Wednesday sew day

it was so great to sew with friends on Wednesday we hadn't got to sew together for over a month.  not everyone could make it but the ones that came got things done.    I worked on finishing the top from the BOM from Main Street Quilt Co in Shelbyville, Il form 2012.  I got the blocks sewn together during the day and then kept on working after friends went home and I got the top finished.. I am so happy......     here is a picture of it.

I have quilted a small wall hanging of mine today. It was a BOM that our guild did couple of years ago. Each month was a block to represent the month.   I quilted all of the background of blocks, sashing, and border on long arm and now I will quilt with invisible thread the design in the blocks on DSM and then add embellishments to each block pertaining to the month of the block...   glad to get this one done too.  Two more checked off my UFO list...  Yeah....
I will post a picture of this one when I have it done..

I have busted 7.86 yards of fabric from my stash this month making some pillow cases and back for calendar quilt  and borders for another quilt.   So nice to shop in my stash now that is it organized on new shelves.  


Happy quilting,
Sharon

Monday's projects report

Hi,
well today I put a quilt in the machine and am quilting on it, but from my weekend of working outside weeding and mulching 2 flower beds my arms are sore so can work at the machine too long at one time.  So I started putting together the new York beauty blocks for a friend  I have mine done so now getting her's done since she couldn't get the curves.
secret to curve piecing is many pins.

then here is the block sewn.   at least half of it.  needs it other piece on the large curve next. but I am doing all the smaller side first. 

well 10 blocks done and 10 more pinned  for the small curve side.  when I get done my friend will need to put the quilt together..    and so will I need to put my quilt together.

 

Happy quilting,

Sharon

 

update on progress of nieces quilt

well I thought I had the blocks made so started putting the rows together and found out that only had enough blocks made for a wall hang size quilt  so back to cutting board.  had to make about 40 more 1/2 square triangles.  got them done and cut other pieces for blocks.  I have all the blocks made so now tomorrow back to putting rows together..  hope to have the top done by weekend. 
then to get a quilt in the long arm. 
happy quilting,
Sharon

Monday's progress

Hi,
well I made progress on the half square triangles tonight,  in-between taking hubby to doctors today I got the triangles trimmed up  all 80 of them...   feels good to have that much done.

here is the slivers from trimming them up well worth it to have perfect size 1/2 square triangles.  just love the bloc-loc  ruler for this job.    now will sew some blocks together tomorrow. Too tired to do any tonight I was up about 5 am with hubby itching and haven't been back to sleep yet and it is 9 pm   so I am going off to bed

happy quilting,
Sharon

end of the week progress report

Well I have gotten some quilting done this week in-between taking care of my husband from his surgery.   I finished a customer quilt that was in the long arm when he went to the hospital.  need to get another one in the machine beginning of the week.

At the quilt show in Bloomington Indiana in March, Bonnie Hunter was there teaching and she has here pineapple quilt from her book String Fling on display.  It was wonderful.  Ever since I have wanted to start making one with all my small scraps.  Well yesterday I decided to make a block and see how it went. So much fun using tiny scraps that I have made 4 blocks already.   I am using Foundation Stuff by George Siciliano it is very light weight and is left in the block so I don't have to try to tear the paper out of these tiny pieces. It went through my printer great so made enough for 20 blocks.   here is a picture of my blocks.   

Then I started cutting out my niece's wedding quilt.   I am making her and new nephew each a lap quilt for their wedding.   So she likes pink and grey and also anything flowers.   So picked a bright pink fabric with flowers on it and then pale pink and a light/medium grey.   It has big rectangle to show off the floral fabric  and pinwheels from pink and grey. 

Well now I need to trim up all the half square triangles......   I will be using the Bloc-Loc ruler  it works great and thanks to a friend that figured out if you made two piles of opposite facing piles it goes faster.

Might get these done tonight...   well off to see about them.


happy quilting,
Sharon