Midget Wednesday

A day late but I did get a midget block done this week. I decided to do #71 - Railroad Crossing. It went together quick and easy.

The rest of my 'free' time today has been spent on bindings and washing and drying the pinwheel quilts. I just have one seam to fix on the last pinwheel in the dryer and then they should be set to ship once I find a box to fit them in.

Pinwheel Quilted

I got a little bit done this week. I have one of the scrappy pinwheels from the rainbow scrap challenge all quilted and the binding is nearly done. I have one side to go and then need to sew down the label and this one is ready for the washing machine. I just did straight line stitching on this one to outline the blocks and sashing.

We postponed our trip to SeaWorld for the Christmas Spectacular today until next Sunday. G and the boy are not feeling 100% today. We'll stay home and make some Christmas sugar cookies instead. It is always fun watching the kids decorate their cookies with frosting.  Yes, the glass dish got moved before it got broken!

I was able to pin the second pinwheel quilt during nap time and got most of the quilting done. I just need to do a stitch around the edge and then trim it up and put the binding on. I think I can sneak away after dinner and get that one all set for binding later tonight. I'd love to get these shipped out by mid week.

 That would let me get back to my birds in the air which need some black ones to be made still. Any ideas on how I should set this one? Borders?

I also have the Easy Street mystery to catch up on. I have all of part 2 cut out but need to just buckle down and get them sewn so I can start step 3.

I'm hooking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and Quilter Kathy's slow stitch Sunday.

Fabric and progress.

First - I got a package in the mail yesterday. Aidan proceeded to open up the bundle of blue and make a 'quilt' on the living room floor with it! Yup, that's my boy. I put an order in to Connecting Threads on the last day of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Such pretty fabrics to add to my stash. Here are a couple of them. 1 yard each of these three and three FQ samplers - Canterbury Christmas ,Winter Blues and Prairie Sampler. I also got 4 yards of solid black for the next Graduation quilt.

I scooped out the maroon ones from the Christmas bundle and used them in my Easy Street Mystery. I have all the geese and parts cut out for this week's step and also have the 64 rectangles done. I still need a few more four patches but I cut more strips for that as well while I was busy cutting things out. I went a little overboard and have a bunch of extra maroon 2 inch strips. I hope we'll need more of them in this mystery.

I finally used my Fons and Porter Flying Geese ruler. I did sew up two just to make sure it works and it measures correctly. I really like that you cut both parts from the same ruler and all the instructions are right on it.

I hope to try quilting a pinwheel quilt tonight. I started it this afternoon and was having tension and thread issues. I decided to wait on that and cut things out for the mystery instead. I was thinking a loopy meander on the quilt but if it continues to give me fits I'll pull out the quilting on the two squares I have done and will just do some straight line quilting so I can call it done. I still have one more of these to do and then bind them....... I don't think they will be shipped off this week. Bummer.

Tiny Tuesday - #70

I skipped ahead again. I really need to get back to making these on the weekend and not on Tuesday! This one was hand pieced and needle turned appliqued for the petals and then sewn together on the sewing machine.
This is #70 - Four Leaf Clover and will finish at 4.5 inches. You can find the pattern over at sentimentalstitches.com in the midget section. They are still free for now so go grab them while you can.

GC - Bride's Knot

This weeks block is called Bride's Knot. The block was cut and pieced and very easy to put together.

I was able to sew this one up on Saturday so that leaves me all week to start prepping that Kansas Sunflower block for some hand work. 21 days before I need to have it done!

Quilt Square Along Reveal

 Today is reveal day for the November Quilt Square Along over at Jo's Country Junction. Head on over and see an amazing quilt block parade.

This month I got one block done and hand quilted! I used my new hand quilting needles and after a little adjustment to them I really like how they work. They are clover black gold needles and they work wonderfully.

Here is all the blocks I have done so far this year. I seem to be missing January's and have no clue where it is hanging out in the sewing room. The bottom two just need their hand quilting.

Such big plans.....

I had such big plans for getting a bunch of quilting done today. Not going to happen.

Emily was up at 4AM - had to go potty (she had already gone and needed help wiping) and then said her belly hurt. Since I am so stuffed up still I am sleeping in the sewing room - she climbed in with me. Bad choice on my part - she is a wiggler and I don't think I got more than 30 minutes of sleep when the other one came in at 6:30 - WIDE awake and ready for the day.
We had a delivery scheduled today and they were to call between 7:30-8:30 with a time estimate. Didn't call until 9:40 saying between 1-5. Grandma came and got the kids for the double kid Saturday (I have a wonderful MIL!) I headed out to pick up some much needed cat food (completely out - oops!) and a few other things and back home for lunch. Had to clear out the fridge for the delivery and while doing that they arrived - early. All set up and the fridge is refilled and I am so happy with my Christmas present. Yes, it does not take much to make me happy. I'll fill the freezer later - that all fit in the other one in the play room. This is my first fridge with water/ice in the door. I think it will come in real handy down here in Florida. The kids drink tons of water and Emily likes hers with ice so now they should be able to fill up their cups themselves. I've run though the gallon or two of water already so just need to dump the first batch or two of ice and then we'll be all set to use it.

I am exhausted so I'm going to curl up on the couch with Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone and some hand quilting and relax for the rest of the afternoon until the kiddo's arrive home.

I did make a bunch of progress this week though. I have the two pinwheel tops completed and ready to get pinned once I feel like pressing the backing fabric.

I have both bindings made for those quilts. This one is the same as the outer border and the other one is very scrappy with some of every color in the binding. The hope was to get both pinned and one quilted today. Maybe one will get quilted tomorrow before or after the dance recital in the afternoon. We'll see. I'm taking the day off so it is possible I can sneak away and sew for an hour or two in the morning while Daddy entertains the kids.
Movie time for me. Hope you all have a relaxing weekend.