Tiny Wednesday...

I was able to finish this hand pieced midget block yesterday but was unable to create a blog post with my phone. It went together very easily after reading some tips from Angela. This is block # 77  Rising Sun and will finish at 4.5 inches.

For now, it is good to be home and I can't wait to sew something on my sewing machine tomorrow.

Slow stitch Sunday

I actually prepped these blocks last week so that I would have them with me this week while I am away at a conference. I see slow stitching in the hotel room or sitting by the pool if the rains hold off. I am taking a bunch of different projects with me so I will have options when the mood strikes.

Orange Peel blocks - I am doing these as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge of 2013. My template is from the book Remembering Adelia.

Midget Blocks - I prepped a hand pieced one to work on this week. These are from the free for now Midget blocks at sentimentalstitches.com

Sufferage BOW - Mothers Choice is all prepped for hand piecing. This is from the Barbara Brackman BOW that is going on right now.

Lori Smith's Quilt Square Along Blocks from a 2012 BOM are being hand quilted and I have one in progress. I did finish off this one last week. It seems whenever I pull this out in public they say it is beautiful and then ask if it is a pillow!

This is a shot of almost all my blocks from last year. One is in progress. I know I have a log cabin one somewhere and one more that needs to be prepped for hand quilting. I hope to continue on with one a month this year until I have enough to make a good sized quilt. I think I need to get one more pattern of 6 and that would give me 24 blocks for a quilt.... a good size I think.

I think that should keep me busy and give me some options if the mood to stitch happens.
Head on over to Quilter Kathy's Slow Stitch Sunday and see what others are working on this first weekend of 2013.

First 2013 Saturday in PINK!

This is the first Saturday in 2013 and the Rainbow Scrap Challenge is once again on tap for me this year. I have a couple of thoughts on some blocks to work on through the year and have a feeling other things will pop up as well.

For this first Saturday in Pink I made a pink Snails Trail block. I plan to make 24 blocks - 2 each month for a 4x6 setting. I just found this tutorial that will yield a 12 inch finished block. I will be making 2 at a time from now on..... although I did get lots of cream strips sewn together for step 6 of the Easy Street mystery while making this block.

I also prepped some orange peel blocks to work on this month. They are 3.5 inches finished so I will need oodles of them each month to make a good sized quilt.....or maybe this will be a two year project? Time will tell. I just had to make one to see how it would go. I expect my ends will be much better by the time I am done with this project.

Head on over to SoScrappy on Saturday morning and see what others are working on this weekend.

Dinner tonight

Looks yummy, right? I had a craving for Olive Gardens Chicken Giardino so I made my version of it with what I had on hand. Veggies - red pepper, green beans, carrots, zucchini and mushrooms and a couple of grape tomato's that needed to get used. I think it came out pretty good... lets see if the kids will eat it. I also have some nice fresh Plant City, Fl strawberries for desert.

Sufferage - Cheyenne - week 18

This one went together so easily and I think it looks really nice. Hmmm. This would make a really nice scrap quilt block......

Midget Wednesday.

I'm calling it done. It is not pretty or square but I'll deal with it whenever I attempt to put the quilt together. This one may not make it in but it is done.
#72 Brides Stairway. Should be 5 inches and 4.5 finished. Oh well.

#78 -Stepping Stones.  I figured I'd start with one that looked easy. Not so much. I believe the cutting instructions are incorrect. Adding a 1 1/8 square to the end of a 1x1 5/8 rectangle? Then I had an issue with understanding the brown  and background piecing. Good thing Angela blazed the trail. I went and peeked at her's and was able to figure it out. I think I should stay out of the sewing room for the rest of the day.

I pulled a few applique and hand pieced blocks that are coming up in the Midgets for me. I will pull fabrics and attempt to prep them by Saturday so I can take them with me for hand work next week.
New Year and 2 Midgets done already!

Baby Quilt Completed!

Woo Hoo! I got it done before Wednesday. I have to say, I had the perfect day today.
The kids slept in until a little after 7AM. I got to machine quilt in the morning and attach the binding without interruptions. Took a nice walk in the forest with the family and wore the kids out for nice long naps.

Attached the binding by hand in the afternoon while watching some recorded shows in peace and quiet.

Leftovers for dinner = no cooking for me!
I should have stayed out of the sewing room this evening.... I attempted a midget block - brides stairway and I have to say - it won. I'll try it again tomorrow but for tonight I'm calling it a day.