to do with getting up at 3:30 AM. I put the time to good use, working on these Army Star blocks.
Cut and pieced the navy HST in the corners as well as the stripity parts on the outsides of the star blocks. Here is the first 9 out of the total 30 for the inside of the quilt. Not a lot of variety in the colors, but that will come!
Off for a little more bedroom reorganization and maybe more sewing later today.
~Joan
Here is a monogram sign I made for my sister's family. Her birthday is coming up soon. I am mailing her a box with her tote bag, a tic tac toe set for the family, a new quilt magazine, this sign, and a table runner I made for her big table for 12.
Here is the runner, a pattern called Waffle Time by Atkinson Designs.
Better get to the post office!
~Joan
I am ready to sew Steve 'n Emily's binding to the back by hand. Will start that process while I'm waiting for Rachel at her piano and violin lessons this afternoon. Finished machine quilting their quilt this AM and attached the binding that Susie graciously prepared for me.
The top thread is a smoky invisible and the back is chocolate brown. Went super fast and turned out great.
Here is a pic as I was taking it off the quilt frame.
It is 70" x 76" and matches their bedroom and bed covers beautifully. This setting is one of my favorites. This is the second time I've used it. I will likely make another one in the future.
The lovebirds are coming up for Christmas, so I will have this ready for them.
~Joan
When one buys fabric according to pattern requirements, there is always so much left over. So when I bought the fabrics for this quilt (which I affectionately call the B & B quilt--not bed and breakfast...blue and brown!), I got just a teensy bit more than the pattern called for and have plenty of fabric for two more rows, making the center 60" x 70" instead of 44" x 70". I also got a smackerel more border fabric than it called for and have enough for the bigger quilt, plus the border will be an inch wider. Win, win!!
I already have the quilting design planned out...one long feather in the zigzag and just meandering in the churn dash blocks.
Here it is...
I. love. it.
~Joan
Here is the Bed and Breakfast quilt with an extra row (on the right). I figured I had enough fabric to add yet another row. The uneven ending does not do it for me. As it is here, it is 52" x 70". Adding one more row of eight on the right will make it about 60" x 70", then one inner border.
This setting has been running through my mind for using other blocks. Does anyone have a non-paper-piecing pattern for a 6" finished Lemoyne Star block?? I know it has set-in seams, but I'm not scared!!
~Joan, who is going to the Shelby quilt show in about 30 minutes
Above is the start and finish of today's sewing. I have three rows put together, and there are two more to go. This is coming along nicely.
~Joan
I rarely use anything but Thimbleberries fabric, mostly because I have over a hundred bolts of it at my house. Once upon a time years ago I saw an antique quilt I wanted to copy. It had an antique setting of a pink zigzag between brown churn dash blocks. I went to Mary Jo's and could not find a pink I liked. But I was attracted to this blue print. It was out of character for me, but I bought all the fabric I needed (including backing and binding) to make this quilt. <gasp>
I call it the B & B quilt because it's blue and brown. So original.
Emily (newly-married daughter) painted her new bedroom a light blue and has all chocolate brown bedding. She saw the kit when I started working on it and asked if I would make it for her. I don't remember what I told her, but I HAVE been working on it! All the blocks are pieced, and I started adding the blue zigzags this AM.
Here is what I have so far...
This will be my piecing project for the next little bit. It seems like things come up all the time to bump the current most important project out of line. I often wonder how fast things would be finished if I just worked on one at a time. But how fun would that be?
~Joan
