A Finished Top - Colfax County

Thanks to all who cheered me on to a finish on this top :)

I wish the weather was better for a picture and I am thankful my quilt-holders persevered with the wind to get this shot...hopefully once it is quilted and bound a prettier picture can be taken!

This is the pattern I used.  With 1 inched finished hst's this is not one I will be making a second time, lol!

Week 7 - Churn Dash Blocks

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.
The details can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/ if you would like to join in the fun.
These are my version of the blocks for this week, Churn Dash:

These are pictures of a couple of the individual tiny churnies before assembly into the above blocks...so much fun to pick the fabrics for these!

 If you want to see more gorgeous blocks,look to the IG feed here:
 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/longtimegonesal/


also linking with: http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2017/04/i-may-have-scrap-problem-question-of-joy.html
 
My other blocks for this sal:
 
 
 

One Monthly Goal April Finish

My goal this month was a continuation of an ongoing quilt project for me called Colfax County:

 

My next step was to make more star blocks and my goal for this month was to complete the other 12 of these 24 total (12 inch) needed star blocks.

 
I  made it, here they are, all 24 star blocks are now finished, yay!

Just for fun here are a couple pictures of my son's Canstruction project.  He and a group from his high school built a local landmark from cans to support the food bank.

 A picture of the actual museum...


Linking up with:

Elm Street Quilts One Monthly Goal - April Finish Link-up

Long Time Gone - Week 6 Plus a Star Block

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.
The details can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/ if you would like to join in the fun.

This is my version of the block for this week, Plus a Star Block:

 This was a fun block to make with interlocking plus shapes and a star in the mix.

A bit of fussy cutting as well as just a lot of fun color interplay with this one...it looks a bit of a mess but looks really good when set in with the other blocks.

 If you want to see more gorgeous blocks,look to the IG feed here:
 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/longtimegonesal/

 My other blocks for this sal:
 
 

Long Time Gone SAL - Week 5 Trip Around the World

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.
The details can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/ if you would like to join in the fun.
This is my version of the block for this week, Trip Around the World:

 There are 139 pieces in this seam-heavy 12 inch block...no strip piecing for me, I wanted lots of variety in the background...

I had fun playing in this colorway...lots of choices in my stash of fabrics.

This block is a bit thick with all the many seams even though I did press them open...

 These are some of my daffodils, they are a bit weary as they have weathered some storms.

And a small hyacinth that shows up every spring.

 Asparagus makes a good snack on my morning walks!

 My chickens wondering why I have my camera and not a snack for them!!

 If you want to see more gorgeous blocks,look to the IG feed here:
 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/longtimegonesal/

edited to add:
linking to:  http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2017/04/i-may-have-scrap-problem-how-to-make.html


My other blocks for this sal:

 

 

Long Time Gone SAL Week 4

I love so many of Jen Kingwell's designs and when I heard there would be a SAL using her sampler pattern Long Time Gone of all machine pieced blocks, I decided I needed to play along.

The details can be found here at  http://www.gnomeangel.com/week-1-long-time-gone-sew-along-bow-tie-block/ if you would like to join in the fun.

This is my version of the block for this week, Jacob's Ladder:

I had fun with some random fabric choices on this one and I love the resulting block :)


 If you want to see more gorgeous blocks,look to the IG feed here:
 https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/longtimegonesal/

My other blocks for this sal:

 

One Monthly Goal - April 2017

I am sorry, dear readers, that you may find this goal a bit repetitive...truth be told, so do I!!

I have had such good luck linking to OMG this year, thanks for the motivation Patty!  I was able to complete my January, February, and March goals so I am going to join in again this month.

My project this month is a continuation of a quilt project for me called Colfax County:

 

Last month's goal was to complete 12 of the necessary 24 star blocks.  So, you guessed it, I would like to declare my goal for this month to complete the other 12 of the 24 needed star blocks. 

Here are the first 12, finished.  I am loving the variety in the hues and prints of the blues:

...and, yes, those are 1" finished hst's.

Linking up with: http://www.elmstreetquilts.com/2017/04/one-monthly-goal-april-goal-link-up.html

Shenandoah Valley Botanical Quilt, Rose of Sharon

Happy April 1st!

This is a project I am hoping to finish this year, my top is sewn but I am spacing out my block reveal to follow along with the sew-along.   I am hoping to get my top sandwiched and quilted soon.  I am sewing along with the Shenandoah Valley Botanical Quilt project - the pattern is provided by the Virginia Quilt Museum and all pattern sales benefit the museum. Dawn, from Collector with a Needle, and Doreen, from Aunt Reen’s Place, are hosting a quiltalong for this quilt, here.

The pattern size as provided by the museum easily makes 9 inch blocks. I am doing mine in wool so that I can make that size (8 1/2" finished), many are enlarging the pattern and all the participant's resulting blocks are well worth a look...so pretty!

This is my version of the block chosen for April, Rose of Sharon:

This block had lots of tiny bits, I love the Rose of Sharon plant and we are blessed with a large "hedge" of them bordering our garage.  I looked for a photo to show but came up empty - I will have to wait until this summer :)