Tiny Tuesday

#49 - Arabic Lattice. This one is all hand pieced except for the little four patches. I sewed them on the machine. Once I traced it correctly - from the front, this one went together very easily. It has 32 little pieces for the finished 4.5 inch block. I am back on track and ready to work on #52 for next week.
I think I need to go print out some more as I have worked through the previous set. These can now be found for free at Sentimental Stitches in the midget section if you'd like to join in the fun.

Hand work Sunday....

Midget block #49 from Sentimental Stitches

I was able to finally recut out the pieces for my midget block and plan to work some more on it this evening after the kids go to bed. I should have this one done for a Tiny Tuesday reveal. Now if I can only remember to cut things from the front side of the fabric when making templates for hand piecing. This is midget block #49 from the Sentimental Stitches website. Go on over to Quilter Kathy's blog and see what others are up to this slow stitching Sunday.

Aidan's quilt

My sad little baby palm tree for Kathy! Her blocks really do look like the leaves.

This is as far as I got last night with the sewing on Aidan's quilt. I have a few more of the long seams to work on for the middle part. I ran out of that particular blue for the background of the letters and had to make a trip to Joann's Fabrics this morning (after dropping the kids to the pool store to visit with Daddy and Grandma while I ran next door for fabric). I got another yard and should have enough to fill in those spaces.  If I need more - I work tomorrow and that store is conveniently two doors down! I think there may be a few more scrappy stars made for the four corners and before and after Aidan's name. Yes, there is an A also but it is under the presser foot on my machine! The new goal is to have the top finished for next Saturday. 

Some progress...

I have all the alphabet letters and an Aidan created. I just need to get them all to the same size and fit them around the borders of the quilt..... once I get those blocks sewn together.

I also cut out all the keys for the border on the baby quilt and started making them into pairs. I am thinking the four corners will be a paper pieced little corner block but we'll see as it comes together. Hard to believe that little pile is 82 slices of 2.5x5.5 rectangles! I just hope I did my math correctly. I am leaving that stack of fabrics out on the floor until that top is done just in case.... does anyone else do that?

I also recut out one section of that midget block and got it pieced. I figured out my mistake - always trace from the front of the fabric when there are triangles! I did it from the back originally and that just doesn't work. Unfortunately, I don't think I have enough of the original fabrics I selected so I have to reselect some. The good news is I know it will go together this time!

Now I just need it to be nap time or have the kids play together without having me 'right there'..... so I can sneak in and get some sewing time in here and there. Yesterday was a long day with one very cranky boy who wanted to be hugged and snuggle all day long - both kids had slight fevers and were just off. Of course - I have a head cold too and from their sneezing I am guessing they have it too. Lots of Vics vapor rub (good stuff!) and humidifiers in their rooms for sleeping going on at our house.

I also forgot it is getting to the end of the month and I have not done my quilt square along block yet! I think the baby quilt will go on the back burner until that one or two is done. My priority is Aidan's quilt though.... I'd like the top done for a reveal on Saturday. Think I can do it? Then Sunday will be cut the midget one out for hand work and maybe cut out and start sewing the quilt square along block.

Hope you have a great day and can get a little sewing in.

12 bunting blocks done.....

Now comes the fun part. Putting them together and deciding what to do for a border. I am not sure why but it keeps telling me it wants strips of all the fabrics used all around it - maybe 2.5x5 inches each in the chinese coin fashing! It is also calling for cream sashing with random color cornerstones....but I don't think I have enough of that cream to do it. I think it looks ok set together just like this. What do you think?

Tiny Tuesday

#51 Friendship is completed. Now I am off to reprint that hand pieced one #49 and hopefully I can get that prepped and done for next week. Then it will be try and finish the last three baby bunting blocks before the kids wake up... if the older one ever goes down. Pajama story time tonight at the library requires a nap this afternoon.... we'll see if we get to go or not.

Baby Bunting....

I managed to get 11 of the 12 colors cut out and found some fabric for the background in the fabric closet. I also found some that should fit for a backing of the log cabin quilt - so I don't need to run out to Joann's tonight... I get to sew instead!

This is what I got done this afternoon. 6 of the blocks and they are 12.5 inches unfinished.

Now it is time to pick up the house, finish folding the last two batches of laundry and pound out the chicken breasts for dinner tonight. I'm going to try a chicken piccata, rissoto and some steamed broccoli for dinner. In between all that I think we also need to go jump in the pool, something about 'if you go down good for naps, you can go in the pool before dinner.' I have to live up to my end of that bargain!