Sawtooth Star: Goodbye March!

Sawtooth Star: Goodbye March!: Although it is snowing today, I intend to focus on happy quilting projects! The first one up is my wool felt bluebird. Only one more block t...

Goodbye March!

Although it is snowing today, I intend to focus on happy quilting projects! The first one up is my wool felt bluebird. Only one more block to go in this BOM. Its a cute little hedgehog that is fused and ready. My next package will have the borders and sashing which will also have flowers and leaves.

This is a postage stamp quilt on my ironing board and ready for borders.

And these cuties and called cuddle charms which are going to be stuffed and sewn into a rag quilt. Love the color!

Sawtooth Star: Christmas Lollipops!

Sawtooth Star: Christmas Lollipops!: Hooray! I finished the appliqué for the lollipop quilt. I bought this kit during the very crazy 12 days of Christmas event at  Fig Tree . No...

Christmas Lollipops!

Hooray! I finished the appliqué for the lollipop quilt. I bought this kit during the very crazy 12 days of Christmas event at Fig Tree. Not sure who will receive this one but it will not be until Christmas. There are two borders needed to finish this one.

Fig tree Block of the Month

I am keeping up with all of my BOMs despite the week in Lancaster and classes in which I started new projects!!

Here is the Fig Tree update. Only one more for this batch.

And these are my April blocks for my two Hobo quilts.

My buddies are all at our guild's Quilt Camp today, I am going to see my grandson, Tyler in Seussical. He is playing Horton.

Sawtooth Star: Lancaster!

Sawtooth Star: Lancaster!: Returned yesterday after a wonderful week with friends and fabric. We shopped, took classes, shopped, had cocktails, shopped.... I too...

Lancaster!

Returned yesterday after a wonderful week with friends and fabric. We shopped, took classes, shopped, had cocktails, shopped....

I took classes with Edyta Sitar of Laundry Basket Quilts. Love her Dresden stars and the beautiful quilts she brought to share.

This is my first Dresden Star!

Sawtooth Star: Hobo quilt decision

Sawtooth Star: Hobo quilt decision: Before I get into this update I want to share  Life Under Quilts  as I continue to learn the ins and outs of this blogging thing. Today I le...

Hobo quilt decision

Before I get into this update I want to share Life Under Quilts as I continue to learn the ins and outs of this blogging thing. Today I learned how to create a hyperlink. Woohoo!

I mentioned earlier that I have two Hobo quilts going. The project is a BOM with the Huntington Quilters. I have decided to stop one and push ahead with the one I want to give Ben for Christmas. Here they are on my design board.

I am going to continue the second one done in Japanese taupe fabric. There are 36 blocks to go!

Catching up with my Pieceful Quilting/ BOM and the Patchworks one also.

Of course both are made with Figtree fabric. Addicted.

Time to catch up

Yesterday My friends and I went to our Tuesday morning quilt class, first Tuesday BOM class and we had our guild meeting last night. Whew. Jessica Alexandrakis gave a lecture on English paper piecing. Of course Hexies are all the rage these days. Her book Quilting on the go is a great resource. Jessica's blog is titled Life under Quilts. I am thinking I will put together a little box to hand sew before going to Lancaster next week.

Back to the postage stamp quilt. After sewing six jelly rolls strips together, you need to cut off selvages and square up.

 Then crosscut 2 1/2 inch strips.

Then sew six of the crosscut strips together, which will need to wait until I catch up with my BOMs!

Another started

I am making a postage stamp quilt as one the the "grandchildren" quilts. The fabric is Moda Storybook. I bought a jelly roll of Storybook and a plain white jelly roll. You start by sewing a plain strip to a patterned strip. 

After setting the seam and pressing open they look like this.

Working with jelly rolls creates a huge amount of lint....everywhere.

The next step will be to sew three sets together. Will show that next time.