I don't have very much to report. I did pull out the little D4P I picked up off the guild free table and decided it needed a little border, but which one?
Today is the second Saturday of October. This month I have chosen to work with brown fabrics.
Time for my Hollow Nine Patch blocks.
pattern: Hollow Nine Patches: public domain
Sharing today with SoScrappy Saturday.
I have a finish or two this week! Go Me!
First, I finished a few more stockings for my collection. I'm up to 5 made now. I picked up a package of green and red bias tape, so now I can add hangers. :)
Second, I finished the Eagle panel with the Pineapple Blossom blocks. I sorta wished I had made full blossoms instead of the half blossoms but I still like this one.
I had a few Creative Grids Strippy Stars (12.5 inch unfinished) started in various stages, so I decided to finished them up. I had 9 stars started so I made one more for an even 10.
I had a few girls at day guild ask if I could 'show' how to make Bonnie Hunter's Pineapple Blossom blocks. I pulled out my 'in process' blocks and finished them up as examples. I then found an eagle panel to pair the blocks with. This will be a smaller quilt as the day guild 'likes' smaller veteran's quilts.
Today is the first Saturday of October. This month is sewer's choice for the colorway. Angela suggests more darks if you need some, more lights/low volume if that is needed or just pull out your blocks and assess 'where' your block colors 'need' to go. This month I am going to concentrate on browns for my blocks/project.
Here are my brown Happy Blocks. I just used the blocks as they were in the pile but I guess I should have stayed with the lighter backgrounds. In any event, it will work.
pattern: Mary's Happy Blocks
Sharing today with SoScrappy Saturday.
Last Wednesday, Yvonne shared her method for making Christmas stockings. They are strip pieced Quilt-as-you-go and lined. It was voted that the program committee would make a few and work out any kinks and be available to help members sew the stockings in early November. Our presentation day is Wednesday October 9th.
So far, I've made two stockings but have more batting cut out. I think for maybe 5 or 6 more.
Today, I found a few browns and began working on the blocks for my October Rainbow Scrap Challenge 2024 blocks. I was pretty happy when I found a brown leaf print I could use!
Sharing today with Judy at Design Wall Monday.
Today is the fourth Saturday of September of the color black. It's also Table Scraps reveal day. This month was a bit of a challenge for me. The shape for the month was leaves.
I decided to go with fabric with leaves and I couldn't resist the squirrels with leaves at JAF. The bottom two place mats where orphan blocks that I added a little bit of border to reach Michigan Meals on Wheels size. I blogged about the original quilt here. I did bind the place mats in black so, I guess I met both challenges on my Meals on Wheels place mats.
I finished two quilts this week! Yay, me!
First one finished is the Creative Grids Strippy Star Ruler quilt.
I worked really long into the night the other day and finished up the Christmas Pineapple blocks. In the end, I decided to insert a strip of Christmas fabric. I had thought one of the ladies at guild wanted to use a piece of fabric but, I guess, she found a panel to use in her quilt. :) I actually kinda like the fabric insert.
The Blocks...
Sharing today with Susan at MidWeek Makers.
