Grandmothers Choice blocks....

There have been 23 blocks published in this BOW so far. I have been plugging along and am happy to say I have 23 blocks completed!
This week's block is called Girl's Joy. The four corners are trimmed down to 2.5 inch squares and the middle into a 4.5 inch square. It went together very easily - I think it took longer to pick out the fabrics on this than to actually sew it.

Here is a shot of all the blocks so far. I just finished sewing down the middle circle on that Sunflower block today while waiting to get Aidan. It took me 2-3 minutes and yet it has been sitting in that hand work bag since Christmas! Why do I wait so long to finish up something that turns out to be simple and quick to do?

These have been so fun to make and I am glad I joined this sew along. I really wish I had done the civil war blocks last year but I did save them off so they might get made into a quilt some day. Until then, I am really enjoying this one.

Tiny Tuesday - #74 Bride

Today I finished prepping and made block #74 - Bride. Seems a funny name to me but it is cute. A big thanks to Angela for the fabrics in this one. They were perfect.

It is a busy prep day at the house. Tomorrow the boy turns FIVE years old. Yikes, where did the time go. I believe I have everything set for him tomorrow for a little party at his pre-school at the end of his day. I'll pick up the cupcakes from the bakery tomorrow (not allowed to bring in anything made from home) and have juice and waters and goodie bags all set. Another big thing tomorrow - Our store will be open for one year! Other than all that prep work it is dance this afternoon and both kids got their hair cut. Just another busy day at my house.

Slow stitch Sunday

Today is a busy day at out house. We are celebrating Aidan's 5th birthday today (really it is on Wednesday the 6th) with Grandparents and we are in the process of creating a dinosaur cake and some salads to go with the burgers and brats that will cook on the grill for lunch.

If I get a few minutes here and there I plan to do a little stitching on the parasol block from the grandmothers choice BOM. I have sets of 4 done on the ruffle. I just need to finish getting this together.

Head on over to Quilter Kathy and see what others are working on for this slow stitch Sunday.

Edit: I was able to get this block done today! Here it is.

Purple Saturday....

I am so happy purple was selected for the month of February. I am on a roll for 'finishing' some UFO's this year and I have a purple pineapple block quilt just sitting as a pile of blocks that is just yelling to get sewn together. I have a feeling it will become a top sometime this month. Who know's maybe it will get quilted too? This is a free pattern from Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville. I got the jelly roll at a quilt show in Vermont a couple of years ago.

I've prepped a few purple orange peel's for hand work this month. I must remember to read the instructions when cutting the background squares. I cut a bunch at 3.5 inches.... and when I went to make one it just seemed small. Yup, checked the pattern and they should have been cut at 3.75 inches. Oops.... guess I have a few cream 3.5 inch squares for another project down the road. Here is what I keep in my 'to go' bag for the orange peels. The template (so I know where it is!), squares, peels, light and dark neutral silk thread, roxanne glue, scissors and an applique needle.

This week I did make something in purple. I made my two snails trail blocks. I really love how they look in purple. These are a bit more scrappy this month. I can really see a whole quilt of these in blues......or maybe green?

Head on over to SoScrappy on Saturday and see what other purple projects are going on.

Grandmothers Choice - Jack's Delight block

This week's suffrage block went together fairly easily. It would have gone better if I had paid a wee bit more attention to the directions. I saw the triangles side by side, not up and down for sewing them together. Oops. A little unpicking and I soon had this block.

I've also pulled the fabrics for last week's parasol block but have yet to prep it. Hopefully this one will get done this week. How are you coming along on your Grandmothers Choice BOW blocks?

Easy Street Progress....

I was able to sew 4 of the A blocks today and just had to lay some out and see how it will look. This is the results so far. I really like it. The maroons are looking like the browns in the picture.... I'll have to take one outside once it is all done and sewn together.

Tiny Tuesday

Today I did Midget #79 - Diamond Cross. It went together fairly easily although if I did it again I would just ignore her cutting for the paper piecing and do it my own way. The background pieces were a bit small, but it may have been the way I did it.

All 81 of my Midget blocks. It has been quite a journey and maybe I'll call it done around December this year. Making one of these little guys each week really adds up to a lot of blocks done.