Fanciful Quilts

This greeted me a bit after midnight on the 26th of February  from my beloved husband.....who had to deal with a cranky 66 year old. Two days into turning 66.  Every fiber of my being says "enjoy - enjoy - God is not ready to take you home yet - DO something". I took self to heart and spent quality time in the QS.   And so I did.... Two blocks for an online Yahoo group.....which is quite an interesting story, Yahoo groups.  For another time.  "Block Challenge" is the title of this particular endeavor.  I rather like the one on the left more so than the right one.  I do love the practice of a more precision cut and sew block.   And I leave you with these.... Life is all about.....Jesus, my dear husband, quilting and coffee.  However, there are days when it's Jesus, my dear husband, coffee and quilting.   Sharon

Eighteen 12 1/2" blocks completed!!!  I do believe I am slowly becoming quite addicted to sewing string blocks.   What a riot of color ... right up my alley.   Goal?  Queen size .... which I want to fit our queen size platform bed.  Guess I better measure the platform bed first, huh.   To sash or not to sash is the question.  Oh snap - I already have a sashed strip quilt flimsy waiting to be backed.  Somewhere there's a photo of it....somewhere.   Next on the list:  ORGANIZE those photos. Sharon

And the backing for the Fussy Crumb Bird Block Flimsy is done! And it's all squared up and ready to go.  Yes, it's a mishmash of 6 1/2" squares and strips.  Wish I could claim the polka dot stash is gone - but alas, not even close.  Yet, when I started I could have sworn this would have done the trick....                                                                   Certainly is large enough (83" x 83")....  Waiting for the packaged batting to arrive....lovely online purchase that didn't break the bank.  One of these days I will venture into using fleece as a backing.  Certainly more economical. And while waiting.....  6 1/2" blocks become joined into one nice big block. And one block becomes two...and then two becomes three..... Even a few min...

It's almost 9pm and I can honestly say "15 minute challenge met today - and then some".  Fifteen minutes doesn't seem like a lot of time - but it can accomplish much, day by day.  Sounds like I've really committed to this 15 minutes a day challenge.  Alas, not.  Tomorrow always means a fresh new start. The backing for the Fussy Crumb Bird Block flimsy continues to grow. What a mishmash of strips....but I think I am going to like it.   Interesting find....as the smaller block strips were added, several were a square short.  Improvising - that's the name of the game with this quilt.   No deadline - but I sure would like to see this on the frame by mid March. Do-able? Not a clue. Sharon

And we have warmer temps.  Lots of rain - but warmer temps. It's a trade-off, I suppose.  Right now, I'm feeling chilled to the bone.   Quilty update!  Working on backing for that illusive Fussy Bird Crumb Block top.  Or did I name it Fussy Crumb Bird Block top?  Nonetheless..... Polka dots.  A perfect plan to rid the stash of polka dotted fabric.   Just 10 more lengths of 6 /12" wide pieces to go.   These 4 strips are the more sedate of the strips.  Boggles the imagination, doesn't it?!!?! In the meantime I have been researching how to use fleece as a backing.  What a bonus that will be....backing and batting in one.  And cozy!  That's next on the list...... This sums up my 15 minute challenge....so to speak.  More like 40 minutes this evening.  I need to assess my table and chair height.  Sewing should be a pleasure - not an "oh my aching back" event.  Or is this just...

The subject line was to simply remind me that’s IS Saturday and the 10th day of the month and it’s February.  Oh wait - 2018.  I will blame this on the quick memory exam mom had at the neurologist’s office.  Yes, she passed.   Okay.  Quilty things.   Photo time!   My favorite take along project....plus the set up I managed in mom’s small condo.   Doesn’t really need much of an explanation, does it?  Oh wait - it does.   6 1/2” squares and then the squares are put together into one square to create a 12 1/2” block.  How many many of these 12 1/2” squares make a queen size bed .... uh, platform bed queen size bed. Googled  the number of squares and I believe it to be 35 squares.  Maybe.   Quilt on my friends....quilt on.   Sharon

Packing day!  We will leave this evening (hopefully no later than 9:30pm) for a hotel just outside Indianapolis.  Two hours worth of driving.  Sleep in tomorrow morning and then 6 hours plus to Oshkosh to spend a few days with mom.  We will accompany her to her neurologist appointment on Thursday (just a followup), celebrate her 87th birthday on Sunday and then Monday morning, make our way back home. As to Quilty talk.... This was delivered to the recipient yesterday..... I am rather pleased how it turned out.  Most of the surrounding heart blocks were a result of a call out for this particular quilt for a Yahoo group member.  There are some very talented quilters in this particular group so it was a pleasure putting the quilt together.   After the quilt was acknowledged as having been received, I quietly removed myself from the group.  Sometimes life has a way of telling us to start paring down.  Time is preciou...

One UFQ down, 11 more to go.  Quilt flimsies that is.   Okay - to be honest and above board, the binding was stitched down but there are a few missing "quilting" lines....which were removed from their buddies because the thread did not play nicely in several spots.  Does this make me an Expert Quilter??   Hardly. UFQ #2..... So how did I settle on this particular group of blocks....???   Oh snap - these blocks: Which turned into this..... Okay - so the "turned into this" is a bit blurry but you get the idea.  Maybe. Where was I?? Oh - why this particular one?  Because that's the one I grabbed from the pile of quilt flimsies.  And there are a lot of quilt flimsies.  I even went so far as to measuring each quilt flimsy. If nothing, I am pretty thorough.  Most of the time.  This one measured 73 1/2 x 73 1/2.  Maybe.  Measuring skills - eh, sometimes spot on.  Sometimes not.  ...