One Quilt Along Down and a NEW ONE!

Finally!!

I finished something...sorta - I'm piecing the blocks into a combine top today, but I have all 18 blocks (9 blocks for each color way) done! I've decided to make 2 more and piece into one top....I prefer lap size quilts.  Hoping to have this finished to show at my guild meeting on Saturday!

Now that P2 Quilt Along is finished, look what Natalie has started. . . . another Quilt Along!  Check out her blog for all the details, first part was just posted regarding fabric requirements, sewing starts next week!

I've gathered my fabrics together using some hand dyes - I think I'll have to add some more bright ones in the mix, but I'm already for next week!

Now to work on some other BOM's I'm way behind in!

Hoopsisters!

As host Month 3 of Hoopsisters at Gina's Bernina today, here's an update on the blocks I've finished so far.  Unfortunately my poor embroidery machine has been in the shop several weeks and I haven't been able to get further - - and to top it off it's still not fixed.  Le sigh.  The next step would be to mail it out to the company which means 3-5 weeks gone :(  so, I'll make do slowly I guess.  I have 19 out of 36 blocks done:

And here's my next 2 (4 total) blocks in the Patchwork Square Quilt Along - Week 4:

  

All my blocks together:

Yep, a lot of sewing going on this week.

Patchwork Square Quilt Along, Week 3

So, we are now into week 3 of this quilt along - I've never done one before and again this is a "Modern" style project, which I have never done before as well.

Last week's block was to challenge folks to find a vintage quilt block and adapt it to our modern colors.  I found 2 that I enjoyed making and feel they both are now "perfectly" modern for this quilt top:

First for my Turquoise/Lime layout out I picked a traditional Ohio Star with a square in a square center:

And for my Purple/Lime combo, I picked my favorite hand patten a hexagon, using a strip technique I saw in a pattern that I've wanted to try and again made this traditional pattern "modern" (this was taken before I appliquéd it down:

Now for Week 3 - this week's.  I followed along and here are my finished blocks:

Turquoise/Lime:

Purple/Lime:

These were quick and easy, I'm a bit nervous about what is coming up though.

Ongoing stuff!

Have you seen this new Quilt Along?

Well, I have and I've decided to work outside my box a little and play along.  I picked up 2 different color ways and figured I would just back one quilt top with the other in the end.  We'll see how that works.  This is very "mod" and not in my quilting portfillo - yet.  I've seen other "modern" style fabrics and designs that I'm curious to do, but haven't crack that egg yet to jump into!  So, I think this is the perfect way to "test" the waters out - sorta speak.

Here are my colors, purple and chartreuse and turquoise and chartreuse (I love the green of course - it was brighter than the lime):

I'm also using a lighter grey and the pepper black for the remaining 2 colors. 


I spent yesterday afternoon CUTTING!  I mean lots of cutting!  My feet hurt from standing and ironing and cutting.  Did I mention I did a lot of cutting yesterday?  This doesn't even show all of it...just a mess of things:

Well, all that means is now I have A LOT of sewing to do - at least I'll be ready!!