Gift

These arrived in the mail yesterday.

I did not pay for them with either places I normally do.

Wish I knew where they came from so I could thank them.

These are beautiful.

Slow Day

Had some family help that was needed.

It meant I was gone all morning.

But, when I got in my studio, I had some paperwork to take care of and then did a few more blocks.

Another Star made and 2 more blocks.

That makes 52 out of 81 blocks done.

I really like this quilt. 

Then, my Spring Jelly Roll center is done.

I had these "hearts" that I used some of the jelly roll strips for.

I decided I liked the idea of them on the corners, but they don't look like hearts.

So, I turned them to give a semi checkerboard look.

I'll be bordering it with Kona Black.

Then, it will be bound in the leftover strips.

I forgot to take a photo of the bobcat postcard that I made for one of Ashley's friends.

I have 3 appointments tomorrow, so I'm not sure what I will actually accomplish.

Butterbraids

My daughter's HS band is selling butterbraids.

If you don't know what a Butterbraid is, click the link above.

No, she is not in the High School anymore, but we help where we can.

If you are in the San Antonio area and would like to order, let me know and we can meet for the transfer of monies before the order is placed. :)

They are yummy.

Baby Clothing Quilt

I've always had a difficult time with this project.

I'm not sure why, because I use 2.5" squares all the time.

But, I do.

I've cut up all the fused baby clothing, so I have space on the cutting table.

Now, I'll need to fuse more.

I have my small group that I'm going to for a few hours on Saturday, so I should be able to fuse a bit more. 

All the leftover pieces not big enough.

Not sure if I'm going to try and do something for the Mom with these or not.

My bag of squares that need to be sewn into pairs.

Making progress and that is what counts.

Design Wall

Check out the other design walls.

My Spring Jelly Roll UFO is coming along.

I have two more blocks to border and then to decide what else I'm going to do with it.

Two projects here.

The baby clothing quilt is still where it was.

The Irish Stars QAL has two stars and I love the effect.

I need to cut more stars so it is easier to put together and finish up 33 more 25 patches.

Irish Star Sampler

I had to make some stars.

I think I will really like this quilt.

It isn't for me, but i might just have to make one very scrappy for me.

This one is more controlled with blue, purple, green and white.

I'll be making blue, purple and green stars from my scrap drawers.

The stars are easy, but take a bit of time to cut the fabric.

Want to QAL with us, got to Wedding Dress Blues for the instructions.

Chicken pieces

Previously I had some strips left from a purse I made out of chicken fabrics.

I tried a lined bag pattern from patternpile.com

It was a good tutorial, but I needed to use a different size. 

I also boxed the bag, which probably used too much of the size.

I like the way it is lined with the outside fabric at the top of the inside of the bag.

I think I could have put the casing a bit higher in the bag structure.

I still have a few leftover pieces that I could play with again.

I should claim this with Elm Street Quilts Bag It.